PROPOSED AGENDA FOR THE ATUC MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1997.
at the ATNF, Epping.

Open Session (starting 9:30 am)

1) Welcome & Introduction (Anne Green)

2) Director’s Report (Ron Ekers)

3) Future Developments (John Brooks)

4) Strategy for water monitoring and mm-calibration (Mark Wieringa)

5) NS-spur status report (Jim Caswell)

6) Telescope reports (if not already covered by Ron Ekers)
* Parkes (Marc Price)
* ATCA, Mopra (Dave McConnell)

7) UNSW – ATNF agreement on Mopra (Michael Burton, 5 mins)

8) 11/50cm receiver for Parkes (John Reynolds, 5 mins)

All reports should be 15 mins except for the Director (45 mins) and Future Developments (30 mins).
Session to finish 12 noon.

Closed Session (starting 1:00-1:30 pm)

Introduction/Apologies/Additions to circulated Agenda

Matters arising from Director’s response to ATUC report of March 1997

Business matters:

1) Strategy for mm-calibration & water vapour monitoring

2) Flexible scheduling at ATCA for mm-observing – discussion paper

3) 22m resurfacing at Mopra or Narrabri;-consequences to cm-observing of solid surface of different size-implications for scheduling

4) SEST – assessment of first submissions and programs (info available?)

5) NS-spur – number of stations & mobile antennae, length of track

6) VLBI
– improving access to general observers
– training requirement;
– implications if no L-band at Ceduna

7) Interference at Narrabri – impact on 13cm polarimetry

8) Increased access and input for ATUC
– representation at MNRF meetings ??
– website information – general access ??

9) Public release of ATNF data – quarantine period; process for release

10) Possible closure of Parkes-Tidbinbilla Interferometer

11) AOB
– next meeting: joint AAO/ATNF symposium (Canberra) March 18/19
– AAT Board meeting (Siding Springs) March 16/17
– ATUC (Epping) March 20
– ATNF Steering Committee March 30 – April 4

12) Report to Director

Scheduled finish 4:30 pm.

Chair:
Dr Anne Green University of Sydney.
a.green@physics.usyd.edu.au

Revised 15 November 1997, JER

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