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OPTICON. FP7 Networking Plans John Davies OPTICON Project Scientist. FP6 Networking. Proposal. 39,160 Keuro 11 Networks. Euro 6,680K (17%) Contract. 19,200 Keuro 6 Networks. Euro 3,718 (19%). Management. Clearly needed. Distributed model works.
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OPTICON FP7 Networking Plans John Davies OPTICON Project Scientist
FP6 Networking • Proposal. 39,160 Keuro 11 Networks. Euro 6,680K (17%) • Contract. 19,200 Keuro 6 Networks. Euro 3,718 (19%)
Management • Clearly needed. • Distributed model works. • Impossible to define until. shape/size/membership of consortium is clearer • Assume FP6 cost *1.25 = 1,500Keuro
ELT Network FP7 Deliverables • Updated Science case documents (2 over FP7 period) • Science simulations in each key science area • Regular, small, focussed meetings (~4 per year) • 1 major community science meeting per year
ELT FP7 Network Resources • Effort • 4 People working full-time on ELT science case • IMH (lead) + 3 postdoc-level scientists • Distributed around Europe • Coordinated with other FP7 activity (e.g. AO or instrumentation) • Costs per year • FTE: ~ 200kE • Meetings: 25kE + (4 x 10kE) = 65kE • Publication of documents: 20kE (e.g. 2 x 50kE over 5 yrs) • Total per year: ~ 285 kE (~1,500 Keuro over FP7)
NUVA (UV-Net) FP6 Progress Roadmap in good shape and on-schedule: • “Fundamental problems in astrophysics. Requirements for UV observatories”, Kluwer-Springer, in press. • Joint Discussion during the IAU GA on the impact of stellar (UV) astronomy on cosmological studies and on the understanding of how life-sustainable systems are generated. • Conference in “El Escorial”, May 2007 to analyze the instrumentation required to achieve some fundamental goals of modern astronomy.
NUVA FP7 objectives • Identification of the key technologies for future UV instrumentation. • Identification of key VO compliant tools for the analysis and interpretation of UV data in connection with other spectral domains. • Keeping the UV community connected Europe-wide until the end of the HST mission and in the advent of WSO/UV mission.
NUVA FP7 deliverables • Assessment study of the relevant new technologies (gratings, narrow band filters, high sensitivity spectral-imaging techniques, integral field spectroscopy, spectropolarimetry). • VO tools to analyze UV data and integrate them within the high redshift UV Universe targeted by the 10-m and ELT telescopes (e.g. characteristic structure scales in matter beams from z=0 to z=6-9).
NUVA FP7 Budget & Participants Meetings 120 keuro Publications 40keuro Trips & Conferences 40keuro -------------------------------------------------------GRAND TOTAL 200 keuro PARTICIPANTS: PI and budget at UCM (Madrid) otherwise as in FP6
HTRA FP7 Network Costs, PI’s & Participants • Estimated costs of ~ €192K for 4 to 5 year project • Networks PI’s • Don Phelan & Andrew Shearer • Key Participants • HTRA JRA • wider HTRA community including non-EU members
Key Technology Network, FP6 Progress • Core team • 13 Members, including JRA chairs • 3 Meetings held • Associate team formed – 26 members • Communications via Email & Twiki web pages • Workshops on • Optics for ELT Instruments in Rome – published in Astron. Nach. • Deformable Mirrors & WHT test-bed in Paris • Use of WHT as technology test-bed at ESO • Plenary talk at SPIE 2006 in Orlando on Novel Technology for Optical & IR Astronomy • Draft Roadmap produced
KTN: Objectives for FP7 • Act as focus for Optical and IR Technology development planning • Use themes or JRAs to feed information in • JRAs develop their theme networks • Filter this information and form linkages for added–value R&D • Develop industry links and links to European space and worldwide R&D programmes
KTN, Deliverables & Costs • Deliverables • Series of workshops • Capabilities database • Updated Technology Roadmaps on 2-yearly cycle • Developed interactive website for teams • Public webpages • Costs • As in FP6 with adjustment for inflation (315 Keuro) • Lead Agency UKATC
FASE. (Future Astronomical Software Environment) FP6 progress Monthly phone meetings, Semi-annual face-to-face meetings, Documentation and minutes on Twiki Web site • Three main deliverables: • High-level requirements. ( Draft version available fall 2005, Internal, written review spring 2006, Final version fall 2006 after community wide review) • Achitectural concept document ( Draft available spring 2005, Review expected late 2006 with final version early 2007) • Interface specifications (Draft version in spring 2007 based on proto-type work, Final version after review during fall 2007) • Documents will be delivered • by end 2007
