SPECIAL NRAO Applications Users Group Meeting - PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Date: 2007-04-04 (Wednesday) 
Time: 1300 MST (1500 EST)
Video Hub: SOC-conf
Rooms: SOC317/CV-ER311

NOTE SPECIAL DAY (not 2nd Wednesday)

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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)

     - "patch" (was stable) status and timeline

     - CASA distribution and platform support

     - defect status

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

     - user testing and interface: see main event

   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)

     - ALMA Test 5 report:
       http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu/ALMA2007.03/Offline.Test5.Report.mar07.final.pdf

   o NAASC issues (John, Crystal)

     - NAASC support for Beta testing

   o ALMA development targets (Joe, Steve)

     - mosaicing and simulator developments (Steve,Kumar)

       see demo in Main Event

     - 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)

       Draft report from the EVLA test (Rupen)
       See:
       http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/reports/evlatest_06feb07_summary.txt

   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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   - Beta Release Planning (Joe,Ed): 

     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.

     Joe will present an updated Beta planning list.

   - Task List (Ed):

     For the run up to the Beta, we will need "friends" for the main
     tasks that will be in charge of the testing of, the in-line and 
     cookbook documention for those tasks, and to stay on top of
     updates to the tasks and maintain contact with the developers.

     Ed will present a list of tasks and start the "sign-up" process.

   - Task Demo (Kumar,Joe):

     Based on the proposal in the Simulator Task proposal by
     Steve, Crystal, and Rob
     http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/plan/almasimplan_20070207.txt
     http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/plan/almasimparams_20070210.txt
     Joe and Kumar have protyped this up.  Note that the use of 
     expanding/contracting parameter lists will be likely be adopted
     for all tasks.

   - Documentation (Ed,Steve,Mark):

     The latest version of the cookbook is available at:

     http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu/ALMA2007.03/CASA_mar07.pdf

     This is an update of what was given to the ALMA Test 5 testers
     (Includes Steve's updated Single Dish section).

     We need to come up with a NAUG plan for the documentation up to
     the Beta release.  This includes updated documentation at each
     of the Alpha patch stages.

     If time is available, we will discuss planning for the 
     documentation.

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   Future Topics

   o Final selection scheme (George,Sanjay)

   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 Apr  30?    CASA Alpha patch 0.5 to ATST5 testers
   o 2007 June 15?    CASA Alpha patch 1
   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)
   o 2007 Aug  15?    CASA Alpha patch 2
   o 2007 Sep  30     CASA Beta Release!
   o 2007 Oct  1      Vogons destroy Earth

   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/