NRAO Applications Users Group Meeting - PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Date: 2007-05-09 (Wednesday) 
Time: 1300 MDT (1500 EDT)
Video Hub: SOC-conf
Rooms: SOC317/CV-ER311

Phone-in: (505) 835-7940

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Agenda:

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1. NAUG News

   o general news (Steve/Ed)

2. CASA Status Report

   Standard items:

   o CASA status (Joe/Kumar)

     - see main event

   o release status (Joe/Kumar)

     - "patch" (was stable) status and timeline

     - CASA distribution and platform support

     - defect status

   o use and testing status (Steve, Joe)

     - user testing and interface: see main event

   o development targets (Joe/Kumar)

     - 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

   o NAASC and ATF support 

     What will the NAASC and the ATF need from the CASA team
     over the next few months?

   Standard items:

     ALMA Test status, development targets, etc. are at:

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

     - see schedule at
       http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu
       and on the CASA Wiki
       https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/Software/CASA

4. EVLA

   o Upcoming EVLA planning and meeting needs (Michael)

     EVLAAC and SAGE meetings are at AOC in late May.  Do they need
     anything from us?

   Standard items:

     EVLA development plan, requirements, and other info are at:

     - Draft report from the Dec06 EVLA test (Rupen):
       http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/reports/evlatest_06feb07_summary.txt

     - 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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   - Alpha patch status

     Alpha Patch 0.5 went out to the ATST5 testers mid-April.
     How is progress towards Patch 1.0 in June?

   - Data selection 

     Status?

   - Beta Release Planning (Ed): 

     Has this been finalized?

   - Task List (Ed):

     Did we come to any conclusions here?

   - Task Interface (Kumar):

     A version was delivered for Alpha Patch 0.5 and is available 
     in the current system.  How are people liking it?

   - Documentation (Steve,Ed):

     The latest version of the cookbook is available on the CASA and
     NAUG pages, or directly at:

     http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/naug/doc/cookbook/casa_cookbook.pdf

     This is kept updated by Steve to the latest working version
     (last update was April 27) and the ATST5 testers are notified
     when interesting updates are available (usually the 15th and 30th
     of each month).  So far, the major changes are to the Intro and
     the Synthesis Imaging chapters.

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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 May  22-23  SAGE meeting (AOC)
   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 still 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/