IVOA Executive Committee Meeting (FM60)

FM60 - 29 Oct 2015 - (16:30 - 18:00) - Rydges Square Ballroom

Contents

• IVOA Executive Committee Meeting (FM60)
  • Logistics
  • Agenda
  • Reports from the Projects
    • Argentina - NOVA
    • ArVO
    • AstroGrid
    • Australia-VO
    • BRAVO
    • China-VO
    • ChiVO
    • CVO
    • Euro-VO
    • ESAVO
    • France VO
    • GAVO
    • HVO
    • VObs.it
    • Japan-VO
    • Ukraine VO
    • USVOA
    • RVO
    • SA^3
    • SVO
    • VO-India
  • Report from the TCG
  • Reports from the WGs

Logistics

Thursday, Oct 29, 2015 (16:30-18:00 AEDT) - Rydges Square Ballroom

Agenda FM60

1. Roll Call and Agenda (JE)
2. Minutes of TM59
3. Review of Actions
4. Project Reports [Significant Events Only]
5. TCG status
6. WG Chairs/ViceChairs/Interest Group Status
7. Approval of new IVOA Recommendation(s) [Standing Item]
8. Committee on Science Priorities Terms of Reference
9. Review terms up for Expiration
10. Future Interops
    • Northern Spring 2016 - S Africa (May 8-13)
    • Northern Fall 2016 - Trieste, Italy (Oct 21-23; after ADASS)
11. Date of Next Exec Meeting
12. AOB
13. Review of Action Items

Argentina-NOVA

ArVO

AstroGrid

AstroGrid

Australia-VO

BRAVO

China-VO

China-VO enabled Popular Supernova Project
On July 29, 2015, the Popular Supernova Project was launched. It is the first astronomical citizen science project in China as a joint venture between China-VO and Xingming Amateur Astronomical Observatory. In the morning of Sep. 12, a supernova candidate was discovered by a 10-year old pupil. Another two candidates discoverred on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4 have been confirmed by professional observations. Inspired by the progresseses, number of the registered users of China-VO platform raised rapidly to 140K at the IVOA meeting starts.

6 posters from China-VO are accepted by the ADASS 2015.

ChiVO

CVO

Euro_VO

ESAVO

France VO

GAVO

HVO

VObs.it

Japan-VO

RVO

SA^3

SVO

Ukraine_VO

USVOA

VO-India

Report from the TCG

Reports from the WGs