====== UniBoard Kick-off meeting (Dwingeloo, 26-27 February 2009) ======

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The UniBoard kick-off meeting will be held in Dwingeloo on February 26th (afternoon) and February 27th (half day).\\
The primary aim of the meeting is for all parties to agree on a basic board design and a choice of hard- and software platforms.\\
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**Minutes** of the meeting are to be found in the document section of the wiki.
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===== Participants: =====

|**Name**|**Institute**|
|Dalal AIT ALLAL|radio astronomy station of Nançay|
|Laurens Bakker|ASTRON|
|Alain Baudry|Université Bordeaux1, LAB|
|Paul Boven|JIVE|
|Pascal Camino|Universite BORDEAUX 1|
|Gianni Comoretto|INAF Osservatorio di Arcetri|
|Arie Doorduin|ASTRON|
|Cedric Dumez-Viou|Observatoire de Paris|
|Andre Gunst|ASTRON|
|Dr Georgina Harris|University Of Manchester|
|Guy KENFACK|Observatoire De Paris|
|Mark Kettenis|JIVE|
|Eric Kooistra|ASTRON|
|Zsolt Paragi|JIVE|
|S.Pogrebenko|JIVE|
|Raj Thilak Rajan|ASTRON|
|Chris Shenton|University Of Manchester|
|Arpad Szomoru|JIVE|
|Harro Verkouter|JIVE|
|Rodolphe Weber|University of Orleans|
|Sjouke Zwier|Astron|

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


^ Thursday (26th February) ^^^
|12:30|  //Lunch//  ||
|13:30| {{:jra:uniboard:meetings:arpad_unibrd_kickoff.ppt|Welcome and introduction}}  |Arpad Szomoru, JIVE |
|13:45| {{:jra:uniboard:meetings:RadioNet FP7-UniboardKickOff-Andre-van-Es.ppt|RadioNet FP7}}  |Andre van Es, ASTRON |
|14:15| {{:jra:uniboard:meetings:andre_uniboardperspective.ppt|UniBoard in perspective}}  |Andre Gunst, ASTRON |
|14:45| {{:jra:uniboard:meetings:sergei_VLBIapps.r2.ppt|VLBI application considerations}}  |Sergei Pogrebenko, JIVE |
|15:15|  //Coffee//  ||
|15:30| {{:jra:uniboard:meetings:Paul_Uniboard-kickoff.pdf|Correlator use cases}} |Paul Boven, JIVE |
|16:00| {{:jra:uniboard:meetings:laurens_uniboardapertifkickoff.ppt|Apertif correlator considerations}} |Laurens Bakker, ASTRON |
|16:30| {{:jra:uniboard:meetings:gianni_Digrec.ppt|Digital receiver considerations}}  |Gianni Comoretto/Gino Tuccari, INAF |
|17:00| {{:jra:uniboard:meetings:chris_uniboard-kickoff-pulsar.ppt|Pulsar binning considerations}}  |Chris Shenton, Manchester |
|17:30| {{:jra:uniboard:meetings:kick-off uniboard rw.ppt|RFI mitigation}}  |Rodolphe Weber, Orleans |
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|19:00|  //[[jra:uniboard:meetings:kickoff#Dinner location|Dinner]]//  ||
^ Friday (27th Februar0y) ^^^
|09:00| {{:jra:uniboard:meetings:gijs_boarddesign.ppt|Board design + discussion}}  |Gijs Schoonderbeek, ASTRON |
|10:00| {{:jra:uniboard:meetings:raj_MBD.ppt|Casper toolflow}}  |Raj Thilak Rajan, ASTRON |
|10:30|  //Coffee//  ||
|     | {{:jra:uniboard:meetings:chris_uniboard-ip-methodology.ppt|Uniboard - IP and Methodology}}  |Chris Shenton, Manchester |
|10:45| {{:jra:uniboard:meetings:eric_xilinx_altera_v02.ppt|Xilinx versus Altera}}  |Eric Kooistra, ASTRON |
|11:15| Discussion  ||
|12:00|  //Lunch//  ||
|13:00| More discussion  | |
|15:00|**End of 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 Monday **16 February 2009**.

To register, please fill out the following form:
{{http://fs7.formsite.com/arpad/form156192307/index.html}}

If you have any questions about the logistics, please contact [[secretary@jive.nl|JIVE secretary]] for the details.
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===== 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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