Meeting Programme
Monday, May 9th
Own transportation to Villa Griffone (taxi or private car - REMEMBER to book - see how here)
Morning and early afternoon Registration
13.00 to 14.30 Light buffet
Afternoon
Chairperson: Steven Tingay
14.50 - 15.00 Welcome (Steven Tingay)
15.00 - 15.30 LFAA (Jan Geralt Bij de Vaate)
15.30 - 15.45 Obs Cote d’Azur intro (Chiara Ferrari)
15.45 - 16.00 Introduction SKA PE (Luca Stringhetti)
16.00 - 16.30 SKA1-LOW science (Jeff Wagg)
16.30 - 17.00 SKA1-LOW system (Mark Waterson / Maria Grazia)
17.00 - 17.30 Coffee break
17.30 - 18.00 Low Freq Science Aus: MWA1/2 (Randall Wayth)
18.00 - 18.30 LOFAR (Michiel Brentjes)
18.30 - 19.00 SKA1 LOW array design (Fred Dulwich)
19.00 Transport by bus from Villa Griffone to Piazza VIII (8) Agosto
19.00 – 19.30 AADC board meeting
19.45 Taxi for board people (own transportation - not included in the fee)
Tuesday, May 10th
Morning
8.10 Transport by bus to “Villa Griffone” from Piazza VIII (8) Agosto
Chairperson: Andrew Faulkner
9.00 - 9.10 Welcome (Giovanni Emanuele Corazza)
9.10 - 9.40 LFAA System Requirements (Hermine Schnetler)
9.40 - 10.10 AAVS1 (Pieter Benthem)
10.10 - 10.40 Calibration SKA1-LOW (Stefan Wijnholds)
10.40 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 11.30 Calibration AAVS1 (Randall Wayth)
11.30 - 12.00 Alternative station calibration approaches (Stefan Wijnholds)
12.00 - 12.30 Antenna developments to SKA1 (Eloy de Lera Acedo)
12.30 - 13.00 Beam models
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
Afternoon
Chairperson: Gert Kruithof
14.30 - 15.00 RFoF (Jader Monari / Federico Perini)
15.00 - 15.30 Pre-AAVS1 (Nima Razavi)
15.30 - 16.00 iTPM (Sandro Pastore/ Francecso Schillirò/Monica Alderighi)
16.00 - 16.30 Coffee Break
16.30 - 17.00 RAMs (Marchel Gerbers)
17.00 - 17.30 Commissioning Software (Alessio Magro - remote)
18.45 Transport by bus from Villa Griffone to Restaurant "Sale in Zucca"
20.00 - 22.00 Social Dinner (Restaurant “Sale in Zucca”)
22.15 Transport by bus from Restaurant to Piazza VIII (8) Agosto
Wednesday, May 11th
Morning
Chairperson: Hermine Schnetler
8.10 Transport to “Villa Griffone” from Piazza VIII (8) Agosto
9.00 - 9.30 LFAA rack design (Richard Bennett)
9.30 - 10.00 Array Proto Types (Randall Wayth)
10.00 - 10.30 AAVS1 Fibre tests (Budi Juswardy)
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 11.30 Local Infrastructure, Roll out (Tom Booler)
11.30 - 12.00 AIV SKA1-LOW (Adam McLeod)
12.00 - 12.30 Recent Results with the UAV-based Array Verification and Calibration System (Giuseppe Virone)
12.30 - 13.00 The critical need for Integration and Test Facilities for the SKA: the transition to a system (Steven Tingay)
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
Afternoon
14.00 - 15.30 Visit Marconi Museum
Chairperson: Jan Geralt Bij de Vaate
15.30 - 16.00 NenuFar (Philippe Zarka)
16.00 - 16.30 SAD/MAD (Pietro Bolli)
16.30 - 17.00 Coffee Break
17.00 - 17.30 From pre-con to SKA1-LOW, the Australian perspective (Peter Hall)
17.30 - 18.00 Engineering Development Array (Randall Wayth)
18.00 - 18.30 Wrap up and adjourn (Jan Geralt Bij de Vaate)
18.45 Transport by bus from Villa Griffone to Piazza VIII (8) Agosto
Thursday, May 12th
Morning
8.00 Transport to “Medicina Radiotelescope” from Piazza VIII (8) Agosto
9.00-13.00 Break out sessions- TT-low meeting (10.30 Coffee Break)
13.00 Wrap up
13.30 - 14.30 Lunch Visitor Centre
Afternoon
15.00 - 16.30 Visit station/radiotelescope
16.30 Transport by bus from Radiotelescope to Piazza VIII (8) Agosto
Friday, May 13th
Morning
9.00 - 12.00 Management Team meeting to “Medicina Radiotelescope” (10.30 Coffee Break) - (own transportation)
14.00 Private visit to DUCATI motorbike factory (own transportation)