AT Users’ Future Development Forum
Date: Thursday, 20th April 1995
Time: 1:30pm-5:00pm
Venue: Radiophysics Lecture Theatre, Epping
ATNF Future Development Symposium Thursday 20th April 1995
Morning session Chairman: Peter McCulloch
09:00 Opening remarks: status summary of last year’s plan.
-Ron Ekers (25 mins)
09:25 MNRF proposal
-Ray Norris (20 mins + 10 mins discussion)
09:55 12-25GHz receivers
-John Reynolds / Mal Sinclair (20 mins + 10 mins discussion)
10:25 Beverage break
Pre-lunch session. Chairman: Peter Hall
10:40 ATCA & Mopra developments
-John Whiteoak (20 mins + 10 mins discussion)
11:10 HI Multibeam project
-Ken Freeman / Warwick Wilson (20 mins + 10 mins discussion)
11:40 Parkes developments
-Marcus Price (15 mins + 10 mins discussion)
12:05 Galileo tracking options
-Ron Ekers (10 mins)
12:15 SETI & NASA Contracts: The Good and the Bad News.
-John Brooks (15 mins)
12:30 Lunch
Afternoon session Chairman: John Reynolds
13:30 Pulsar system developments: hardware, processing and software.
-Matthew Bailes (15 mins + 5 mins discussion)
13:50 S-2 status
-Warwick Wilson (10 mins)
14:00 The Ceduna antenna: options
-Peter McCulloch (10 mins + 5 mins discussion)
14:15 Space VLBI
-Dave Jauncey (10 mins + 5 mins discussion)
14:30 Antarctic Astronomy and the ATNF
-Peter Hall (15 mins + 10 mins discussion)
14:55 The 1KT Project (“One km-square telescope”)
-Ron Ekers (15 mins + 5 mins discussion)
15:15 Beverage break
Discussion Session Chairman: Ray Norris
15:30 General Discussion
Possible topics:
– Assignment of priorities for specific projects.
– Galileo tracking options at Parkes: how much is enough?
– Agenda items for ATUC meeting on Friday 21st.
– Is the projected level of commercialization appropriate?
– Do we put enough resources into ‘blue sky’ or frontier programs?
– Are there any important ‘wildcat’ programs we should be considering?
– General discussion of the development path and priorities.
16:30 Summary and closing remarks
-Peter McCulloch (30 mins)
17:00 Close
ATUC Meeting
Date: Friday, 21st April 1995
Time: 8:45am-3:30pm
Venue: Radiophysics Lecture Theatre, Epping
Agenda ATUC meeting Friday 21 April 1995
** Closed session ** (8.45)
1. Preliminaries
Welcome to new members
Additional agenda items
Notification of non-public items
** Open session ** (from about 9.15)
2. Matters arising from the report to the Director, ATUC meeting
23 November 1994
3. Business matters:
Status of MNRF and Key Centre Proposals
Development priorities for 1996
Use of Parkes for Galileo
Commitment to Space VLBI
4. Other business
5. Report to the Director
Meeting to close by 3.30pm
Peter McCulloch, Chairman ATUC
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