===== EVN-NREN, EXPReS Kickoff and EXPReS Board Meeting Agendas =====


==== Presentations ====
=== EVN-NREN ===
  * "Summary of a PERT Case Smart-1 Transfer TIGO (CH) - JIVE (NL)" (Pekka Savola) {{:kickoff:smart1-pert.pdf|PDF, 60KB}}
  * "FABRIC 4 Gigabit Work & VLBI-UDP Performance and Stability" (Richard Hughes-Jones) {{:kickoff:rich_evn_nren_zaandan_31oct06_v1.ppt|PPT, 6.6MB}}

=== EXPReS Kickoff ===
  * "EXPReS SA2: Network Provision for a global e-VLBI array" (P. Colomer) {{:expres:sa2.pdf|PDF, 426KB}} 
  * "What is FABRIC? Future Arrays of Broadband Radio-telescopes on Internet Computing" (H.J. van Langevelde) {{:kickoff:fabkickoff.ppt|PPT, 4.1MB}}

=== EXPReS Board Meeting ===
Presentations made at the EXPReS Board meeting appear on the [[kickoff:expres_board_meeting|Board Meeting agenda page]].

==== Agendas ====


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   EXPReS
   - Initial EVN-NREN, Kickoff, and Board Meetings
   - 31 Oct 2006 to 01 Nov 2006
   - Golden Tulip Hotel, Zaandam, the Netherlands
   - Agendas
   
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   EVN-NREN MEETING
   
   08:30 Coffee
   09:00 Welcome and Introduction: John Chevers (DANTE)
   09:15 Summary of eVLBI activity from 2006: Arpad Szomuru (JIVE)
   09:45 Summary of GÉANT2 activity from 2006 and wavelength service processes: John Chevers (DANTE)
   10:00 Rundown of SMART-1 PERT case history: Pekka Savola (CSC-FUNET/SWITCH)
   10:15 Round Table update of telescope connectivity (All)
   10:45 Coffee and exciting biscuits
   11:00 Connection of Medicina Telescope: Marco Marletta (GARR)
   11:15 FABRIC-4 project presentation: Richard Hughes-Jones (University of Manchester)
   11:30 A Simulation model for e-VLBI traffic on network links in the Netherlands: Julianne Sansa Otim
   11:45 Summary of forthcoming eVLBI activity in 2006/2007: Charles Yun (JIVE) - incl. wavelength services
   12:00 AOB and discussion
   12:30 LUNCH

   
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   KICKOFF MEETING
   
   12:00-13:30  ---  Lunch
   
   13:30-13:45  MAG  Welcome 
                     - Introduction
                     - Acknowlege Agenda
                     - Minutes, secretary and action items
                     - Gather names, contact info
   13:45-14:15  TCY  Report from the Project Manager
                     - Overview of project activities
                     - Project Plan, deliverables, milestones
                     - Reporting: monthly, quarterly
                     - Finances and Accounting: Audits, VAT, Form C
                     - Wiki 
   14:15-15:00  var  Overview by Management Team [1]
                       (10-15 mins per talk, questions)
                     - NA2
                     - NA3
                     - NA4
   
   15:00-15:30  ---  Break
   
   15:30-16:30  var  Overview by Management Team [1]
                       (10-15 mins per talk, questions)
                     - SA1
                     - SA2
                     - JRA1
                var  Overview by Related Projects
                     - eMERLIN
                     - e-Lofar
                     
   16:30-16:50  var  Open question preiod
   
   16:50-17:00  MAG  Wrap up
                     - Acknowledge action items
                     - Logistics for dinner
                     - Adjurn
                     
   17:00-18:00  ---  Break until dinner
   18:00-20:30  ---  Dinner
   
   
   Note 1: These are designed to be relatively informal presentations.  
   Slides are not mandatory, but would be nice if you are going to 
   cover information that may be new to other members of the 
   project.  Topics that should be covered include:
     - Speaker's name, institution
     - Activity's proper name and goal
     - Activity's current focus
     - Problems encountered or expected
     - Short term goals (next 6 months)
     - Deliverables completed or soon to complete
   
   
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   BOARD MEETING
   
   09:00-09:30  MAG  Welcome 
                     - Acknowlege Agenda
                     - Minutes, secretary and action items
                     - Quorum
                     - Gather names, contact info
                     - Introduction of individuals: board vs. proxy
                     - Initiation of Board, responsibilities
   09:30-10:00  MAG  Election of Chair (Chr) and Vice-Chair
                     - Announce names/suggestions
                     - Discussion, as necessary
                     - Vote
   10:00-10:15  Chr  Acknowledge
                     - Project Coordinator
                     - Project Manager
                     - Introduction of Management Team, responsibil
   10:15-10:30  TCY  Consortium Agreement
                     - Highlights and overview of responsibilities
                     - Board functions
                     - Voting, Proxy
                     - Quorum, Majority
   10:30-10:45  TCY  Project Management Update (1 of 2)
                     - Reporting requirements for EC
                     - Audits, audit certificates
                     - Annual review
                     - Discussion
   
   10:45-11:15  ---  Break
   
   11:15-11:45  TCY  Project Management Update (2 of 2)
                     - Timeline from ProjMgmt POV
                     - financial withholdings, 10% per year
                     - payments to sites
                     - Discussion
   12:30-13:30  ---  Lunch
   
   13:30-13:40  TCY  Contact information
                     - email addr, alternate individuals
                     - financial contact
                     - administrative contact
   13:40-13:50  MAG  Call for hosts
                     - 6th International e-VLBI Workshop, Europe
   13:50-14:15  MAG  Subcontracts
                     - MIT/Haystack, explanation
                     - Descision by Board
   14:15-14:30  HvL  FABRIC: Management update
   14:30-15:00  Chr  ??? [2]
   
   15:00-15:30  ---  Break
   
   15:30-16:00  Chr  ??? [2]
   16:00-17:15  MAG  FP7, e-Infrastructures
                     - Discussion
   17:15-17:30  TCY  Wrap up/Closing
   
   
   Note 2:  Providing two sessions (45 min and 30 min) for items suggested by Board prior to the meeting.
   
   
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