GALFACTS Planning

and

GALFACTS/TOGS2 Interface

Meeting

University of Calgary

10-12 January, 2007

Confirmed Participants:

Jo-Anne BrownUniversity of Calgary

Jeff DeverUniversity of Calgary

Kevin DouglasUniversity of California, Berkeley

Bryan GaenslerSydney University

Steve GibsonNAIC

Joshua GoldstonUniversity of California, Berkeley

Sukhpreet GuramUniversity of Calgary

Marijke Haverkorn University of California, Berkeley

Carl HeilesUniversity of California, Berkeley

Tess JaffeUniversity of Manchester

Roland KothesDominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

Tom LandeckerDominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

Paddy LeahyUniversity of Manchester

Chris SalterNAIC

Jeroen StilUniversity of Calgary

Russ TaylorUniversity of Calgary

Draft Program

Lunch at University Club12:30 pm Sponsored by Radio Astronomy Lab

Wednesday, 10 January: 2:00 pm (to accommodate Chris Salter late arrival)

GALFACTS/TOG2 Interface Meeting

Russ TaylorGALFACTS Observing Plan

Carl HeilesTOGS 2 Observing Requirements

Kevin DouglasSummary of GALFACTS/TOGS2 Interface Issues

General discussion

Thursday, 11 January: 9:00 am

GALFACTS Data Processing and Data Products

Discussion is informal, and will continue as long as necessary, but to keep to reasonable timeline the nominal time allotment for presentations is 30:00 minutes, including time for questions.

Processing Pipeline

Russ Taylor Introduction and Overview

Jeff DeverQuick-Look Validation

Jeff DeverRFI Issues and Rejection Algorithm

Coffee Break

Jeff DeverpDev Spectrometer and Stage 1 Processing at AO

Jeff Dever Data Handling

Russ TaylorCalibration and Imaging

Lunch

Sukhpreet Guram Multi-Beam Clean

Tom LandeckerPolarization Surveys with the DRAO-26m Telescope

Jeff DeverManagement of the Processing Software Development

General discussionProcessing Issues and Collaboration on Software Development

Coffee Break

GALFACTS Data Products

Russ TaylorSurvey Data Products and Distribution Plan

Paddy LeahyInterface to Planck Mission

Steven GibsonInternational Virtual Observatory

Meeting Dinner 7:00 pm: Location TBA (Sponsored by Radio Astronomy Lab)

Friday, 12 January: 9:00 am

GALFACTS Science Planning

Russ Taylor Introduction and Overview

Tom LandeckerThe CGPS Polarisation Survey

Carl HeilesGALFA HI Survey

Jo-Anne Brown Global Structure of the Galactic Magnetic Field

Coffee

A. DeshpandeDetection of Transients

A. DeshpandeTomography of the Magneto-ionic Medium

Markijke Haverkorn Turbulence and the Magneto-ionic Medium

Lunch

Bryan GaenslerMagnetic Fields and ISM Objects

Roland KothesSupernova Remnants and Pulsar Wind Nebulae

Chris SalterLarge-Scale Stokes I Galactic Continuum Science

Coffee

Jeroen Stil Polarization Properties of Compact Extragalactic Sources

TaylorVariability and Exotic Objects

Bryan Gaensler Magnetic Fields in Nearby Galaxies

Paddy Leahy CMB and Planck

GALFACTS Consortium Organization Discussion

Management and Data Quality Assurance

Role of NAIC

Science Teams and Publication Policy

Scientific Processsing and Derived Science Data Products