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ATUC meeting Director’s Report

ATUC meeting Director’s Report. Brian Boyle November 2007. CSIRO Strategic Plan 07-11 The Strategic Elements & Objectives. Building major partnerships Australian SKA Pathfider. Ensuring sustainable National Facilities & Collections Excellence in Operations.

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ATUC meeting Director’s Report

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  1. ATUC meetingDirector’s Report Brian Boyle November 2007

  2. 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

  3. CSIRO Objectives and Divisional Strategies

  4. CSIRO’s Outcome Domains

  5. Understanding the Universe

  6. A Matched Set CSIRO 07-11 Strategic Plan ATNF Divisional Plan ATNF Vision statement By 2012, the Australia Telescope National Facility will be operating four world-class observatories ensuring its continued status as a leading global contributor to the understanding of the universe.

  7. Living in the Matrix Research Program ICTC: Wireless Tech Research Program CMIS Terabyte Science Research Program CET: Solar Power University of Sydney ASKAP Contract#1 Swinburne University ASKAP Contract#2 UWA ASKAP Contract#3 University of …. ASKAP Contract#n Research Program SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Research Research Program Groups ENGINEERING Back-End Front-End Mech/Cryo Generalists Managerial & Support Research Research Program Groups OPERATIONS Narrabri Parkes NFS/VLBI Compute Research Program ASTROPHYSICS Theme National Facility Operations Theme Astro-physics Theme Tech. for Radio Astronomy Theme ASKAP CAPABILITY PEOPLE RESULTS OUTPUTS

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

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