NRAO Applications Users Group Meeting - PRELIMINARY AGENDA
Date: 2007-02-14 (Wednesday)
Time: 1300 MST (1500 EST)
Video Hub: SOC-conf
Rooms: SOC317/CV-ER311
Audio: 505-835-7940
NOTE: This uses the scheduled NAWG slot on the NRAO Calendar.
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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
- CASA distribution and platform support
- defect status
o use and testing status (Steve, Mark, Joe)
- user testing
- 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). See:
https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/Software/AlmaTest5
http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu/ALMA2007.03/ALMA2007.03.html
o NAASC issues (John, Crystal)
- ANASAC hot-button items?
o ALMA development targets (Joe, Steve)
- mosaicing and simulator developments (Steve,Kumar)
During the week of Feb 5-9, a conclave on the CASA ALMA
Simulator was held in Socorro. Crystal, Rob Reid, and
Steve looked over the current task and tools and drafted
a proposal for a simulator
task architecture
and
parameter set.
The goal is to have something workable that Joe and Kumar
can bring to CV when they visit in late March.
- see schedule at
http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu
4. EVLA
Standard items:
o EVLA test results (Joe, Michael)
Michael has produced a draft report from the EVLA test.
See:
http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/reports/evlatest_06feb07_summary.txt
- See:
http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu/EVLA2006.12/EVLA2006.12.html
o EVLA development plan & requirements
- see schedule at
http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu
5. Main Event - Presentations and Discussion Items
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- Joe McMullin :
This will be anoter installment in his weekly follow-up, with reports
on further progress. Focus is on preparations for the critical
upcoming ALMA SD and regression Test.
See:
https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/Software/2007-Feb-14
Testing spreadsheet:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p9Q-V26qhzpmEtAF5AD4gOg
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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 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/