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From: Fabio Pasian <pasian@oats.inaf.it>
Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: connection
To: Reinaldo de Carvalho <rrdecarvalho2008@gmail.com>
Dear Reinaldo,
we found out the hard way IP connection do not work with this telecon
service we have started to use a few weeks ago. I'm really sorry about that.
We had problems with other participants as well: this telecon service is
pretty good when people call the connection centre, but showed to be
extremely poor in the case participants need to be called (this was the
first time we tried this specific mode). We'll make better arrangements for
the future.
Heartfelt apologies for the inconvenience.
Best wishes, Fabio
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Fabio Pasian - Head, INAF Information Systems Unit
INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
Via G.B.Tiepolo 11 - I 34143 Trieste - ITALY
phone: +39 040 3199180 +39 040 3199180 - fax: +39 040 309418
skype: fabio.pasian
e-mail: pasian@oats.inaf.it
URL:
http://wwwas.oats.inaf.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=99
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From: Fabio Pasian <pasian@oats.inaf.it>
Date: Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 8:27 AM
Subject: IVOA Exec telecon: 23 Sept, 17:00 CET
To: exec@ivoa.net, Nicholas Walton <naw@ast.cam.ac.uk>
Dear friends and colleagues,
the Exec telecon is confirmed on Wed 23 Sept, at 17:00 CET, or
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=23&month=9&year=2009&hour=17&min=0&sec=0&p1=215
The meeting page is at
http://www.ivoa.net/cgi-bin/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/IvoaExecMeetingTM33
Please remember to fill in the national projects' reports and to check the
actions. Please let me know if you wish to include additional items in the
agenda.
Dial-in details:
The number to call is +39 02 67688
After the welcome message, dial 52634 followed by the hash sign (#).
Please let me know within Monday if you wish to be called, and at which
number.
Friendly regards, Fabio
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Fabio Pasian - Head, INAF Information Systems Unit
INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
Via G.B.Tiepolo 11 - I 34143 Trieste - ITALY
phone: +39 040 3199180 +39 040 3199180 - fax: +39 040 309418
skype: fabio.pasian
e-mail: pasian@oats.inaf.it
URL:
http://wwwas.oats.inaf.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=99
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From: Nicholas A Walton <naw@ast.cam.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 7:04 AM
Subject: IVOA Nov 2009 InterOp - Confirmation on Dates
To: interop@ivoa.net
Cc: IVOA WGchairs WGchairs <wgchairs@ivoa.net>, "exec@ivoa.net" <
exec@ivoa.net>, "Séverin "@eso.org, IVOA IGchairs IGchairs <
igchairs@ivoa.net>, Alberto Micol <amicol@eso.org>
Dear All,
further to my earlier email, the IVOA Exec have agreed that the Nov 2009
IVOA InterOp will now be a FOUR day meeting, thus run 09.00 on Mon 9 Sep
2009 and *close 16.15 on Thur 12 Nov 2009*. Please see the meeting page at
http://www.ivoa.net/cgi-bin/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/InterOpNov2009
Note that for those of you on the Exec, or TCG, there will be a joint Exec
and TCG meeting on the Sunday 8 Nov from 16.00-18.00.
Look forward to seeing you in Garching.
Yours,
Nicholas Walton
(on behalf of the IVOA InterOp Organising Committee)
Nicholas A Walton wrote 11 Sep 2009:
> Dear All,
>
> This is a brief email to let you know that it is likely that the Nov 2009
> ESO/Garching IVOA InterOp meeting - see
> http://www.ivoa.net/cgi-bin/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/InterOpNov2009 - will now
> *end on the Thurs 12 Nov 2009* (with the meeting thus taking place over 4
> days).
> Thus, if you haven't yet made travel arrangements - you may like to hold
> with making those arrangements until the end of next week (18 Sep 2009) - by
> which time a final decision on dates will have been taken.
>
> Yours,
>
> Nicholas Walton
>
> (on behalf of the IVOA InterOp Organising Committee)
>
>
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Dr Nicholas A. Walton
Institute of Astronomy Tel: +44 1223 337503 +44 1223 337503
University of Cambridge Fax: +44 1223 337523
Madingley Road WWW:
http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~naw<http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/%7Enaw>
Cambridge, CB3 0HA email: naw@ast.cam.ac.uk
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From: George Djorgovski <george@astro.caltech.edu>
Date: Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: US-VO and November Interop
To: IVOA Exec <exec@ivoa.net>
Dear all,
I would like to add to the advocacy of virtual meetings. They can be very
effective (in terms of the functionality), convenient (no travel), and at an
essentially zero cost. And also very appropriate for a modern virtual
organisation like IVOA!
