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SwRI FUNDING STATUS

SwRI FUNDING STATUS. PAUL D. MALEY IOTA ANNUAL MEETING TORONTO CANADA OCTOBER 3, 2013. BACKGROUND. BEGAN PRIOR TO THE ANTIOPE SUCCESS SwRI TOOK AN INTEREST IN OBTAINING OCCULTATION DATA TO SUPPLEMENT AO AND LIGHT CURVE DATA. PROCESS.

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SwRI FUNDING STATUS

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  1. SwRI FUNDING STATUS PAUL D. MALEY IOTA ANNUAL MEETING TORONTO CANADA OCTOBER 3, 2013

  2. BACKGROUND • BEGAN PRIOR TO THE ANTIOPE SUCCESS • SwRI TOOK AN INTEREST IN OBTAINING OCCULTATION DATA TO SUPPLEMENT AO AND LIGHT CURVE DATA

  3. PROCESS • DECISIONS ON SUPPORT MADE 1 MONTH BEFORE ON DOMESTIC TRAVEL, 2 MONTHS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL • APPLICATION TEMPLATE BEING CONSTRUCTED (MAY BE ONLINE) • SWRI WILL DECIDE WHICH OBSERVER(S) GETS FUNDED • IF FEWER DOLLARS THAN OBSERVERS, SWRI WILL MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION • Call for observers on listserver • OBSERVER(S) NEED TO MAKE A COMMITMENT ONCE NOTIFIED. IF THE CONTACTED OBSERVER REFUSES, THE NEXT OBSERVER IN SEQUENCE WILL BE NOTIFIED. • FUNDING LEVELS / METHODS FOR OBSERVER SELECTION WILL EVOLVE but will likely be at fixed amount per observer (e.g. $200 per event per observer to be spent on allowable expenses only with receipts submitted)

  4. KNOWN RISKS TO RECEIVING FUNDING • WEATHER/UNEXPECTED FACTORS COULD CAUSE EVENT CANCELLATION • EXPENSES MAY NOT BE REIMBURSED IF OBSERVER MAKES UNREASONABLE DECISIONS OR IS NOT SET UP IN PROPER TIME • OBSERVERS USE OWN FUNDS INITIALLY • REIMBURSEMENT OCCURS AFTER THE EVENT • RECEIPTS FOR EVERYTHING ARE MANDATORY!

  5. OBSERVER CONSIDERATION • OBSERVER(S) WILL HAVE TO MAKE PRUDENT DECISION ON WHETHER TO START TRAVEL PRIOR TO THE EVENT • IF WEATHER PROBABILITIES FOR SUCCESS ARE DEEEMED LOW, TRAVEL SHOULD BE ABORTED • FAILURE TO EXERCISE GOOD JUDGMENT MAY RESULT IN NO REIMBURSEMENT. IN THAT EVENT OBSERVER MUST AGREE TO COVER OWN EXPENSES

  6. SWRI GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS • OBTAIN THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VIDEO CHORDS SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE ASTEROID AND BEYOND WITH THE EXPENDITURE OF FEWEST AMOUNT OF DOLLARS. • ONLY VIDEO STATION CHORDS TO BE FUNDED. MINIMUM OF 3 STATIONS PER OBSERVER. • TRANSPORTATION COULD BE BY CAR, TRAIN (OR AIR) • LODGING • MEALS (not covered due to potential accounting issues with observer/SWRI) • SHIPPING (might be covered)

  7. TO IMPLEMENT THESE GOALS • IOTA MUST PUBLISH! • IOTA MUST PRESENT NOVEL WEB PRESENCE THAT WILL ATTRACT POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES • IOTA MUST HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO ENGAGE OUTSIDE DONORS

  8. MY personal GOAL • TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO GET PROFESSIONAL FUNDING FOR LIMITED IOTA EXPEDITIONS • ADDITIONAL GOAL FOR NEW OFFICERS: SOLICIT FUNDS FROM PRIVATE SOURCES SUCH AS FOUNDATIONS OR THROUGH INTERNET WEB SITES • INTENT: TO OBTAIN NEW HARDWARE AND FOR TRAVEL TO SPECIFIC IMPORTANT EVENTS

  9. 10-40 sites

  10. RECON WITHOUT IOTA

  11. 2013 ANNOUNCED FUNDED EVENTS

  12. 2013 RESULTS • FUNDING FOR AQUITANIA (July 26, 2013) • 3 OBSERVERS FUNDED

  13. 2014 EVENT SORT • 758 INITIAL OCCULTATION CANDIDATES • 158 USA INTERSECTIONS • 9 SUVIVORS

  14. 2014 POTENTIAL EVENTS • Jan 12 Flammario. RMAG=10.5 • Feb 7 Tama………… RMAG=9.1 • Jul 26 Nuwa………. RMAG=10.6 • Sep 6 Minerva……. RMAG=9.8 • Oct 11 Faina……….. RMAG=10.4 • Dec 13 Leukothea.. RMAG=9.5

  15. EVENTS & DECISION FACTORS

  16. FLAMMARIO JAN 12

  17. TAMA FEB 7

  18. FERONIA APR 11

  19. MINERVA SEP 6

  20. HAMBURGA OCT 12

  21. JUNO NOV 20

  22. LEUKOTHEA DEC 13

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