NRAO AIPS++ Users Group Meeting - PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Date: 2004-3-24 (Wednesday)
Time: 1300 MST
Video Hub: SOC-conf (CV should call in to Socorro)
Rooms: SOC317/CV311

AIPS++ Threat Level is: Yellow = Elevated
  [ALMA TST1 concluded, prepare for TST2...]

Agenda:

1. NAUG News

   o SS5 has been delayed, hopefully a successful stable will occur
     this week.

   o The items that need NAUG review/testing can be found at:

     http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu/testing.html 

     (also accessed from the Module Testing link on front page).

     Joe would like a review of:

        Imager - multi-spectral window imaging
        Calibrater - interpolation

        Viewer - blinking
        Viewer - statistical editing of data - use the adjust menus to 
          select rms, etc. for editing (in MS and Visibility Selection 
          of Adjust Panel).

     The aim is for the NAUG to sign off (or indicate problems with) 
     these functions.  Comments should be in the form of:

        functionality:
        usability:
        documentation:

     See examples of Debra's reports under the "NAUG Comments" links 
     under the first two items.

     *(Carried over from last meeting.)

   o Testing reports

2. AIPS++/ISD Status Report

   o The "Gang of Four" (Cotton, Greisen, Tody, Glendenning) concluded
     their several day meeting last week on getting a roadmap to the
     new framework.  AIPS++ will (presumably) be relying on this framework
     so timely progress in this area is critical.

3. ALMA

   o ALMA TST2 is on the horizion.  It has been pushed back to August in order
     to afford time for development, which has been hard to schedule due to
     the pressures of testing.  

     For TST2 info, see:

     http://aips2.nrao.edu/projectoffice/almatst2/ALMA_TST2.html

     One of the focuses of TST2 is mosaicing.  We have some possible test
     datasets in hand, and will begin evaluating these.

     *ACTION: Joe and Steve will take first crack at the mosaicing data.
      (Carried over from last meeting)

4. EVLA

   o No known EVLA issues at this time.

 5. Main Event - Presentations and Discussion Items

   o No "Main Event" scheduled this meeting, but we will (hopefully)
     discuss the status of the calibrater improvements which George
     has been working on.

   o Possible future topics:

     - Wide-field imaging, w-projection, mosaicing (Tim & Sanjay)

     - The ALMA proto-pipeline (Lindsey)

     - Framework technologies and plans (Doug?)

     - Data reduction demos?

6. AIPS++ Developments - see latest targets and info at Project Office:
     http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu/

   o SS5 Targets -- see Project Office page for development status and
     testing info.

7. Upcoming meetings and deadlines:
   o 2004 Mar 16         AIPS++ SS5
   o 2004 Apr 1          ALMA Release 1.1
   o 2004 Apr 26-28      AUI Visiting Committee (SOC)
   o 2004 Aug 1          ALMA CDR2 = Judgement Day! (NOTE - DELAYED From Jul1)
   o 2004 Aug 1          ALMA TST2 begins??

   The agendas for past NAUG meetings are archived at:
   http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/aips++/agenda/

   The minutes for past NAUG meetings are archived at:
   http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/aips++/minutes/