ACTION: Produced NAASC proposal/budget consistent with AOPverD
WHO: Carilli/Hibbard
DUE: Dec-15
DONE: New budget done 11/13.
ACTION: set up search committee for 3 NAASC jobs
WHO: Carilli
DUE: Nov 31
DONE: Dec 03
NOTES: n
ACTION: Iterate with NRC on Canadian MOU
WHO: Carilli/di Francesco
DUE: Nov 31 -> Jan15
DONE: Sent to AUI Dec 05. Lets iterate again by Jan 15
ACTION: Submit Newsletter article
WHO: Carilli et al. (Remijan for splatalogue)
DUE: Dec 3
DONE: Dec 5
ACTION: Review NAASC webpage you are responsible for (see assignments) prior to monthly NAASC Org. Meeting
WHO: Everyone
DUE: prior to meeting
DONE:
New Action Items from this meeting:
Agenda
NAASC News (Carilli/Hibbard)
NAASC staffing. Due to some unknowable snafu, the CSV job(s) did not run properly in the AAS job register, and do not appear in the past version. AAS will re-advertise, so we have moved deadline back to Jan 30. This is the most important activity we will do, so we should be more proatctive. There will not be many "new" positions in NAASC, so lets try to get the right people. Send advertisements to mailing lists (almanews, SMA. What else?), and target promising individuals. Open jobs: listed on NRAO employeement page and front of NAASC homepage (along with links to ESO and JAO ALMA positions):
One or more Assistant Scientist postions, with a primary reponsibility of participating in ALMA Commissioning and Science Verification. (Based in Charlottesville)
Assistant Scientist (CASA) position for a software engineer, computer scientist or astronomer to develop software for the Common Astronomy Software Applications (CASA) software package. (Based in Charlottesville)
ACTION: let people know deadline has extended (CC, CB)
ACTION: post CSV, CASA job description to almanews (JH)& SMA & Carma (CB) mailing lists
ACTION: Revive ALMA EPO Officer job search (MA, CC)
Keeping a list of weekly action items at NaascToDo. Feel free to use.
Need to produce new version of NAASC plan - budget methodology; changes from Washington Review.
CASA beta support: beta users identified from ANASAC, SAGE, NRAO Users Committee, ESAC, EVLA advisory committee. . None yet from EASAC. See list at HelpDesk. Working on triage - just Crystal and me so far!
Socorro bootcamp went well. SM will send around summary
Revision of Canadian MOU is in the works. Need to iterate again with James. James reports that Canadian CFI grant was extended to 2009
MOU with UVML for SIS development is in the works. Met today with NTC, Art to finalize.
Newsletter article due. CC sent around draft, and has received some feedback. Article on Splatalogue?No, wait till march issue
Chose next workshop subject: Massive Star Formation. SOC co-chairs=Remy & Andrew Baker
Main Event:
Staffing & Recruitment (see above)
ALMA Simulator planning (Indebetouw). Discussion ensued. Note that Michiel Kiah (sp?) and Francois Viallfond should have time next year to work on more simulation stuff.