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IVOA Executive Committee Meeting (TM61)TM61 - 21 Dec 2015 - 16:00 CET ContentsLogisticsMonday, Dec 21, 2015 @16:00 UTC JOIN WEBEX MEETING https://sao.webex.com/sao/j.php?MTID=m66ddba2e3d1580541a0db74eb7ad82bf Meeting number: 733 023 265 Meeting password: IVOA2015 JOIN BY PHONE 1-877-668-4493 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada) 1-650-479-3208 Call-in toll number (US/Canada) Access code: 733 023 265 Global call-in numbers: https://sao.webex.com/sao/globalcallin.php?serviceType=MC&ED=442950927&tollFree=1 Toll-free dialing restrictions: http://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdfAgenda TM61
ArVOArmenian Virtual Observatory (ArVO), report 2015.12.21 1. ArVO initiated project of Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) Plate Archive digitization and scientific usage (shortly, BAO Plate Archive Project, BAO PAP) is active. The project is aimed at compilation, accounting, digitization of BAO observational archive photographic plates and films, as well as their incorporation in databases with modern standards and methods, providing access for all observational material and development of new scientific programs based on this material. BAO electronic plate database will be accomplished and an interactive sky map will be built allowing access and using the digitized data. Project webpage: http://www.aras.am/PlateArchive/eng/index.php 2. A meeting “Astronomical Surveys and Big Data” dedicated to 50th anniversary of Markarian Survey and 10th anniversary of Armenian Virtual Observatory (ArVO) was held on 5-8 Oct 2015 in Byurakan, Armenia. It combined astronomers and computer scientists with heavy involvement of astronomical surveys, catalogs, archives, databases and VOs. IVOA and national VO project chairs and representatives Christophe Arviset, Andy Lawrence, Joachim Wambsganss, Oleg Malkov, Areg Mickaelian, and others attended the meeting. The Proceedings will be published by Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series (ASPCF) in early 2016. Meeting webpage: http://asbd.aras.am/index.html 3. Armenia now hosts an IAU Regional Office of Astronomy for Development (ROAD), namely South West Asian (SWA) one. The Inauguration Ceremony was held on 13 Oct 2015 in Byurakan. VO will be one of the priorities in SWA ROAD and ArVO will take responsibility for this. One of the plans is to promote VO ideas in neighboring countries. IAU SWA ROAD webpage: http://iau-swa-road.aras.am/ 4. ArVO was registered as an authority in Euro-VO ( http://esavo.esac.esa.int:8080/registry2/result.jsp?searchMethod=GetResource&identifier=ivo://arvo) and ArVO SIAP service was registered as a resource in Euro-VO ( http://esavo.esac.esa.int:8080/registry2/result.jsp?searchMethod=GetResource&identifier=ivo://arvo/siap).
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> > | It continues to be the case that UK based VO work is carried out under the Euro-VO umbrella. The prominent exception is the Astrotrop project, which combines UK astronomers and engineers with forest monitoring scientists, re-purposing VO concepts and technologies in another field. The closing conference will take place in Leeds during Feb 23-24. This may be of interest to other astronomers and related technologists. I will advertise more details shortly. | |||||||
Australia-VOBRAVOChina-VOChiVOCVOEuro_VOSince the last Euro_VO report to the IVOA Exec (attached to the TM59 agenda), the ASTERICS "VO" Workpackage 4, Data Access, Discovery and Interoperability (DADI) held two successful meetings:
ESAVOFrance VOThe renewal of the "Action Spécifique Observatoires Virtuels France" (ASOV), which is the national structure funded at the national level to support the French VO initiative, was discussed at the beginning of December 2015 at a meeting of the relevant CNRS/INSU Committee (Commission Spécialisée Astronomie-Astrophysique). ASOV will be renewed with a role expended to the support of the technical exchanges between people working in data dissemination services (as suggested after the last national strategic exercise for astronomy in 2014), and to more liaison with IT Research programmes. ASOV will continue to coordinate VO activities in astronomy and nearby disciplines in the country. The ASOV only provides travel money, for IVOA and other similar meetings, collaboration meetings between French teams, meetings focussed on specific topics (eg, VO for planetary sciences). ASOV was created in 2004 and it has been successful in creating and supporting on the long term a very active and visible French VO community.GAVOHVOVObs.itJapan-VORVOSA^3SVOUkraine_VOUSVOAThe second meeting of the USVOA is scheduled for the upcoming Jan 2016 AAS meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Wed, Jan06 @10am. The plan is to provide US participants with an overview of key IVOA progress and activities, and describe IVOA operations activities. The group will hear from several projects that are considered non-insiders who will share their views and VO expectations. Focus presentations from new/active projects is planned, along with an open discussion on software information sharing.VO-IndiaReport from the TCG
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