IVOA Executive Committee Meeting (FM60)

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

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 Boardroom

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

Data Model Working Group

SpectralDM:
+ after some deliberation following Sesto, was decided to move forward
+ sent back to RFC; period ended Oct 19; minor comments by Markus have been responded to.

STC2:
+ delivered updated model diagrams 10-14-2015 with updates to Frame/Transform relations which resolve one of the 2 primary concerns with the model.
+ converging model with NDCube prototype. working on Transform/Mapping components
+ has been iterating with GL on vodml-xml generation.

NDCube:
+ no open issues, waiting for support model(s) STC2 and DatasetDM

DatasetMetadata:
+ delivered updated DatasetMetadata document 10-21-2015 with updates to STC2 prototype and comments from Sesto on various objects.
+ working to generalize spectral I/O library code to function on other models (including cube)
+ working with GL on vodml-xml generation.

VODML:
+ delivered updated vodml document 10-13-2015; along with updated xml resource files to http://ivoa.net/xml
+ working with AR/MCD on vodml-xml processing, have successfully run models generated by 3 different methods.
* ready for approval process. suggested 'how to start modeling with vo-dml' note or quick reference guide.

ObsCore:
+ discussion on specific language for new elements is converging
+ with resolution, document should be ready for approval process.

Provenance:
+ presented @RDA in Paris and the Asterix meeting in Strasbourg

Char2:
+ will have presentation in Sydney regarding Char2 evolution.