Tango and SKA France meeting held at ESRF (Grenoble, FRANCE)
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ESRF
ESRF
71, Av. des Martyrs
38043 Grenoble Cedex 9
Chiara Ferrari(Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur), Jean-Michel Chaize(ESRF)
Description
The TANGO software developed at ESRF in collaboration with several other scientific institutions in Europe has been selected as the control system for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the largest radio telescope that will be built in 2020+ in South Africa and Australia.
In this framework, ESRF and SKA France, the academic and private partnership coordinating the activities towards a French participation to the SKA, organize a meeting to discuss the future TANGO-related activities and developments of interest for the SKA and radio astronomical applications.
Participants
Alain BUTEAU
Andrew Goetz
Chiara Ferrari
Dominique BROGUIERE
Dominique PETER
gabriel marquette
Jean-Michel Chaize
Kevin Barriere
Lorenzo Pivetta
Marc FAJARDO
Matthieu DOUDEMENT
Michel CAILLAT
Michel Perault
Nicholas Rees
RAMAROSY Narisoa
Sebastien BLANCHET
Simon VIENOT
Sébastien GARA
Troussicot Aurélie
09:30
Welcome coffee
1
Welcome address
Speaker:
Michael Krisch
Slides
2
The SKA project and SKA France
presentation of SKA project and the newly created Maison SKA France
Speaker:
DrChiara Ferrari((SKA France Director) Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur)
Slides
3
SKA project management
general planning of the SKA control, contractual and politic aspects
Speaker:
DrNick Rees(SKA Organisation)
Slides
4
Overview of TANGO
Speaker:
Jean-Michel Chaize(ESRF)
Slides
5
The SKA control system
General description of the system, Tango strategy...
Speaker:
MrLorenzo Pivetta(SKA Organisation)
Slides
6
Round table of each participant
Each participant is invited to present his(her) company in few minutes
12:10
lunch break
Discussions on potential collaborations
How SKA France partners can contribute to the SKA project?
Role played by the participants to the meeting
Identification of other possible interested partners at national and international level...
Action plan and Conclusions
Convener:
DrChiara Ferrari(Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur)
7
minutes of the discussions
Speaker:
DrChiara Ferrari(Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur)
15:10
Coffee break
8
Visit of the ESRF installation
short presentation followed by the visit of the control room and a beamline