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EVN Technical and Operations Group Meeting

21-22 June 2010, Metsähovi/ Finland


Programme


TalkStationName
EVN Performance and Reliability JIVE Jun Yang
EVN Amplitude Calibration JIVEJun Yang
Technical Operations and R&D at JIVE JIVE Arpad Szomoru
Field System Topics Field System Topics NASA GSFC Ed Himwich
DBBC Construction & Digital BBC status MPIfR/INAF-Noto Alef/Tuccari
RDBE / Mark5C NRAO & HSTK J. Romney (NRAO) & Ch. Ruszczyk (HSTK)
Disk Pack problems JIVE
Correlation efficiency JIVE Campbell
The wheel of the NOTO Antenna  MedicinaP. Cassaro
  


21. June 2010
7.45 leaving the hotel lobby
8.20 ferry Kauppatori–>Suomenlinna, 2€, ~15min, Time alternatives is 07.40
09.00 - 18.00 TOG Meeting (see Agenda)
18.00-18.30 Boat transportation from Suomenlinna to Otaniemi, Rantasauna
19.00 - Social dinner
23?? - From Rantasauna, Otaniemi–>Kamppi, near hotel, regular bus (runs reasonably often); 4€


22. June 2010
08.30 - Charter bus from hotel to Metsähovi (about 45min)
09.15 - 12.00 Calibration Workshop
12.00 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - Bus leaves to Helsinki
14.30 - Bus arrive at hotel/Rautatientori


Buses to airport 14.00, 14.15, 14.30, 14.45, 14.55, etc. i.e. really often; 4€

Station Reports


Participants


More pictures can be found on 3rd TOG in Helsinki



NoNameInstituteCountryArrivalDeparture
1Jun YangJIVEThe Netherlands20.06.201022.06.2010
2Pablo de VincenteObservatorio Astronomico NacionalSpain20.06.201022.06.2010
3Nicolas PardelASTRONThe Netherlands19.06.201023.06.2010
4Uwe Bach MPIfRGermany19.06.201023.06.2010
5Izabela Rottmann MPIfRGermany20.06.201022.06.2010
6Martin Leeuwinga JIVE The Netherlands 20.06.2010  23.06.2010
7Walter Alef MPIfR Germany 20.06.2010 22.06.2010
8Geert KuperAstronThe Netherlands 20.06.201023.06.2010
9Bert HarmsJIVEThe Netherlands20.06.201023.06.2010
10Bob CampbellJIVEThe Netherlands 20.06.201022.06.2010
11David GrahamMPIfR Germany  20.06.201022.06.2010
12Yurii PidopryhoraJIVEThe Netherlands 20.06.201023.06.2010
13Roger HammargrenOnsala Space ObservatorySweden20.06.201022.06.2010
14Michael LindqvistOnsala Space ObservatorySweden20.06.201022.06.2010
15 Arpad SzomoruJIVEThe Netherlands20.06.201022.06.2010
16 Minttu UunilaMetsähovi Radio ObservatoryFinland21.06.201022.06.2010
17Ari MujunenAalto University Metsähovi Radio Observatory Finland21.06.201022.06.2010
18Dmitrijs BezrukovsVIRAC Latvia20.06.201022.06.2010
19 Paul Burgess Univ. Manchester UK  20.06.2010 22.06.2010
20 Cristina Garcia Miro Madrid Deep Space Communication Center Spain 19.06.2010 22.06.2010
21 Ioana Sotuela Madrid Deep Space Communication Center Spain 20.06.2010 22.06.2010
22 Ed Himwich  NASA GSFC  USA 20.06.2010 22.06.2010
23 Guifre Molera Calves Metsähovi Radio Observatory Aalto University Finland 21.06.201022.06.2010
24 Jouko RitakariMetsähovi Radio ObservatoryFinland20.06.201022.06.2010
25 Kazimierz BorkowskiTorun Centre for AstronomyPoland 19.06.201022.06.2010
26 Roman Feiler Torun Centre for AstronomyPoland 19.06.201022.06.2010
27 Pietro Cassaro Istituto di Radioastronomia Noto Italy  20.06.2010 23.06.2010
28 Alastair G. Gunn Manchester Univeristy  UK 20.06.2010  22.06.2010


Directions & Location:

Please read the Travel Information to find your way to and inside Helsinki.


Sunday, from airport to hotel, bus 4€ / taxi 35€

21. June 2010, 9am →

The meeting will take place at Pajasali, Suomenlinna, the biggest sea fortress in the world. A social dinner sponsored by RadioNet-FP7 is planned there at this evening.

The place is accessible by a 15-minute ferry ride from the center. Important: You are supposed to use a boat like this
This uses the normal bus ticket. Beware of the more sleek boats nearby, they are tourist boats with high prices and land in the wrong corner of Suomenlinna.
22. June 2010, → 3pm

The meeting will take place at the Metsähovi observatory. A workshop on the selected topic will be organised. Please chose your preferences on the registration page: Calibration, DBBC, Mark 5C, ….any other suggestions.
There will be an organised bus transport from the hotel and back. Please indicate in the registration form if you would like to attend.


Registration:

Limited travel support for this meeting can be given via RadioNet-FP7 on special request to Walter Alef.
Please read Travel_Claim_Policy for the explanation of the procedure in RadioNet-FP7.

Accommodation:

Hotel Booking Deadline was 19 May 2010!

The participants will be accommodated at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel.

There was a block of rooms reserved for the meeting until 19. May 2010. The room rate per night is:


(inlcuding Super Breakfast buffet during normal opening hours (VAT 22%), service, roomcharge VAT (8%) and sauna. The rates are NET, i.e. non-commissionable)

To reserve a room please contact the hotel:

		Telephone: 	+358 20 1234 700 (individual room reservations)
		Telefax:     	+358 20 1234 740
		E-mail: reservations.finland@RadissonBlu.com
                      Please quote the allotment code TOG  when making a booking.



Organisation

LOC
Ari Mujunen MRO
Izabela Rottmann MPIfR
Walter Alef MPIfR

For further help please contact Izabela Rottmann (MPIfR, Bonn|