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ALBiUS meeting (Dwingeloo, 12-13 November 2009)
As discussed at the ALBiUS meeting in Garching, we will meet in Dwingeloo for a workshop for the people involved in the ALBiUS tasks
that may have potential overlaps. In particular the discussions will be focused on wide-field imaging, mosaic and direction-dependent calibration.
Participants:
| Name | Institute |
| G. Cimò | JIVE |
| S. Bourke | JIVE |
| M. Kettenis | JIVE |
| R. Laing | ESO |
| D. Petry | ESO |
| R. Nijboer | ASTRON |
| G. van Diepen | ASTRON |
| N. Elias | NRAO |
| S. Myers | NRAO |
| C. Williams | Oxford |
| S. Salvini | Oxford |
Programme:
Each partner is invited to give a 20 minute presentation (+10 minutes for discussion) about current work and future plans.
Due to the nature of this meeting, the talks should focus both on technical details and programmatic framework. It is important to find out what are the common issues in order to optimize the work on each ALBiUS task.
| Thursday (12 November) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | Introduction | |
| 14:15 | Interoperability | Bourke/Kettenis (JIVE) |
| 14:45 | CASA developments at ESO | Petry/Laing (ESO) |
| 15:15 | Distributed calibration | van Diepen/Nijboer (ASTRON) |
| 15:45 | Coffee | |
| 16:10 | CASA developments at NRAO (*) | Elias (NRAO) |
| 16:40 | Distributed calibration (*) | Kloeckner (UOXF) |
| 17:10 | Direction dependent effects (*) | (UMAN) |
| 17:40 | Developments about Polarization (*) | (UCAM) |
| Dinner | ||
| Friday (13th November) | ||
| 09:00 | Outline of the discussion | |
| Discussion about: | ||
| – Division among the partners: who does what? | ||
| – Communication among developers | ||
| 10:30 | Coffee | |
| 10:50 | Splinter discussions | |
| 12:30 | Lunch - End of the meeting | |
(*) Teleconference or third party report or to be defined.
Accommodation and Registration:
The participants can be accommodated at the ASTRON guest house or at the Hotel de Börken in Lhee (Dwingeloo).
Please, contact us with your preference and we will arrange the accommodation for you.
Please contact JIVE secretary for the logistics arrangements. In particular, you are kindly asked to provide the following details:
- name
- institute
- e-mail address
- arrival date
- departure date
- vegetarian yes/no
- dinner yes/no
- accommodation preferences
- remarks
Directions:
An interactive map of the JIVE area can be seen here.
The nearest international airport is Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol). The train station at Schiphol is located within the airport - only a 5 minute walk from the baggage reclaim area.
You should get the direct train from Schiphol to Hoogeveen, this leaves 19 minutes after the hour.
For full details please consult the NS Railway Journey Planner.
Before you travel you should inform the JIVE Secretary about when you expect to arrive in Schiphol and which train you will take to Hoogeveen. When you contact the JIVE secretary upon arrival Schiphol (tel. +31(0)521 596524) to confirm the train times, a taxi will be arranged to meet you at Hoogeveen station.
Dinner location:
The meeting dinner will take place at the Hotel de Börken in Lhee (Dwingeloo).
