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Australia Telescope Users Committee

Introduction

Information on the Next Meeting

ATUC Science Meetings

Proceedings of Previous Meetings

ATUC Membership

Introduction

The Australia Telescope Users Committee (ATUC) is a group of ten to fifteen scientists (the number varies from year to year) who represent the users of the Australia Telescope National Facility. This committee is appointed by the ATNF Steering Committee and meets twice a year, usually around May and October.

ATUC meetings are a forum for ATNF users to raise any problems they have experienced with the operation of the facilities and to suggest changes to their operation: this discussion provides feedback for the ATNF management. ATUC also discusses and recommends priorities for ATNF future development plans. If you have a matter you would like raised at an ATUC meeting, please contact one of the members, or fill in the online feedback form.

ATUC also request agenda items and report back to users on their meetings via 4 emails to a general list per year, generally before and after each ATUC meeting.

ATUC have terms of reference to operate under.

ATUC meetings generally occur in May and and October each year. The most recent meeting was held on 25-26 October 2011.

You can contact ATUC via the following: ATNFUsersCommittee[at]csiro dot au


Documents for the next ATUC Meeting


Document Repository

Repository of documents presented at ATUC meetings that users frequently ask for.

ATUC Science Meetings


Proceedings of Previous Meetings

13th February 2012 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's Reply and ATUC Status
Parkes Instrumentation Options
25/26th October 2011 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's Reply and ATUC Status
ATNF operations changes,
ASKAP project update
ASKAP Operations plan
28th June 2011 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's Reply and ATUC Status
14th/15th Oct 2010 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's Reply and ATUC Status,
Guest Instrument Guidelines
26th/27th May 2010 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's Reply and ATUC Status,
SOC Requirements
28th/29th October 2009 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's Reply and ATUC Status
13/14/15 May 2009 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's Reply and ATUC Status
27/28 October 2008 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's Reply and ATUC Status
7/8 May 2008 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
5/6 November 2007 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply,WVR Report
1/2 May 2007 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
23/24 Oct 2006 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
6/7 Jun 2006 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
1/2 Dec 2005 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
15/16 Jun 2005 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
9/10 Dec 2004 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply (MS Word)
15/16 Jun 2004 Agenda & Supporting documents ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply (MS Word)
3/4 Nov 2003 Participants Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply (HTML, MS Word).
3/4 Mar 2003 Participants Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
5/6 Nov 2002 Participants Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
11/12 Apr 2002 Participants Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
13/14 Nov 2001 Participants Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
19/20 Mar 2001 Participants Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
26/27 Oct 2000 Participants Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
9/10 Mar 2000 Participants Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
September 1999 Participants Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
March 1999 Participants Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
November 1998 Participants Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
March 1998 Participants Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
November 1997 Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
March 1997 Agenda ATUC Report to the Director Director's reply
December 1996 ATUC Report to the Director
May 1996 ATUC Report to the Director
November 1995 ATUC Report to the Director
April 1995 ATUC Report to the Director
November 1994 ATUC Report to the Director


Current AT Users Committee Members

(Dates of first and last meetings are shown.)
Chair
Prof John Dickey (email: John.Dickey_at_utas.edu.au) (2012 - 2014) University of Tasmania
Secretary
Dr Chris Phillips (email: Chris.Phillips_at_csiro.au) (Oct 2010 - May 2013) CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
Members
Dr Hayley Bignall (email: h.bignall_at_curtin.edu.au) (Oct 2008 - May 2012) Curtin University
Dr Chris Springob (email: springob_at_aao.gov.au) (Oct 2009 - May 2012) Anglo Australian Observatory
Dr James Allison (email: jra_at_physics.usyd.edu.au) (Oct 2011 - May 2014) Sydney University
Dr Virginia Kilborn (email: vkilborn_at_swin.edu.au) (Oct 2011 - May 2014) Swinburne University of Technology
Dr Ryan Shannon (email: Ryan.Shannon_at_csiro.au) (Oct 2011 - May 2014) CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
Dr Stephen Ord (email: stephen.ord_at_icrar.org) (Oct 2011 - May 2014) Curtin University
Student Members
Giovanna Zanardo (email: giovanna.zanardo_at_icrar.org ) (Oct 2011 - May 2012) University of Western Australia
Kathrin Wolfinger (email: kwolfinger_at_astron.swin.edu.au) (Oct 2011 - May 2012) Swinburne University of Technology

The AT Steering Committee appoints new members to ATUC. New members usually start their first meeting in October and finish their three year term after the May ATUC meeting in their last year. Students are appointed for one year (two meetings). The AAO also has a Users' Committee, (AAOUC).