NRAO AIPS++ Users Group Meeting - PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Date: 2006-10-11 (Wednesday) 
Time: 1300 MDT
Video Hub: CV-311 (call in to CV)
Rooms: SOC317/CV311/GB241/TUCN505

Audio Toll-Free number (in US): 866-791-0515
Participant Passcode: 4329509

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NOTE: This is normally the NAWG time, but there is much to discuss
about testing the CASA Alpha release so we will have 2 NAUGs this
month (again on Oct 25).

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Agenda:

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1. NAUG News

   o general news (Steve)

2. CASA Status Report

   Standard items:

   o CASA status (Joe)

     - see main event

   o release status (Joe)

     - stable status

       The Big Freeze: the last aips++ stable ever!

     - defect status

   o use and testing status (Steve, Mark, Joe)

     - Welcome new NRAO CASA friend Mark Claussen

     - user interface (Steve)

       See UIWG draft document
       http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/aips++/uiwg/uiwg_report.pdf

     - task status (Joe)

   o development targets (Joe)

     - See also project office page:
       http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu

3. ALMA

   Standard items:

   o ALMA Test status (Joe, Steve)

     - upcoming test ALMA2006.10-6 (+single dish analysis)

   o NAASC issues (John, Crystal)

     - ANASAC hot-button items?

   o ALMA development targets (Joe, Steve)

     - mosaicing and simulator developments (Kumar)

     - see schedule at
       http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu

4. EVLA

   Standard items:

   o EVLA test plans (Joe, Steve)

     - next EVLA test EVLA2006.06-3 (+Antenna Pointing Calibration)
       
       delayed from June to Nov 27

   o EVLA development plan & requirements (Steve)

     - see schedule at
       http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu

5. Main Event - Presentations and Discussion Items

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   - Joe McMullin : CASA release status and demo

     Webpage will be:
     http://casa.nrao.edu/demo5.shtml

     Previous (2006-09-27) demo: 
     http://casa.nrao.edu/demo4.shtml

     (Accessible under "Getting Started" link from CASA page.)

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   Future Topics

   o Flagging (ms) implementation plan (George)

   o suggestions welcome

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

7. Upcoming meetings and deadlines:
   o 2006 Oct 16      CASA Alpha release 0.0
   o 2006 Oct 30      First CASA Alpha update 0.1
   o 2006 Nov 27      EVLA Test starts

   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/