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LBA Operations and technical/eVLBI/networking meeting, 21-23 Feb 2013, UTas, Hobart

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PRELIMINARY Block Agenda, to be evolved online to full Agenda.

Tuesday 12 Feb 2013

LBA OPERATIONS

Introduction

LBA proposals and block scheduling

• call for proposals
• proposal stats
• OPAL

LBA schedules

• SCHED
• Wiki

Observing issues

• Telescope reports
• Data transport
• Mk5 observations
• Mixed mode observations
• Real-time-fringe-checking (RTFC) developments
• ASKAP plans
• AuScope
• IVS
• NZ developments

Correlation

• DIFX developments
  • mixed mode/bandwidth correlation
• Pipeline and data checking
• Data distribution
• Online archive

Calibration

Technical developments

• DAS systems
• Recorders
• Disk systems

Review of Actions and Open discussion

• Actions from last year
• New actions from the day
• general discussion on operations

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Wednesday 13 Feb 2013

TECHNICAL/e-VLBI/NETWORKING DEVELOPMENTS

Networks and eVLBI

• AARNet report
• CASS network plans
• Other networking plans?
• Overseas connectivity - India, Asia, Europe, South America, Africa
• e-VLBI tests/demos
• NEXPRES and BoD
• NTFN

Technical developments

• DiFX
• e-VLBI
• VDIFF and VTP
• LBA future developments
• e-VLBI computing facilities

Review of actions and General discussion

• Future of the LBA

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