ACTIONS

• Theory/GWS: Send an Interop email detailing the sessions by 4/23 - I will reference your note in the next Interop mailing
• ALL: Add your WG/IG/other session request by COB Friday, April 23 - I will work the schedule next week
• ALL: Send your WG/IG list a reminder that they are welcome to contribute a talk and to submit an abstract when they register

• IVOA Interop is the week of May 25 - 28 (4 days; Tue-Fri)

  • Here’s the WG/IG schedule planning page: https://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/ProgramPrepVirtualMay2021

  • 2 big focuses:
    • Joint GWS/Theory Science Platform series of sessions - 3 sessions
      • Looking for 4 session if possible
      • GWS/Theory have had several planning meetings; Plan to get reps from outside of IVOA to present at the Interop
      • **Action* Send an Interop email detailing the sessions by 4/23 - I will reference your note in the next Interop mailing
    • DM Workshop during Interop - 3 sessions
      • Planning for Pre-Interop meeting; Email sent to build interest
      • Laurent sent email to Interop group to generate interest in Workshop & Pre-interop mtg
      • JE sent FOLLOW-ON email to several science folks to generate interest in attending the pre-interop meeting & contributing to the Interop science/technical vision
  • Plus WG/IG sessions
    • **Action** Add your WG/IG/other session request by COB Friday, April 23 - I will work the schedule next week
    • **Action** Send your WG/IG list a reminder that they are welcome to contribute a talk and to submit an abstract when they register
  • Interop Topics
    • Henrik volunteered to setup gather.town - a social site that attendees can go and meet with colleagues casually; used in a few recent European meetings with successful results; Folks were positive about it - We will try it !!
    • Steve Groom reminded the group that we had discussed in the past having an Intro session on the IVOA early in the Interop. Henrik volunteered to lead such an session - we suggested that Monday may be the right time for it prior to the start of the Interop. It may fit in the first day too -- we'll see after requests for session have been made. Thanks Steve & Henrik!!
    • Bruno suggested we get back with the AstroPy/IVOA Interations and PyVO; Several groups have added Astroquery interfaces to their archives and have had a lot of traffice as a result; Let's discuss how PyVO can become a Coordinated package in Astropy; Bruno suggested we invite several of the AstroPy developers. Bruno agreed to lead the coordination of the session; we said this could be considered an Apps session. Thank you Bruno !!
• Other business
  • 2020B Roadmaps - Status??
    • https://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/2020BRoadmap
  • Missing WG: Grid and Web services; Missing IG: DCP, KDD, Solar System, Theory
    • Still looking for folks to contribute to the Roadmap for several WG/IG - Please use the space to organize your Interop thoughts
  • Recs & Notes - Review TCG Page
    • **Please * focus on ObsLocTAP-1.0, Vocabularies-1.2 * - Looking for feedbaclk 4/23 -* Dates on others moved to HOLD
  • IVOA Architecture doc
    • Pat working comments from early Draft review to established baseline Intro
• AOB
• Next meeting - May 11, 2021 @15:00 UTC