NRAO Applications Users Group Meeting - PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Date: 2007-08-08 (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?

2. CASA Status Report

   o Alpha Patch 2 status - see main event

   o Status of Mac distribution?  Other platforms?

3. ALMA

   o any issues for ANASAC meeting?

4. EVLA

   o upcoming EVLA Advisory Committee meeting

5. Main Event - Presentations and Discussion Items

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   - Alpha patch 2 status

     Testing progress and key items.

     See the check marks on the beta planning page:
     https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/Software/BetaPlanning

   - Testing planning

     A number of people will be testing in CV and at the AOC in 
     the next couple of weeks.  Some of the group (Joe, Kumar,
     George) will take shifts in CV later this month.

   - Cookbook

     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

     Last update was Aug 1, 2007.  I will be keeping this up-to-date
     as I edit, go grab the latest version before testing to avoid
     confusion.

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   Future Topics

   o suggestions welcome

6. CASA Development Targets and Schedule

     - See project office page:
       http://projectoffice.aips2.nrao.edu
       and the CASA Wiki
       https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/Software/CASA

7. Upcoming meetings and deadlines:
   o 2007 Aug  14     ANASAC f2f meeting (CV)
   o 2007 Aug  15     CASA Alpha patch 2
   o 2007 Sep 6-7     EVLA Advisory Committee (Soc)
   o 2007 Sep  30     CASA Beta Release!

   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/