ALFALFA at Ithaca: Preliminary Agenda
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                                                June 23-24, 2005


***THURSDAY JUNE 23 (Room 301, Space Sciences Building):

09:00 am        Giovanelli:         "Welcome to ALFALFA. Who we are, Project Governance"

09:10 am        Brown:               "ALFALFA and NAIC"

09:25 am        Giovanelli:        "ALFALFA: Science Goals, Sensitivities, Precursor Science"

09:45 am        Giovanelli:        "ALFA and ALFA Backends. Lessons Learned"

10:05 am        Haynes:                "Observing Modes, Calibration, Observing Guidelines"

10:25 am        Stierwalt:      "Observing Practicalities: at AO and remotely"

10:40 am        Haynes:         "Tiling the Sky: Current Status, Bookkeeping, Projections,
                                 Request for 2006"

10:45 am        
11:00 am        Coffee Break

11:20 am        Davies:                "AGES: Lessons Learned"

11:40 am        Hoffman:        "NGC 2903: Lessons Learned"

12:00 noon      Koopmann:        "Education and Outreach. The Union Workshop"

12:15 pm        Lunch break at the "Big Red Barn" ____________________________________

01:30 pm        Haynes:                "Report on the Milan Meeting of May 30"

01:45 pm        Giovanelli:        "Data Processing Overview, Data Products"
                                
02:10 pm        Kent:                "Public Access Tools, NVO Node"

02:25 pm        Discussion:        "ALFALFA Science and Needed Ares of Expertise"

03:30 pm        Coffee Break  __________________________________________________

03:45 pm        Discussion:        "Coordination of Projects within ALFALFA:
                                  - Guidelines
                                   - Thesis Projects
                                 - Project Posting
                                 - Authorship Guidelines"

04:30 pm        Discussion:        "Circumstances for access to Follow-up Instruments"

05:00 pm        Funding Issues        

05:30 pm         Stroll at the Plantations (weather permitting)

07:00 pm         Dinner Party at Giovanelli/Haynes' residence
                                
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***FRIDAY, JUNE 24: (start in the "Camuy Cave", Space Sciences Building Rm 525)


        
08:30 am        Data Processing Breakout Groups (leads: Giovanelli, Haynes, Kent,
Stierwalt)

Move to Space Sciences Bldg. Rm 301:

10:30 am        Follow-up Projects Definition and Coordination
                                    
12:00 pm        Lunch at the Big Red Barn

01:30 pm        Closing Session: Coordination Guidelines Approval, Action Items"

03:00 pm        Off to Picnic by Lake Cayuga (weather permitting)