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EXPReS Annual Review - 2007 April 17

EXPReS Annual Review - 2007 April 17. EXPReS Project Team JIVE, Coordinating Institution. Agenda 09:00-09:30 Introductions / Overview 09:30-11:00 EXPReS Summary for Past 12 Months 20 NA1/NA2/NA3/NA4- Network Activities and Management 20 SA1- Production e-VLBI Service

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EXPReS Annual Review - 2007 April 17

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  1. EXPReS Annual Review- 2007 April 17 EXPReS Project Team JIVE, Coordinating Institution

  2. Agenda 09:00-09:30 Introductions / Overview 09:30-11:00 EXPReS Summary for Past 12 Months 20 NA1/NA2/NA3/NA4- Network Activities and Management 20 SA1- Production e-VLBI Service 20 SA2- Network Provision for a Global e-VLBI Array 20 JRA1- Future Arrays of Broadband Radio Telescop on Internet Computing 11:00-11:15 Break 11:15-11:45 External User: Benefits and capabilities of e-VLBI 11:45-12:30 Comments from E.C. on morning 12:30-13:15 Lunch 13:15-14:00 Financial Overview for Past 12 Months 14:00-15:15 Overview of project next 18 Months 15:15-16:00 Open Discussion 16:00-16:20 Reviewer Internal Meeting 16:20-16:30 First Feedback to the team 16:30 Conclusion / End of First Year Review EXPReS Annual Review

  3. SA2: Past 12 Month Review EXPReS- Looking Down Courtesy of Paul Boven and Google Maps EXPReS Annual Review

  4. SA2: Past 12 Month Review SA2- Network Provisioning • 19 institutions, operating 21 radiotelescopes • Coordination of work and funding at participant national level • First year is a learning experience, in particular for non-EU partners (China, Australia, etc) • EC partial funding (8.75:1 in proposal) acts as a great catalyst of work and national funding • Very uneven cost in Years 1-3 • First year at very lower cost (most deliverables are no-cost feasibility studies) • Some/more participants are able to obtain better deals for cheaper/free connectivity • 10 telescopes connected • 6 institutions • Other infrastructures delivered in 2007 EXPReS Annual Review

  5. 10 Gbps connected sites 1 Gbps connected sites SA2: Past 12 Month Review Site Connectivity EXPReS Annual Review

  6. EXPReS SA2 • Workpackages: • WP1: Feasibility study of last-mile connection of telescopes to JIVE via GÉANT2 • WP2: Provision of the infrastructure and equipment • WP3: Connectivity tests • Deliverables • Feasibility studies • Infrastructures ready for 9 sites • Six telescopes operating routinely at 256 Mbps • Milestones EXPReS Annual Review

  7. SA2: Past 12 Month Review Network structure EXPReS Annual Review

  8. EXPReS SA2 Achievements • EVN European institutions • Previous to EXPReS SA2: Connection ready for JIVE to: Westerbork, Onsala, Torun, Jodrell Bank, Medicina, Metsähovi • Feasibility studies: • Finished for all EU sites: MPIfR, CNIG-IGN, Metsähovi, VIRAC • MPIfR and CNIG-IGN will connect in 2007 • Connectivity tests • Medicina integrated in e-VLBI network in Aug 2006 • Routine operations achieved up to 256 Mbps EXPReS Annual Review

  9. EXPReS SA2 Achievements • EVN non-European institutions • Feasibility studies • Finished, but international part ongoing: ShAO, NAIC, HRAO • Connectivity tests • Planning tests for MRO, ShAO, NAIC • Non EVN institutions • Feasibility studies • Finished for non-EU sites, but international part ongoing: CSIRO, TIGO • Connectivity tests • Planning tests for CSIRO EXPReS Annual Review

  10. Connectivity status EXPReS Annual Review

  11. Summary • No major changes in deliverables. • Most partners have lower costs, as expected. • Total SA2 cost lowered from 7.8 M€ to 6.9 M€ (savings of 0.9 M€). EC contribution is 0.8 M€. • Feasibility studies (no cost item) finished for European partners; international part for non-EU partners still ongoing. • Major infrastructures to be available in 2007 (MPI, CNIG). • Good prospects for non-EU partners to reach Europe (CSIRO, HRAO, ShAO, TIGO, NAIC). EXPReS Annual Review

  12. Agenda 09:00-09:30 Introductions / Overview 09:30-11:00 EXPReS Summary for Past 12 Months 20 NA1/NA2/NA3/NA4- Network Activities and Management 20 SA1- Production e-VLBI Service 20 SA2- Network Provision for a Global e-VLBI Array 20 JRA1- Future Arrays of Broadband Radio Telescop on Internet Computing 11:00-11:15 Break 11:15-11:45 External User: Benefits and capabilities of e-VLBI 11:45-12:30 Comments from E.C. on morning 12:30-13:15 Lunch 13:15-14:00 Financial Overview for Past 12 Months 14:00-15:15 Overview of project next 18 Months 15:15-16:00 Open Discussion 16:00-16:20 Reviewer Internal Meeting 16:20-16:30 First Feedback to the team 16:30 Conclusion / End of First Year Review EXPReS Annual Review

  13. Conclusion Questions/Answers • Contact information T. Charles Yun Project Manager EXPReS (JIVE) tcyun at jive dot nl • Additional Information http://expres-eu.org/ [note: only one “s”] http://www.jive.nl/ • EXPReS is made possible through the support of the European Commission (DG-INFSO), Sixth Framework Programme, Contract #026642 EXPReS Annual Review

  14. Conclusion EXPReS EXPReS Annual Review

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