Australia Telescope Users Committee

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, either in person or by email.  Please note that while anonymous contributions will not be considered by the committee, names and email addresses will be kept confidential and individuals will not be identified in discussions between ATUC and ATNF, unless explicitly requested by the contributor.

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. The Terms of Reference are supplemented by a description of individual responsibilities.

ATUC meetings generally occur in May and and October each year.

You can contact ATUC via the following: atnf-userscommittee[at]lists dot csiro dot au

Next ATUC Meeting: 28-29 March 2023

On March 28th, an Open Session will be held that consists of updates and discussions on the various aspects of ATNF facilities.

• Registration - please register before the event!
  Registration for the ATUC Open Session will close at 17:00 AWST 24th March 2023.
• Agenda for the ATUC Open Session
  
• Code of Conduct for meeting attendees

Current AT Users Committee Members

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). 

Document Repository

Repository of documents presented to ATUC.

• Initial Draft Parkes Future Science Case: 2020 Onwards (June 2020)
• Updated Draft Parkes Future Science Case: 2020 Onwards (October 2020)
• Parkes Future Science Case: 2020 Onwards (May 2021)
• ATCA Future Science Case: 2020 Onwards (May 2020)
• ATCA Future Science Plan (May 2016)
• Observing Support at the SOC (Nov 2014)
• CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Archive: Requirements and Use Cases (Oct 2013)
• Parkes Ultrawide receiver proposal (Jun 2013)
• Proposed ASKAP configs (May 2013)
• ASKAP early science plan (May 2013)
• Parkes Instrumentation Options (Feb 2012)
• ATNF operations changes (Oct 2011)
• ASKAP project update (Oct 2011)
• ASKAP Operation plans (Oct 2011)
• Mopra statistics (Oct 2011)
• Proposed changes to the TAC process
• L/S and C/X options for ATCA
• ATNF Science Priorities
• ATNF Future Operations
• Millimetre White Paper
• Miriad review June 2006

ATUC Science Meetings

• ATUC Science and Technology Day (8 November 2022)
• ASKAP Pilot Surveys (October 2019)
• ATCA Legacy Projects (May 2018)
• The future of ATCA and Parkes in the ASKAP/SKA era 1st June 2015
• Parkes Receiver Development 4th December 2013
• Science Drivers for Parkes Receiver Development 29th October 2012
• Time domain astronomy 24th October 2011
• Parkes, Tidbinbilla and the LBA in the ASKAP era 25 May 2010
• CABB Science Day 13 May 2009
• ATCA Science Day 11 June 2008
• ATNF Science Symposium 30 April 2007
• Scientific Opportunities with the Compact Array at 25-50 GHz 31 May 2005
• xNTD Science Workshop 6 April 2005
• ATCA Broadband Backend Upgrade Workshop 13 September 2004

Proceedings of Previous Meetings