USG July 25 Meeting
Room 230
2-3pm
In attendance: Scott, Jim, Andy, Adam, Aaron, Tony, Kim, Rachel, Dongchan, John, Kartik, Jared, David
Video link: Gerald, James (HIA), Heidi (Socorro)
0. Phase II description
- expert team, NOT USERS, generate SBs for accepted projects
- P2G bootcamp: Aug. 24-26 (Harvey, Kartik NAASC members of P2G)
- P2G SB generation: Aug. 26- Sept.9 (confirmation on Sept.9 date waiting)
- ARCs review SBs w. PI: Sept.10-Sept.30 (Sept.30 deadline for submitting to queue) assigning contact scientists to projects, etc. Probably 1/3 of 33 projects.
- This group
- Talk about how to share with PIs (skype, e.g.?)
- Also perhaps identifying scientists to pair with projects?
- HIA requests to be kept in the loop for friend assignment
- Also need to finalize how to make changes after PI consultation
- Remaining proposals - Dec.1 (?)
1. Task Lead Reports
- NRC - James is going to Santiago for TA
- Documentation - Nothing new
- Helpdesk
- We should all look at new Helpdesk Guide
- We should all fill in level 3 expertise on Google form
- Visitors
- Scott met with NAASC management team to discuss new proposal
- Aaron and Scott will pass around new document soon
- Mentoring - Need to better define the ALMA Science Fellow postdoc position
- Workshops/Meetings
- NAASC workshop progressing and SOC is moving along
- AAS stuff for January progressing
- mid-October software development workshop here
- Tutorials
- Kartik is looking for someone to take over community day events
- Not obvious what type of community day event should be next
- Will solicit ideas at next ANASAC meeting (Sep 12)
- Science Web
- Not met as a group this month
- Tweaking web pages to say that the call for proposals has closed
- Will meet this week for future updates
- Will follow up with Al about eNews article
2. Open Action Items
3. AOB
- John asks us to add suggestions to Cycle 1 OT Wiki (but not bugs) by end of this week
- David says that 5 visitor machines will soon be purchased
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ScottSchnee - 2011-07-25