European radio astronomers prepare for the 6th Framework Programme
In preparation for the upcoming Sixth EC Framework Programme (FP6), a group of European radio astronomers representing most of the continent's professional radio astronomy groups held a coordination meeting at Jodrell Bank Observatory (United Kingdom) 14-15 September 2002. The main goal of the meeting was to plan radio astronomy proposals for FP6. The meeting was attended by (see photo):
W. Baan (WSRT/ASTRON, The Netherlands)
R. Booth (OSO, Sweden)
W. Brouw (ATNF, Australia)
I. Browne (JBO, UK)
H. Butcher (ASTRON, The Netherlands)
F. Colomer (OAN, Spain)
P. Diamond (MERLIN/JBO, UK, co-chair)
D. Drew (BT, UK)
W. van Driel (Paris Observatory, France)
G. Fuller (UMIST)
M. Garrett (JIVE, The Netherlands)
S. Garrington (MERLIN/JBO, UK)
R. Goodfellow (BT, UK)
M. Gray (UMIST)
M. Guelin (IRAM, France)
L. Gurvits (JIVE, The Nertherlands)
A. Kus (TRAO, Poland)
E. Limiti (Rome University, Italy)
A. Lyne (JBO, UK)
R. McArthur (BT, UK)
F. Mantovani (CNR IRA, Italy)
J.-M. Martin (Nançay Observatory, France)
G. Miley (Leiden Observatory, The Netherlands)
R. Porcas (MPIfR, Germany)
S. Rawlings (Oxford University, UK)
J. Richer (Cambridge University)
E. Righi-Steele (EC, Brussels)
R. Schilizzi (JIVE, The Netherlands, co-chair)
D. Stannard (JBO, UK)
R. Sirey (PPARC, UK)
P. Wilkinson (JBO, UK)
A. Zensus (MPIfR, Germany)
Suggestions for the FP6 proposal were given in the following presentations:
| Integrated Infrastructure Initiatives (I3) | ||
|---|---|---|
| R.Schilizzi | FP6 and research infrastructures (includes summary at the end of the meeting) | PowerPoint |
| W.Baan | EVN as a legal entity | |
| M.Garrett | Access to EVN under FP5 | PowerPoint |
| P.Diamond | Access to MERLIN | PowerPoint |
| M.Guelinn | Access to IRAM facilities | |
| F.Colomer | Yebes 40-m radio telescope | |
| J.-M.Martin | Nançay radio telescope | |
| W.Baan | Access to WSRT | |
| R.Booth | SEST | |
| R.Booth | ALMA | PowerPoint |
| P.Wilkinson | FARADAY and post-FARADAY activities | PowerPoint |
| M.Guelin | IRAM plans | PowerPoint |
| R.Booth | ALMA plans | PowerPoint |
| F.Mantovani | CNR IRA projects | |
| P.Diamond | Radio astronomy developments in Canada | PowerPoint |
| W.Brouw | Australian involvement in FP6 | |
| P.Diamond | VLBI developments in Europe | |
| F.Mantovani | EVN enhancement | |
| W.Baan | Development of RFI mitigation techniques | |
| Design Studies | ||
| H.Butcher | SKA | PowerPoint |
| F.Mantovani | SKA activities in Italy (Northern Cross in Medicina as an SKA prototype) | |
| J.-M.Martin | Nançay for SKA prototyping | |
| S.Rawlings | SKA simulations | |
| Other studies (outside I3 and Design Studies) | ||
| P.Diamond | Astronomical Virtual Observatory II | PowerPoint |
| E.Limiti | METER | |
| H.Butcher | LOFAR | PowerPoint |
| R.Schilizzi, R.McArthur | Broad-band connections for VLBI | PowerPoint, PowerPoint |
| W. van Driel | CRAF | |
| Development of Infrastructures | ||
| S.Garrington | e-MERLIN | PowerPoint |
| P.Diamond | Irish radio telescope | PowerPoint |