NRAO Applications Users Group Meeting - PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Date: 2007-02-21 (Wednesday) 
Time: 1300 MST (1500 EST)
Video Hub: SOC-conf
Rooms: SOC317/CV-ER230

NOTE: This uses a special slot.  See 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
       and on the CASA Wiki
       https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/Software/CASA

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
       <A HREF="plan/almasimplan_20070207.txt">task architecture</A>
       and 
       <A HREF="plan/almasimparams_20070210.txt">parameter set</A>.
       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
       and on the CASA Wiki
       https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/Software/CASA

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
       and on the CASA Wiki
       https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/Software/CASA

5. Main Event - Presentations and Discussion Items

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   - ALMA Test 5 (Joe) : 

     This will be another installment in his weekly follow-up, with reports
     on further progress.  Focus is on preparations for the critical
     upcoming ALMA SD and regression Test, plus a NAUG discussion of
     the ms data selection scheme currently under development.

     See:
     https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/Software/2007-Feb-21

   - Data Selection Unification (Joe, Sanjay, George, Steve, Ed) :

     Much discussion has been occuring regarding data selection
     implementation in a unified manner in CASA.  This is based
     on the 2003-2004 discussions:

     Check out Georges NAUG note (from 2003!):
     http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/notes/2003-11-12-msselect.txt

     plus the follow-ups:
     http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/notes/2004-01-13-brisken.txt
     http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/notes/2004-03-25-myers-dataselection.txt
     http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/notes/2004-04-02-hibbard-dataselection.txt
     http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/notes/2004-04-04-fomalont-dataselection.txt

     UPDATE: Joe has provided a summary, courtesy Sanjay, on the
     selection scheme currently under development:
     http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/notes/2007-02-19-sanjay-dataselection.txt

     These are all in the NAUG page notes area:
     http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/notes/

     Key question - is this sensible to users, and should we push to
     have this available for ALMA Test5?

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   Future Topics

   o Beta Release form and functionality checklist (Steve)

   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 12      ALMA pre-testing starts 
   o 2007 Mar 5-9     ALMA external test (Socorro)
   o 2007 June 18-21  NRAO 50th Anniversary Symposium (CV)
   o 2007 June 22-24  Meeting "Transformational Science with ALMA: 
                      Through Disks to Stars and Planets" (CV)

   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/