====== EVN Technical and Operations Group Meeting ====== =====Bonn-Effelsberg / Germany, 4 December 2009===== \\ ===== Directions & Dinner Location: ===== * Please read the {{http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/div/vlbi/Travelinformation/| Travel Information }} to find your way to and inside Bonn. \\ * The meeting will be held at Effelsberg. We will provide a bus for transportation from the hotels to the telescope. The bus will leave at 8:00 in the morning from the Hotel Mozart (close to the Hotel Schwan) and will pick up other participants at the institute (close to the Hotel Altes Treppchen). \\ * A social dinner sponsored by RadioNet-FP7 will be at 8 pm on 4. December 2009 in Bonn [[http://www.bierhaus-machold.com/|Bierhaus Machhold ]]. \\ Please let us know if you have any special wishes concerning the dinner. \\ ===== Participants ===== \\ ^No^Name^Institute^Country^DBBC Workshop on^Arrival ^Departure ^ | 1 |Walter Alef | MPIfR, Bonn | Germany|03.12.2009 p.m.| | | | 2 |Izabela Rottmann | MPIfR, Bonn |Germany |no| | | | 3 |Jun Yang | JIVE, Dwingeloo | The Netherlands |03.12.2009 p.m. |03.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 4 |Uwe Bach | MPIfR, Bonn | Germany |03.12.2009 p.m | | | | 5 |Richard Porcas | MPIfR, Bonn | Germany|03.12.2009 p.m. | | | | 6 |Gino Tuccari |IRA - INAF | Italy |03.12.2009 p.m. |01.12.09 | 07.12.09| | 7 |Martin Leeuwinga |JIVE, Dwingeloo | The Netherlands |03.12.2009 p.m. |02.12.09 | 05.12.09| | 8 |Hans Tenkink | JIVE, Dwingeloo | The Netherlands |03.12.2009 p.m. |03.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 9 |Geert Kuper |Astron, Dwingeloo | The Netherlands |03.12.2009 p.m. |03.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 10|Pablo de Vicente |OAN, Yebes | Spain |03.12.2009 p.m. |03.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 11|Carlo Migoni |OAC - INAF| Italy |03.12.2009 p.m. |02.12.09 | 05.12.09| | 12|Michael Wunderlich | MPIfR, Bonn |Germany |03.12.2009 p.m. |02.12.09 | 05.12.09| | 13|Andrea Orlati | IRA-INAF | Italy |03.12.2009 p.m. |02.12.09 | 05.12.09| | 14|Roger Hammargren | OSO | Sweden |05.12.2009 a.m. |03.12.09 | 05.12.09| | 15|Li Bin | Shanghai Astronomical Observatory | China |03.12.2009 p.m. |01.12.09 | 06.12.09| | 16|Paul Boven | JIVE | The Netherlands |no |03.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 17|Michael Lindqvist|Onsala Space Observatory|Sweden |05.12.2009 a.m. |03.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 18|Nicolas Pradel| ASTRON| The Netherlands |no|03.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 19|Hao Longfei | Yunnan Observatory,NAOC | China |03.12.2009 p.m. |02.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 20|Dong Liang|Yunnan Observatory,NAOC | China|03.12.2009 p.m. |02.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 21|Dmitrijs Bezrukovs | VIRAC, Ventspils | Latvia |03.12.2009 p.m. |03.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 22|Helge Rottmann|MPIfR , Bonn | Germany |03.12.2009 p.m. |04.