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Title: ASTRONET Coordinating strategic planning for European Astronomy


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ASTRONETCoordinating strategic planning for
European Astronomy
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ASTRONETContext
  • Astronomy largely depends on big facilities
  • Co-operation has made European astronomy a leader
    in the field
  • Defending this position will require a new
    generation of infrastructures that are feasible
    only at the European or even global level
  • gt budgets frame(s) to build and operate
    large-scale infrastructures ?
  • To convince our national authorities and other
    decision making bodies on our needs, we have to
    build a European strategy in astronomy
  • A global scientific vision of the future of
    European astronomy
  • A roadmap for the coordinated development of
    ground and space based infrastructures for
    astronomy in Europe (incl. RD and key
    technologies)
  • Develop durable procedures for cooperation and
    coordination btw agencies
  • ASTRONET is a tool to organize this European
    strategic planning

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ASTRONET partners (as of June 2005)
  • Participants
  • INSU (France, Coord)
  • BMBF (Germany)
  • ESO (International)
  • INAF (Italy)
  • PPARC (UK)
  • NOTSA (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden)
  • MEC (Spain)
  • NWO (NL)
  • Associates
  • ESA (International)
  • MPG (Germany)
  • gt80 European astro
  • open to new participants and/or associates
  • 1 vote/country

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ASTRONET Workpackages
  • Networking
  • A science vision for European astronomy
  • A roadmap for the development of infrastructures
    for European astronomy
  • Coordinated actions to strengthen AA in Europe
  • Consortium management
  • Consortium coordination

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WP 1 Networking (INAF)
  • Objectives
  • establish a forum for regular consultations
    between national and international funding
    agencies for European astronomy, including ESF
    and ERC
  • integrate all qualified and interested partners
    in ASTRONET as full participants or Associates
  • establish a forum for regular consultations
    between ASTRONET and related European networks,
    I3 consortia, and Design Study projects in
    astronomy and particle astrophysics as well as
    with EAS and EGU.
  • Tasks
  • 1.1 Systematic exchange of information between
    agencies interactions with ESF and ERC link
    with EAS and EGU (INAF)
  • 1.2 Integration of new Participants and
    Associates (NOTSA)
  • 1.3 Link with the I3, DS and astroparticle
    physics (PPARC)
  • 1.4 Propositions on evolutions of ASTRONET (INSU)

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WP 2 A science vision for European astronomy
(ESO)
  • Objectives
  • Census of European Astronomy Resources and
    Scientific Strategies
  • (institutions, personal, training, financing,
    evaluation, access to infrastructures)
  • Construct a Science Vision for European Astronomy
  • Make recommendations for European astronomical
    development in the world global context
  • Tasks
  • 2.1 Census of present European astronomical
    forces (ESO)
  • 2.2 European Science Vision for Astronomy (NWO)

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WP 2 A science vision for European astronomy
  • How to build the Science Vision ?
  • Scientific vision Working Group, including all
    ASTRONET partners OPTICON and RADIONET
    representatives
  • Inputs Census (incl national strategies, cf EAS
    2004) thematic panels
  • Collect relevant existing thematic panels
    reports, launch new panels when needed. Cosmic
    Vision is a major component
  • Close contact with WP3

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WP 3 A roadmap for the development of
infrastructure for European astronomy (PPARC)
  • Objectives
  • Starting from the Scientific Vision, produce a
    plan for the development of infrastructure for
    European Astronomy over the next 10-20 years
     the Roadmap  .
  • Engage stakeholders to develop an implementation
    plan for the Roadmap.
  • Co-ordinate the implementation plan for the
    Roadmap internationally by engaging with top
    level European and global bodies e.g. ESFRI
    OECD GSF.
  • Tasks
  • 3.1 Produce a plan for the development of
    European astronomy over the next 10-20 years
     the Roadmap  (PPARC)
  • 3.2 Identify means to implement the Roadmap
    (INSU)
  • Includes enabling technologies, development of
    multilateral facilities, mechanisms for
    collaboration especially beyond Europe,
    interactions with ESFRI and OECD GSF

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WP 3 A roadmap for the development of
infrastructure for European astronomy
  • How to build the Roadmap ?
  • Science vision as input
  • Input from advisory panels and Symposium
  • Possible panels
  • ? High energy astrophysics from space.
  • ? Ultra-violet, optical infrared astronomy from
    space.
  • ? Ground based optical infrared astronomy
  • ? Radio sub-millimetre astronomy
  • ? Solar astronomy.
  • ? Survey astronomy
  • Theory, computation
  • Virtual Observatory
  • Particle astrophysics
  • Education, training outreach.
  • Panel members include I3 representatives
  • Team (Task leader, panel chairs, key participants
    from WP2) makes recommendations to the Board

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WP4 Coordinated actions to strengthen Astronomy
and Astrophysics in Europe (BMBF)
  • Objectives
  • Status quo of research processing and funding in
    AA
  • Identify formal, legal, administrative barriers
    to cooperation / joint programs
  • Develop a common action plan for future
    cooperation
  • Develop common evaluation procedures, rules of
    good practice, standards for the implementation,
    management, and administration of future medium
    or large size projects or infrastructures in
    astrophysics
  • Create a template for a call for proposals on a
    coordinated research activity
  • Launch a call for proposal
  • Tasks
  • 4.1 Investigation of formal and legal barriers
    for a European wide cooperation (BMBF)
  • 4.2 Establishment of common evaluation procedures
    and standards for projects and infrastructures
    (BMBF)
  • 4.3 Test implementation of a coordinated European
    research programme (NWO)

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WP5/6 Consortium Management and Coordination
(CNRS/INSU)
  • 5.1 Project management
  • 5.2 Implementation and maintenance of
    communication tools
  • 5.3 Organisation of meetings

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Key deliverables and milestones
  • T0 1 Kick-off
  • T0 6 Census of existing national surveys
    (organization, resources, scientific priorities)
  • T0 9 Start of a Web-based discussion forum on
    the future scientific challenges
  • TO 12 Introduction of new participants
  • T0 15 Symposium on the scientific challenges
    of space ground-based astronomy in the next 20
    years
  • T0 18 Science Vision for European Astronomy
    final Report, Vision Recommendations
  • T0 22 Census on national research processing
    and funding
  • T0 30 Roadmap Review Symposium
  • T0 30 Workshop on future evolution of Astronet
  • T0 34 White book on the implementation of
    common structure standards
  • T0 34 Launch of a test call for proposals for
    targeted coordinated pan European activity
  • T0 36 Roadmap for infrastructures

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ASTRONET organisation
  • ASTRONET Board
  • Reviews the project takes strategic decisions,
    nominates new members experts
  • Composition 1 rep./participant 1 rep.(without
    vote)/associate
  • open sessions with I3, DS, and ASPERA if selected
  • ASTRONET Executive Committee
  • Implement the program following Board decisions
    reports to the Board
  • Composition Project coordinator, Project
    manager, WP leaders, Board chairperson

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ASTRONET status
  • ASTRONET has been  recommended for funding 
  • 399 P.month 2.5 Meuros
  • End of negociation phasis
  • Start date TBD (Sept. 1st ?)
  • ASTRONET duration 4 years

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