FASE: FP7 objectives • Next natural step is a basic implementation of FP6 derived specifications providing: • Single-user, desk-top version with scalability • Command line execution of application tasks • Links to Python scripting language • Easy interface to applications written in C and Fortran • Access to legacy applications from IRAF, MIDAS, ... • Deliverables for a FP7 activity would be: • Detailed design and specifications for environment • User level documentation and tutorials • Basic implementation of environment as source code with installation procedures for Linux systems
FASE: FP7 Resources. • Implementation requires actual man-power! • Estimate of resources (with high uncertainties): • 20-40 FTE for software development assuming • Major parts of central framework can be obtained from other open source projects (e.g. OpenRTE). This will be checked by proto-types forseen for fall 2006 and winter 2007. • Environment is made available for a Linux platform only • 20-50% adminstrative software overhead depending on how distributed the developments will be. • 10-20 person scientific oversight committee • With 50% FP7 funding, this suggests at least 1-2 Meuro • Potential participants ESO plus Institutes in Germany, Italy, Netherlands UK, Spain, Finland, and France (plus USA)
Interferometry • Included in Interferometry presentation. • Natural Continuation of FP6 work Networking component 575 KEuro
Telescope Directors Forum. FP6 Progress • Annual Directors Meetings • Oversight of Access programme • First steps to Common proposal Software • Requirements matrix for new members • Promotion of Access programme in CEE • Successful Access Office at IAC
TDF. FP7 Plans Objectives • Continue Annual Directors Meetings and Oversight of Access programme • More efforts at integration and rationalisation in conjunction with Access programme Resources • about the same as FP6 + inflation (~200 Keuro) + cost of access office if required. • Lead agency and budget holders TBD
‘Research Enhancement’. FP6 Progress • Successfull submission of Marie-Curie program (Neon schools: 6 planned 2005-8) • Set-up of WG to identify the needs • Preliminary plans for specialised training workshops in « new observing techniques » (second half of FP6)
Enhancement FP7 Objectives: • Develop the programme further, with support to observing schools of various types • More emphasis on life-long training (workshops) • Better use of archives (demos…) • Organise some events in the East of Europe. FP7 Resources Lead Agency IAP Similar to FP6 plus inflation. ~150Keuro
New Outreach Network Objectives • Promote role of OPTICON in strengthening European Astronomy. • Form a network of outreach professionals to share ideas, tools, contacts, resources • Develop a critical mass of media contacts across EU so a ‘single button press’ reaches all European media
New Outreach Network Deliverables • Presence at IAU, JENAM etc backed up by suitable hardcopy (brochures, DVDs). • EU wide workshops of Outreach professionals • Fire and forget PR ‘cluster munition’
New Outreach Network Resources 1-2 FTE/year distributed across several sites as ‘part-people’ 50Keuro/year consumables/travel Total ~0.5-1 MEuro Lead Participants; Project Office (WP1) UKATC (WP2), IAC (WP3)
Second Generation Proposal and Observing Preparation tools Abstract: • Exploit power of new Web technologies • Standardise European (and World?) pre-observation data models • Build on “Northstar” proposal tool to spread through Opticon and Radionet partners. • Bring review/referee process into the web-based workflow • Explore possibilities of standards for Observing Preparation. Proposer: UKATC Partners: ASTRON + TDF USA: NRAO + ? Funding: € 500000 over 5 years (want enough effort to do something, not just talk about doing something) In very early stages – discussions with ASTRON next month.
New AO network Described in AO presentation • Two Networks to strengthen an Science-instrument-AO integrated approach: • AO specification/performance & instrument designs: 150k€ • AO facilities performance versus science performance: 150k€ • One specific AO Network: AO workshops/meetings on hot topics: 250k€