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 23|Arpad Szomoru | JIVE | The Netherlands | no | 03.12.09 | 05.12.09| | 24|Mark Kettenis | JIVE | The Netherlands | 03.12.2009 p.m. | 03.12.09 | 05.12.09| | 25|Ed Himwich | NASA/GSFC | USA | 03+05.12.2009 | cancelled | | | 26|Stefanie Mühle | JIVE | The Netherlands |05.12.2009 a.m. | 03.12.09 | 05.12.09| | 27|Bob Campbell | JIVE | The Netherlands | no | 03.12.09 | 05.12.09| | 28|Mehreen Mahmud | JIVE | The Netherlands | no | 03.12.09 | 05.12.09| | 29|Eugeniusz Pazderski | TCfA, Torun | Poland | 03.12.2009 p.m. | 02.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 30|Alessandra Bertarini | IGG Uni Bonn | Germany | 03.12.2009 p.m. | 02.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 31|Simone Bernhart | IGG Uni Bonn | Germany | 03.12.2009 p.m. | 02.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 32|Arno Müskens | IGG Uni Bonn | Germany | 03.12.2009 p.m. | 02.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 33|Alexander Neidhardt | Technische Universitaet Muenchen | Germany | 03.12.2009 p.m. | 03.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 34|Xiang Liu | Urumqi Observatory, NAOC | China | no | 03.12.09 | 05.12.09 | | 35|Jan Wagner | Metsähovi Radio Observatory| Finland | 03.12.2009 p.m. | 02.12.09 | 05.12.09| | 36|Molera Guifre | TKK-Metsähovi Radio Observatory| Finland | 03.12.2009 p.m. | 02.12.09 | 05.12.09| | 37|Paul Burgess | University of Manchester Jodrell Bank | UK | no | cancelled | | | 38|Simon Ellingsen | University of Tasmania | Australia | 03.12.2009 p.m. | 03.12.09 | 04.12.09 |  | 39|Alexey Lavrov | Institute of Applied Astronomy RAS| Russia | 05.12.09 am| 03.12.09 | 06.12.09| | 40|Leonid Fedotov | Institute of Applied Astronomy (IAA) | Russia | 05.12.09 am| 03.12.09 | 06.12.09| | 41|Ulf Kylenfall | Onsala Space Observatory |Sweden | 05.12.09 am| 03.12.09 | 05.12.09| | 42|Dave Graham| MPIfR, Bonn| Germany| 03.12.09 pm| 03.12.09| 05.12.09| \\ ===== Programme ===== ===== DBBC Workshop ===== \\ The DBBC workshop will take place on 3. and 5. of December and it is divided in two phases:\\ \\ **Phase 1 :** Practical presentation of the DBBC hardware and software (duration 1 hr). Gino will explain the hardware aspect, whereas Dave will concentrate on the Fields system.\\ **Phase 2:** Talk on DBBC from G. Tuccari (duration 1 hr). One will receive a print version of the talk the latest on 4. December. \\ Please note that the phase 1 needs small amount of Participants – max 6. Therefore we will need you to choose the most convenient group for you. The rule is – who replies to me first get first. The schedule of the DBBC Workshop: ^3.12.2009^^^ |13.00 – 14.00 |Phase 1 |Group 1| | || Dmitrijs Bezrukovs, Eugeniusz Pazderski | |14.00 – 15.00 |Phase 1 | Group 2| | || Alexander Neidhardt, Jan Wagner, Guifré Molera, Uwe Bach,Simon Ellingsen | ^15.00 – 16.00 ^Phase 2 ^for all ^ |16.00 – 17.00 |Phase 1 | Group 3| | || Mark Kettenis, Hans Tenkink, Geert Kuper, Martin Leeuwinga,Stefanie Mühle| |17.00 – 18.00| Phase 1 | Group 4| | ||Carlo Migoni, Andrea Orlati, Jun Yang, Pablo de Vicente, Bin Li| ^5.12.2009^^^ |10.00 – 11.00 | Phase 1 | Group | | || Roger Hammargren, Michael Lindqvist, Ulf Kylenfall, Alexey Lavrov, Leonid Fedotov, Paul Burgess | \\ \\ ===== TOG Meeting ===== \\ [[http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/div/vlbicor/tog_chair/tog_agenda-2009b.html|Agenda for the TOG on 4. December 2009]] ===== Presentations ===== \\ {{:na:engineering:ew:calibration2009.ppt|EVN