Now, like most of you, I found most of the traditional videoconferencing
tools to be ... awful. So I'd like to draw your attention to the emerging
technologies of immersive virtual reality and virtual worlds. Again,
probably like many of you, I was completely prejudiced and skeptical about
such things (e.g., the Second Life), due to the customary type of coverage
in the mass media - until I actually tried, and then became a convert. It
is a nascent technology: I think that it is now roughly at a stage of what
the Web was circa 1992, and that it will be as transformative as the Web (in
some kind of a technological synergy with it). In particular, I think that
even with the still relatively primitive immersive VR technology, virtual
worlds are already at a "killer app" stage for the scientific communication
and collaboration. Don't judge it until you actually try it.
The foothold is already in place: http://www.mica-vw.org/ (take a look at
the publications page in particular). This is just a modest start, but it
will grow. Some of us have been already using it for collaboration
meetings, as well as seminars, public lectures, etc.
For those of you with the minds open enough to try it, I'd be happy to help
you take the first steps, and see for yourself. You may be surprised how
well this can work. Let me know. And we may want to do an experimental
IVOA session in SL at some point.
Best regards, George
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From: Nicholas A Walton <naw@ast.cam.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 9:52 AM
Subject: IVOA Exec telecon: TM33 - Weds 23 Sep 2009 @ 15.00 GMT
To: exec@ivoa.net
Dear All,
please find attached the action item list in advance of the Exec telecon 23
Sep 2009.
Also - see
http://www.ivoa.net/cgi-bin/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/IvoaExecMeetingTM33 for the
meeting page and current draft agenda. Other items - please send to Fabio.
Please add project reports to that page.
Dial in details will be advised by Fabio in the next few days.
Yours, Nic
Fabio Pasian wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> unfortunately, it's impossible to find a day for the IVOA Exec telecon
> suiting everybody. The best date appears to be Wed 23rd September, although
> Masatoshi and Fernando cannot make it, and Joachim is uncertain if he will
> be able to join.
>
> During that week, there is an EuroVO-AIDA meeting in Trieste and some of
> you will be here. We'll arrange a meeting room to support the telecon.
>
> So, please mark down: Wed 23rd September - 15:00 GMT
> Telecon agenda and connection details will follow.
>
> Warm regards to everyone.
> Fabio
>
> ---
> Fabio Pasian - Head, INAF Information Systems Unit
> INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
> Via G.B.Tiepolo 11 - I 34143 Trieste - ITALY
> phone: +39 040 3199180 +39 040 3199180 - fax: +39 040 309418
> skype: fabio.pasian
> e-mail: pasian@oats.inaf.it
> URL:
> http://wwwas.oats.inaf.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=99
> ---
>
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Dr Nicholas A. Walton
Institute of Astronomy Tel: +44 1223 337503 +44 1223 337503
University of Cambridge Fax: +44 1223 337523
Madingley Road WWW:
http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~naw<http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/%7Enaw>
Cambridge, CB3 0HA email: naw@ast.cam.ac.uk
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From: Mireille Louys <louys@newb6.u-strasbg.fr>
Date: Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Subject: Simple Spectral Line Data model: RFC period begins
To: interop@ivoa.net
The IVOA Data Model Working group announces the start of the public "Request
For Comment" period for the Proposed Recommendation "IVOA Simple spectral
Line Data Model, v1.0"
We welcome all comments on this document evaluating its readiness for
acceptance as an IVOA Recommendation.
Please make your comments by entering them at the RFC twiki page at
http://www.ivoa.net/cgi-bin/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/SimpleSpectrumLineDMRFC
Those without IVOA Twiki accounts may send comments to dm@ivoa.net.
This model was developed in coordination with the SLAP Protocol available at
http://www.ivoa.net/cgi-bin/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/SimpleLineAccessProtolRFC,
so I encourage you to examine both documents, as SLAP is an implementation
of the Simple Spectral Line Model.
Thanks,
Mireille Louys
Data Model Working Group Chair
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From: Alberto Micol <alberto.micol@eso.org>
Date: Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Subject: Interoperability Meeting Nov 2009
To: interop@ivoa.net
Dear All,
This is to announce that the registration for the November 9-13 IVOA
Interoperability
meeting is now open.
The Interop will be held at ESO Headquarters (main building), Garching bei
Muenchen.
http://www.eso.org/2007/sci/meetings/ivoa2009/
The meeting program and other details will be available on the IVOA Twiki
page at
http://www.ivoa.net/cgi-bin/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/InterOpNov2009
Important dates:
Sep 26: Hotel reservation.
Check the Accommodation page:
An ESO block reservation exists for three hotels in Garching
and one in Munich (Schwabing). You'll be able to enjoy the special ESO rate
only if you book before the provided date (depending on the hotel,
it spans from September 26 to October 9).
Please check the accommodation page for further details.
Oct 15: Meeting registration
Fill in the registration form before Oct 16th, and please do not forget to
indicate
whether you plan to attend the conference dinner (Tuesday 10 November)
at the Augustiner, Munich downtown, menu a la carte. Your table reservation
will depend on this!
