[ASA] First announcement: AusSRC Workshop (Canberra, 8 November 2019)

[Heald, George (CASS, Kensington WA)]

AusSRC Workshop 2019

On behalf of the organising committee, it is my pleasure to announce the next Australian SKA Regional Centre (AusSRC) Workshop, which will take place on 8 November in Canberra. The workshop will follow the OzSKA meeting<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/uZS_CnxyErCEl1X2f9Fo14?domain=atnf.csiro.au>, and we encourage participation of both events.

Key dates

  *   30 August 2019: First announcement
  *   9 September 2019: Registration opens
  *   29 September: Abstract deadline
  *   21 October: Program released
  *   8 November: AusSRC workshop


Venue
Where: Canberra, ACT
Venue: TBD

Motivation
Since the first Australian SRC Community workshop<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/jntwCoVzGQinl1DRiz2kJE?domain=eridanus.net.au> in 2017, work on the SKA Regional Centres has picked up its pace:

  *   The SKA Regional Centre Steering Committee<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/5LMXCp8AJQt2QJ9WhYGXB6?domain=indico.skatelescope.org> was formed;
  *   AENEAS published the outputs of the ESRC design study<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/YPp-Cq7BKYtQLx13SE-d38?domain=aeneas2020.eu>; and
  *   The Australian SRC White Paper<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/lDKzCr8DLRtqwzrYtjrH2I?domain=aussrc.org> was released.


This workshop will discuss the progress towards developing a vision for a global network of SRCs and the future Australian SRC. A specific focus of the workshop will be on data and processing in the surveys with the Australian SKA precursors — ASKAP and MWA.

In 2018, CSIRO and ICRAR in collaboration with other institutions established the AusSRC Management Committee. With support from the Australian Government, a 3-year design study program was then funded to develop a business case for the AusSRC as well as to assist the ASKAP and MWA science teams with computing and data expertise.

The AusSRC 2019 meeting will be held immediately following the OzSKA 2019 meeting<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/uZS_CnxyErCEl1X2f9Fo14?domain=atnf.csiro.au>.

Follow the news on the AusSRC website<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7R_2Cvl0PoC9OPE5U5LoYK?domain=aussrc.org>.

On behalf of the workshop organising committee,
George Heald



George Heald

CSIRO Science Leader

CASS/Perth ATNF Science Team Leader

W https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/aN7_CwVLQmij04vmtxa-jR?domain=people.csiro.au

E george.heald at csiro.au T +61 8 6436 8758

26 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington WA 6151, Australia
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