Amplitude Calibration , Jun Yang, JIVE}} \\ {{:na:engineering:ew:reliability2009.ppt|EVN Performance and Reliability , Jun Yang, JIVE }} \\ {{:na:engineering:ew:dskshp.ppt|EVN Disk-Shipping Logistics, Bob Campbell, JIVE }} \\ {{:na:engineering:ew:mark5_evntog_dec09.pdf|Mark5 & RDBE Status, Chet Ruszczyk +, MIT Haystack Observatory}} \\ {{:na:engineering:ew:20091204tog_idl2rpc_neidh.ppt|Concepts for remote control of VLBI-telescopes, Alexander Neidhardt, FESG}} \\ {{:na:engineering:ew:arpad_tog9_2.ppt|e-VLBI/EXPReS/NEXPReS/UniBoard, Arpad Szomoru, JIVE }} \\ {{:na:engineering:ew:evn_disk_status.pdf|}} \\ {{:na:engineering:ew:fs.pdf|}} \\ {{:na:engineering:ew:evn-us_telecon.pdf|}} \\ ===== Group Photo ===== \\ {{:na:engineering:ew:tog_eb09s.jpg}} \\ [[http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/staff/ubach/TOG_Eb09.jpg|Full resolution]] \\ ===== Reports ===== \\ [[http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/div/vlbicor/tog_chair/togreps09-2/|EVN Stations Reports]] \\ ===== Accommodation: ===== ^**Hotel Booking Deadline was 30 September 2009!**^ ^**A block of single rooms ist not anymore reserved for this meeting!**^ \\ However one can still try to find a rooms in the following hotels. Please remember that the room prices can be changed now. The cost for a single room includes breakfast. The participants will be accommodated at the Hotels:\\ * [[schwan@hotelbetriebe-bonn.de|Hotel Schwan Reservation:]] 10 Single Rooms à € 66,- [[http://www.rma-hotels.de/de/bonn/hotel_schwan.html|*Hotel Schwan web-page*]] - free WLAN access * [[http://hotel-mozart-bonn.com/html/start1.htm|Hotel Mozart Reservation:]] 20 Single Rooms à € 72,- [[http://www.hotel-mozart-bonn.com/| *Hotel Mozart web-page*]] - free WLAN access * [[a.dung@treppchen.de| Hotel Altes Treppchen reservation:]] 6 Single Rooms à € 71,- [[http://www.treppchen.de/index2.htm| *Hotel Altes Treppchen web-page*]] - not free WLAN access\\ \\ To reserve a room please contact the hotel. \\ //Most of the internet pages are in German. Please don't hesitate to contact {{bnaunheim@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de| Beate Naunheim}} for help.//\\ ===== Registration: ===== ^**Registration Deadline is 20. November 2009!**^ \\ Please fill out the [[http://www.mpifr.de/div/vlbi/2ndTOG|**Registration Form**]] or contact [[irottmann@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de|Izabela Rottmann]] for the logistics arrangements. In particular, you are kindly asked to provide the following details:\\ * name\\ * institute\\ * e-mail address\\ * arrival date\\ * departure date\\ * hotel room reservation\\ * remarks (vegetarian, etc. )\\ \\ //Limited travel support for this meeting can be given via RadioNet-FP7 on special request to [[walef@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de|Walter Alef]].//\\ Please read {{:na:engineering:ew:travel_claim_form_instructions_na-tna_leaders_28august2009.pdf|Travel_Claim_Policy}} for the explanation of the procedure in RadioNet-FP7. ===== Oraganisation ===== ^LOC^^ |Walter Alef|MPIfR| |Izabela Rottmann|MPIfR| |Uwe Bach|MPIfR| ===== For further help please contact [[irottmann@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de|Izabela Rottmann]] (MPIfR, Bonn)