people will need help with script writing and data reduction - need system for assigning "friends." Scott will want and need help in determining assignments. The leads assigning PDs may need to be aware of the time that the PDs will need to spend with visitors.
May need to come up with a calendar of availability for assisting visitors.
Note: there is no easy way to broadcast to user base
Data Services Group & Computing (Mark L / David H)
Organizing SW Development Meeting - visualization analysis of data cubes, to be tied in with ALMA Development Proposal CfP. SOC telecon next week.
Pipeline/Archive Group discussions: ObsUnitSets will correspond approximately to science goals (document to be completed soon by L. Davis). Only two levels of ObsUnitSet will contain data, a bottom level and a group level that will group together observations made with different arrays/configurations but with the same correlator setups and pointing.
Early Science delivery plans being developed, will likely involve users obtaining their data products from the ARCs via an autheticated ftp process.
ideas on improving user registration welcome - telecon on Thursday led by S. Leon of the JAO
Many boxes downstairs for use on the pipeline; available for use over next year. Fast storage nodes and disks also on order
JAO Support Group
John on vacation
Leaving for Santiago for the TA workshop in August
Submissions close to expected, except Cosmology - so panel assignment as about right.
helpdesk workflow and tickets, and lessons learned (Tony)
Largest problem - anticipated short down times; server was down for about 1.5 hours, no way to communicate this to users. Need to formalize the announcement process.
Will need redistribute the helpdesk tickets more evenly.
overall, workflow worked well; triage seemed to work (rapid turnaround, enough coverage to answer tickets immediately last week of proposal period).
Triage meeting tomorrow.
When the same question was asked twice, a KB article was written - and when it seemed immediately like a good candidate for KB article.
overall lessons learned from proposal process; changes for cycle1 OT and process
Plan is for Cycle 1 to remain in Chile. Need coordinated response regarding the process.
NAASC requirements for FY2012; input for finalizing the FY2012 Program Operating Plan
Milestones - due on July 15th. We have an opportunity to focus on the next 12 months; will follow the proposal plan, but there is some flexibility. Review committee gave some recommendations for changes. There is also a little bit of carry-over from this year. Please think about where the NAASC is going this year; share ideas, suggestions.