NRAO Applications Users Group Meeting - PRELIMINARY AGENDA ***NOTE SPECIAL DAY ***NOTE CV ROOM ER-230 Date: 2006-11-29 (Wednesday) Time: 1300 MST Video Hub: SO-conf (CV call in) Rooms: SOC317/CV-ER230 Audio Toll-Free number (in US): 866-791-0515 Participant Passcode: 4329509 ******************************************************************* Agenda: Send items for inclusion to smyers 1. NAUG News o general news (Steve) 2. CASA Status Report Standard items: o CASA status (Joe) - see main event o release status (Joe) - CASA distribution and platform support - defect status o use and testing status (Steve, Mark, Joe) - CASA user interface coordination (Mark Claussen) See UIWG draft document http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/aips++/uiwg/uiwg_report.pdf - task status (Mark, Steve, 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) Now scheduled for Dec 18-22 o EVLA development plan & requirements (Steve) - see schedule at http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu 5. Main Event - Presentations and Discussion Items *************************************************************** - Joe McMullin, George Moellenbrock : CASA ALPHA release status and testing results (so far) Latest Alpha Release Patch 3 (12/01/06) https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/Software/AlphaReleaseNotes3 See Joe's notes on issues he is working on at the CASA Wiki: https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/Software/AlphaIssues Also stuff at: http://casa.nrao.edu/gettingstarted.shtml Testing logs are at: http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/testlogs/ *************************************************************** 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 30 First CASA Alpha update/patch 0.1 o 2006 Nov 13 Second CASA Alpha update/patch 0.2 o 2006 Dec 4-6 SKA Calibration & Imaging Workshop (Cape Town, SA) o 2006 Dec 18-22 EVLA Test o 2007 Feb 1 ALMA pre-testing starts o 2007 Mar 5 ALMA external test starts The agendas for past NAUG meetings are archived at: http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/agenda/ The minutes for past NAUG meetings are archived at: http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/minutes/