atuc meeting director’s report brian boyle november 2007
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ATUC meetingDirector’s Report
Brian Boyle
November 2007
CSIRO Strategic Plan 07-11The Strategic Elements & Objectives
Building major partnerships Australian SKA Pathfider
Ensuring sustainable National Facilities & Collections
Excellence in Operations
Progress Science Direction Setting High Impact Science
Enhancing Communications Outreach programs
CSIRO Objectives and Divisional Strategies
CSIRO’s Outcome Domains
Understanding the Universe
A Matched Set
ATNF Divisional Plan
CSIRO 07-11 Strategic Plan
ATNF Vision statementBy 2012, the Australia Telescope National Facility will be operatingfour world-class observatories ensuring its continued status as aleading global contributor to the understanding of the universe.
Living in the Matrix
Research ResearchProgram GroupsOPERATIONS Narrabri
Parkes NFS/VLBI Compute
Research ResearchProgram GroupsENGINEERING Back-End
Front-End Mech/Cryo Generalists
Research ProgramSOFTWAREDEVELOPMENT
Research Program
ASTROPHYSICS
CAPABILITY OUTPUTS
ThemeAstro-
physics
ThemeNational Facility
Operations
ThemeTech. for
Radio Astronomy
ThemeASKAP
Research ProgramICTC: Wireless Tech
Man
ager
ial &
Sup
port
Research ProgramCMIS Terabyte ScienceResearch ProgramCET: Solar Power
PEOPLE RESULTS
University of SydneyASKAP Contract#1Swinburne UniversityASKAP Contract#2UWAASKAP Contract#3University of ….ASKAP Contract#n
AT Steering Committee Outcomes
• Produce ASKAP ‘Master Plan’• Project Plan• Risk Analysis & Mitigation
• Assess relative capabilities of ASKAP & existing facilities• Identify science campaigns with existing facilities• Continue to develop new operational plan in this context
• Impose moritorium on new instrumentation • Develop international SKA engagement strategy• Resolve advisory structure for radio astronomy
• Common advisory committee to CSIRO/AAL
Australian SKA Pathfinder
• ASKAP: $100m funding• Science case with Canada• Phased Array Feed agreement with HIA/ASTRON/CSIRO• ‘Master Plan’ available Dec 2007• Australian SKA Coordination Committee formed
• Inter-governmental agreement
• Comprehensive advisory/WG structure
• RALI (radiofrequency assignment licensing instruction)
• Temporary license issued to CSIRO to conduct radioastronomy
• auSKA: Website & Newsletter
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Operations: Executive Summary
• Establish integrated operation of all four ATNF telescopes• Restructure into Science Operations & Engineering Operations
• Functional (not regional) groups
• Establish Science Operations Centre (SOC) at central location (initially Marsfield)
• Fully supported observing available at SOC only
• Streamline supported modes according to scientific priorities• Balance cost against availability of observing hours, instrumentation
and support
Operations
• Timeline• WG reports: Sep 07• ATNF Leadership Team review: Oct 07• ATUC input: Nov 07• ATNF Proposal: Nov/Dec 07• ATSC input: Dec 07• Develop Detailed Project Plans: Jan-Mar 08 (with users)• Implement new EO/SO structure: Jul 08