===== EXPReS Kickoff Meeting =====

==== Presentations ====
  * "EXPReS SA2: Network Provision for a global e-VLBI array" (P. Colomer) {{:expres:sa2.pdf|PDF, 426KB}} 
  * "What is FABRIC? Future Arrays of Broadband Radio-telescopes on Internet Computing" (H.J. van Langevelde) {{:kickoff:fabkickoff.ppt|PPT, 4.1MB}}
  * "NA4 Update" {{:kickoff:na4_report.doc| hand out}} (K. Yun)

==== Agenda ====
   
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   KICKOFF MEETING
   
   12:00-13:30  ---  Lunch
   
   13:30-13:45  MAG  Welcome 
                     - Introduction
                     - Acknowlege Agenda
                     - Minutes, secretary and action items
                     - Gather names, contact info
   13:45-14:15  TCY  Report from the Project Manager
                     - Overview of project activities
                     - Project Plan, deliverables, milestones
                     - Reporting: monthly, quarterly
                     - Finances and Accounting: Audits, VAT, Form C
                     - Wiki 
   14:15-15:00  var  Overview by Management Team [1]
                       (10-15 mins per talk, questions)
                     - NA2
                     - NA3
                     - NA4
   
   15:00-15:30  ---  Break
   
   15:30-16:30  var  Overview by Management Team [1]
                       (10-15 mins per talk, questions)
                     - SA1
                     - SA2
                     - JRA1
                var  Overview by Related Projects
                     - eMERLIN
                     - e-Lofar
                     
   16:30-16:50  var  Open question preiod
   
   16:50-17:00  MAG  Wrap up
                     - Acknowledge action items
                     - Logistics for dinner
                     - Adjurn
                     
   17:00-18:00  ---  Break until dinner
   18:00-20:30  ---  Dinner
   
   
   Note 1: These are designed to be relatively informal presentations.  
   Slides are not mandatory, but would be nice if you are going to 
   cover information that may be new to other members of the 
   project.  Topics that should be covered include:
     - Speaker's name, institution
     - Activity's proper name and goal
     - Activity's current focus
     - Problems encountered or expected
     - Short term goals (next 6 months)
     - Deliverables completed or soon to complete
   
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