====== Minutes ======

{{:jra:albius:albius_kick_off_minutes.pdf|Minutes of the ALBiUS kick-off meeting (March 2009)}}\\


====== ALBiUS Kick-off meeting (Dwingeloo, 2-3 March 2009) ======

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An ALBiUS kick-off meeting will be held in Dwingeloo on March 2nd (afternoon) and March 3rd (full day).\\
This meeting will be a brainstorm focused on various ALBiUS Work Packages.\\
The kick-off meeting consists of two parts:\\
  * Splinter sessions;\\
  * Presentations and Discussions.\\
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===== Participants: =====

|**Name**|**Institute**|
|Paola Andreani|ESO|
|Stephen Bourke|JIVE|
|Patrick Charlot|Bordeaux Observatory|
|Giuseppe Cimo|JIVE|
|Ed Fomalont|NRAO|
|Gabriel Grigorescu|UCAM|
|Mark Kettenis|JIVE|
|Hans-Rainer Kloeckner|Oxford|
|Robert Laing|ESO|
|Huib van Langevelde|JIVE|
|Ronald Nijboer|ASTRON|
|Aukelien van den Poll|JIVE|
|Anita Richards|JBCA|
|Alan Roy|MPIfR|
|Michael Sipior|JIVE|

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===== Preliminary Programme: =====


^ Monday (2nd March) ^^^
|12:30|  //Lunch//  ||
|13:30| Welcome messages (FP7 and ALBiUS) | Garrett (ASTRON)/van Langevelde (JIVE) |
|13:40| {{jra:albius:albius_kickoffv4p1.pdf|ALBiUS management}} | van Langevelde (JIVE) |
|14:00| {{:jra:albius:radionet_fp7-albius-kickoff-andre-van-es.ppt|Introduction and Rules of Engagement}} |van Es (ASTRON)/van den Poll (JIVE) |
| | {{:jra:albius:albius_dow_02-03-2009.pdf|ALBiUS DoW}} ||
|15:00| {{jra:albius:albius_kickoffv4p2.pdf|Breakdown of the project: Work Packages}} |van Langevelde (JIVE) |
|16:00|  Splinter session  ||
|18:00|  //[[jra:albius:meeting#Dinner location|Dinner]]//  ||
^ Tuesday (3rd March) ^^^
|9:00|  Question time  ||
|9:30|  Splinter session  ||
|__Presentations and discussions:__  |||
|11:00| {{:jra:albius:albius_interoperability.pdf|Framework and Distributed ParselTongue}} | Bourke/van Langevelde (JIVE) |
|11:15| {{:jra:albius:distributed_parseltongue.pdf|Distributed ParselTongue}} | Kettenis/Sipior (JIVE) |
|11:30| {{:jra:albius:laing_interop.pdf|Data Structure}} | Laing (ESO) |
|12:00| {{:jra:albius:global_fring_fitting.pdf|Global Fring Fitting}} | Fomalont (NRAO) |
|12:10| {{:jra:albius:astrometry.pdf|Astrometric positions}} | Charlot (BORD) |
|12:30|  //Lunch//  ||
|13:30| {{:jra:albius:albiuskickoffrichards.pdf|Ionospheric/Tropospheric}} | Richards (UMAN) |
|13:50| {{:jra:albius:laing_primary.pdf|Primary beam/Mosaicing}} | Laing (ESO) |
|14:00| {{:jra:albius:albius_kickoff_nijboer.pdf|Distributed Processing Calibration and Source Parametrization}} | Nijboer (ASTRON) |
|14:40| {{:jra:albius:data_inspection.pdf|Data Inspection}} | Kloeckner (UOXF)|
|15:10|  //Coffee//  ||
|15:30| {{:jra:albius:rfi_mitigation.pdf|RFI mitigation}} | Roy (MPG) |
|16:00| {{jra:albius:albius_kickoffv4p3.pdf|Final remarks}}  | van Langevelde (JIVE) |
|17:00|**End of the meeting**  ||
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===== Accommodation and Registration: =====


The participants will be accommodated at the Hotel [[http://www.deborken.nl/|de Börken]] in Lhee (Dwingeloo).\\
A block of single rooms has been reserved for this meeting.\\
Cost: € 65,00 per night.\\
Deadline for this block booking is Thursday **12 February 2009**.

Please contact [[secretary@jive.nl|JIVE secretary]] for the logistics arrangements. In particular, you are kindly asked to provide the following details:\\
  * name\\
  * institute\\
  * e-mail address\\
  * arrival date\\
  * departure date\\
  * vegetarian yes/no\\
  * dinner yes/no\\
  * hotel room needed yes/no\\
  * remarks\\
\\ Or fill out the {{http://albius.wufoo.com/forms/albius-kickoff/|registration form}}.

===== Directions: =====
An interactive map of the JIVE area can be seen [[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=oude+hoogeveensedijk+4,+dwingeloo,+the+netherlands&layer=&sll=52.826313,6.399107&sspn=0.035266,0.079994&ie=UTF8&z=13&ll=52.817081,6.39473&spn=0.070547,0.159988&om=1|here]].

The nearest international airport is [[http://www.schiphol.nl/Homepage/Homepage.htm|Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol)]]. The train station at Schiphol is located within the airport - only a 5 minute walk from the baggage reclaim area. \\ You should get the **direct** train from Schiphol to Hoogeveen, this leaves 19 minutes after the hour. 
\\ For full details please consult the [[http://www.ns.nl/cs/Satellite/ns2007/en/mainmenu/include/1193053691834/travelers?p=1193053691834|NS Railway Journey Planner]]. 
\\ Before you travel you should inform the JIVE Secretary about when you expect to arrive in Schiphol and which train you will take to Hoogeveen. When you contact the JIVE secretary upon arrival Schiphol (tel. +31(0)521 596524) to confirm the train times, a taxi will be arranged to meet you at Hoogeveen station.
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===== Dinner location: =====
The meeting dinner will take place at the Hotel [[http://www.deborken.nl/|de Börken]] in Lhee (Dwingeloo).
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