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ATUC meetingDirector’s Report

Brian BoyleNovember 2007

CSIRO Strategic Plan 07-11The Strategic Elements & Objectives

Building major partnerships Australian SKA Pathfider

Ensuring sustainable National Facilities & Collections

Excellence in Operations

Progress Science Direction Setting High Impact Science

Enhancing Communications Outreach programs

CSIRO Objectives and Divisional Strategies

CSIRO’s Outcome Domains

Understanding the Universe

A Matched Set

ATNF Divisional Plan

CSIRO 07-11 Strategic Plan

ATNF Vision statementBy 2012, the Australia Telescope National Facility will be operating

four world-class observatories ensuring its continued status as aleading global contributor to the understanding of the universe.

Living in the Matrix

Research ResearchProgram GroupsOPERATIONS Narrabri

Parkes NFS/VLBI Compute

Research ResearchProgram GroupsENGINEERING Back-End

Front-End Mech/Cryo Generalists

Research ProgramSOFTWAREDEVELOPMENT

Research ProgramASTROPHYSICS

CAPABILITY OUTPUTS

ThemeAstro-

physics

ThemeNational Facility

Operations

ThemeTech. for

Radio Astronomy

ThemeASKAP

Research ProgramICTC: Wireless Tech

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Research ProgramCMIS Terabyte ScienceResearch ProgramCET: Solar Power

PEOPLE RESULTS

University of SydneyASKAP Contract#1Swinburne UniversityASKAP Contract#2UWAASKAP Contract#3University of ….ASKAP Contract#n

AT Steering Committee Outcomes

• Produce ASKAP ‘Master Plan’• Project Plan• Risk Analysis & Mitigation

• Assess relative capabilities of ASKAP & existing facilities• Identify science campaigns with existing facilities• Continue to develop new operational plan in this context

• Impose moritorium on new instrumentation • Develop international SKA engagement strategy• Resolve advisory structure for radio astronomy

• Common advisory committee to CSIRO/AAL

Australian SKA Pathfinder

• ASKAP: $100m funding• Science case with Canada• Phased Array Feed agreement with HIA/ASTRON/CSIRO• ‘Master Plan’ available Dec 2007• Australian SKA Coordination Committee formed

• Inter-governmental agreement• Comprehensive advisory/WG structure• RALI (radiofrequency assignment licensing instruction)• Temporary license issued to CSIRO to conduct radioastronomy• auSKA: Website & Newsletter

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Operations: Executive Summary

• Establish integrated operation of all four ATNF telescopes• Restructure into Science Operations & Engineering Operations

• Functional (not regional) groups• Establish Science Operations Centre (SOC) at central location

(initially Marsfield)• Fully supported observing available at SOC only

• Streamline supported modes according to scientific priorities• Balance cost against availability of observing hours, instrumentation

and support

Operations

• Timeline• WG reports: Sep 07• ATNF Leadership Team review: Oct 07• ATUC input: Nov 07• ATNF Proposal: Nov/Dec 07• ATSC input: Dec 07• Develop Detailed Project Plans: Jan-Mar 08 (with users)• Implement new EO/SO structure: Jul 08