Agenda and supporting documents

Lecture Theatre, ATNF Headquarters, Marsfield

(Teleconference: x4613)

Open Session: Monday 3rd November

Session Begins 10:30
1. Welcome & Introduction

1.1 ATUC Terms of Reference
1.2 ATUC Membership
Steven Tingay
10:30 – 10:45
2. Director’s Report

2.1 Director’s Response
2.2 ATSC report
2.3 CSIRO matters
2.4 ATNF Operational Plan
2.5 ATNF Management Structure
2.6 Six-month semesters
2.7 ATNF Meeting Cycle
2.8 ATNF PM initiative
2.9 National/International Developments
Brian Boyle
10:45 – 11:30
3. National Facility Reports

3.1 ATCA and Mopra
3.2 Parkes
3.3 Tidbinbilla
3.4 LBA


Bob Sault
John Reynolds
Jim Lovell
Tasso Tzioumis


11:30 – 11:45
11:45 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:15
12:15 – 12:30

Lunch   12:30  –  13:30

3.5 National Facility Office
* Time Assignment
* Outreach
3.6 Application Software
3.7 Archive Update
Jessica Chapman


Neil Killeen (Dave McConnell)
Dave McConnell
13:30 – 13:50


13:50 – 14:05
14:05 – 14:15
4. SKA/LOFAR Report

4.1 LOFAR developments
4.2 MNRF 2001 report
Ray Norris
14:15 – 14:45
5. Astrophysics Report

5.1 Science highlights
Brian Boyle
14:45 – 15:00


Coffee   15:00  –  15:30

6. Technology Development Report

6.1 Current projects
6.2 New projects
* Tidbinbilla 12mm upgrade
* EoR experiment
* GMRT
* SUSI delay line
* Portable VLBI terminal
* Pulsar digital filterbank

6.3 Future Programs
* EU programs
* HIFAR		Warwick Wilson



Chris Phillips
Ravi Subrahmanyan
Frank Briggs
Mike Kesteven
Tasso Tzioumis
Dick Manchester / Warwick Wilson


Warwick Wilson / Carole Jackson
Brian Boyle		15:30 – 16:00



16:00 – 16:10
16:10 – 16:20
16:20 – 16:30
16:30 – 16:40
16:40 – 16:50
16:50 – 17:00


17:00 – 17:15
17:15 – 17:30
7. Any other Business


Business Session: Tuesday 4th of November

starting at 09:30 – ATNF, Lecture Theatre

PRELIMINARY ITEMS

  • Apologies
  • Minutes from the last meeting 
  • Matters Arising from Director’s Response
  • Matters Arising from the Open Session
  • Additional agenda items
  • ATUC communications
  • ATUC Terms of Reference
  • ATUC Members
  • Six-month terms

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