International SKA Steering Committee

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International SKA Steering Committee

• R. D. Ekers
• Bologna 17-18 Jan 2002

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Thoughts on time lines

• Explicit v Implicit knowledge
• Must transfer an understanding of the process to
  those who were not involved in its creation
• Harvey's white paper is needed to convert the
  implicit knowledge embodied in the time lines
  into explicit knowledge

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Creativity and innovation through cross
fertilization

• SKA discussions have been very successful
• Eg ATA innovation is very high
• Shift of balance to small dishes SETI institute
• Capture advantage of Moores law SETI institute
• Low cost MMIC JPL
• Multiple simultaneous beams NFRA
• Interference excision NRAO, ATNF
• Large n advantage MIT

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Preparation for Maastricht

• Strawman designs
• EMT inputs (cost of features)
• Science Advisory Committee inputs (science impact)

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Director SKA Concept Development

• Name
• Organizational Structure and Role
• Funding
• Host organizations
• Time scales
• Selection committee
• Advertisement
• Content
• Where
• Search

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Name

• Director SKA Concept Development
• Jill Tarter (12 Jan 2002 )
• re title "director of concept development" I
  think it is a mistake and we should continue to
  look for director of the international project
  office. 
• Whether that person stays beyond the concept
  phase will depend on the individual we pick. Job
  description we have written is far broader than
  this new title would require.

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Initial SKA Management Structure
SKA staff
International SKA Steeting Committee
volunteer support
Director of SKA Concept Development
Outreach Group
Science Advisory Committee
Site Selection Committee
Engineering Management Team
Industrial Relations Group
Simulation Groups
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Funding

• Proposed budget US150k
• Overhead covered from host organization
• 1/3 US
• waiting for NSF approval
• 1/3 Europe
• commitment from NFRA,.
• 1/3 rest
• 10 Australia committed
• 10 Canada waiting for long range plan
• ?

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Host organizations

• NRAO
• SETI Institute
• HIA
• NFRA
• Jodrell Bank
• MPIfR Bonn
• ATNF
• Preferably not at Directors home institution

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Selection committee slate

• Ron Ekers
• Harvey Butcher
• Jill Tarter
• Russ Taylor
• Phil Diamond
• Ken Kellermann
• Govind Swarup