Ciao,
Alberto on behalf of the IVOA LOC
PS: For any question/suggestion please contact us at ivoa2009@eso.org
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From: M. Ohishi <masatoshi.ohishi@nao.ac.jp>
Date: 2009/7/8
Subject: Reminder: ADASS2009 -- Deadline for Paper Submission is approaching
!
To: IVOA interop <interop@ivoa.net>
Dear IVOA Members,
I would like to remind you all that the deadline for submission of your
interesting papers is July 15th.
Regards,
Masatoshi Ohishi, NAOJ
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Announcement of ADASS 2009 SAPPORO
We are pleased to announce the opening of registration for the
19th annual conference on Astronomical Data Analysis Software
and Systems (ADASS). The conference will be held in Sapporo,
Japan at the Renaissance Sapporo Hotel during 4-8 October
2009.
The ADASS conference is held each year at a different hosting
astronomical institution. The conference provides a forum for
scientists and programmers concerned with algorithms, software
and software systems employed in the acquisition, reduction,
analysis, and dissemination of astronomical data. The program
includes invited talks, contributed papers, display sessions,
tutorials, and computer demonstrations, as well as special
interest ("Birds of a Feather" or BOF) meetings. These
activities aim to encourage communication between software
specialists, scientists, and also to stimulate further development
of astronomical software and systems. We encourage you to
participate in this exciting conference by submitting an oral or
poster abstract, a demonstration, or a BoF proposal.
Key topics for this year's conference include but are not
limited to:
* Time domain astronomy
* "Most dangerous" process, design & implementation errors
* The Virtual Obsevatory
* Reusable archive technologies
* Commonly available development environments & tools
As this is the first ADASS in Asia, we encourage proposals that
deal with topics of special interest to Asia.
Details on the submission process can be found on the Conference
website at http://www.adass.org/.
Important Dates:
-----------------
Deadline for Financial Aid Applications: July 1, 2009
Deadline for Oral and Poster Abstract Submission: July 15, 2009
Deadline for Demo Submission: July 15, 2009
End of Early (discounted) Registration: July 31, 2009
Deadline for BoF Submission: August 31, 2009
The Conference website will be updated regularly during the next
few months to include information about the program, the current
list of attendees, and the submitted abstracts. Please review
the calendar of important events and deadlines.
We look forward to seeing you in Sapporo!
Sincerely,
Yoshihiko Mizumoto (Astronomical Data Center, NAOJ)
Chair, Local Organizing Committee
LOC email: info@adass2009.jp
Arnold Rots
Chair, Program Organizing Committee
_______________________________________________
Adass-announce mailing list
Adass-announce@adass.org
http://adass.org/mailman/listinfo/adass-announce
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From: Fabio Pasian <pasian@oats.inaf.it>
Date: Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 6:34 AM
Subject: IVOA at ADASS XIX
To: exec@ivoa.net
Dear colleagues,
as we discovered during the Strasbourg Interop, the Virtual Observatory is
one of the main topics of this year's ADASS. My feeling is that IVOA
activities should be properly represented at the conference.
Shall we try to coordinate the presentations to try giving a global view of
our activities, common and national? Or leave everything to the initiative
of projects/groups/individuals? In any case, probably a presentation on the
status of the IVOA is necessary.
Please let me have your opinions on this topic. Thanks for your assistance.
Friendly regards, Fabio
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Fabio Pasian - Head, INAF Information Systems Unit
INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
Via G.B.Tiepolo 11 - I 34143 Trieste - ITALY
phone: +39 040 3199180 +39 040 3199180 - fax: +39 040 309418
skype: fabio.pasian
e-mail: pasian@oats.inaf.it
URL:
http://wwwas.oats.inaf.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=99
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From: Christophe Arviset <Christophe.Arviset@esa.int>
Date: Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: InterOp May 2010
To: Fabio Pasian <pasian@oats.inaf.it>
Cc: exec@ivoa.net
Fabio Pasian wrote:
Dear colleagues,
please find in the following an e-mail sent by David Schade with the
proposed dates and location for the May 2010 Interop in Victoria. If anyone
has objections to May 24-28 as Interop week, please let us know asap.
Friendly regards, Fabio
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Fabio Pasian - Head, INAF Information Systems Unit
INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
Via G.B.Tiepolo 11 - I 34143 Trieste - ITALY
phone: +39 040 3199180 +39 040 3199180 - fax: +39 040 309418
skype: fabio.pasian
e-mail: pasian@oats.inaf.it <mailto:pasian@oats.inaf.it>
URL:
http://wwwas.oats.inaf.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=99<
http://wwwas.oats.inaf.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=99
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From: M. Ohishi <masatoshi.ohishi@nao.ac.jp>
Date: Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 4:12 AM
Subject: Fwd: [Adass-announce] Registration for ADASS 2009 is open
To: IVOA interop <interop@ivoa.net>
Dear IVOA Members,
I would like to foward this message on the coming ADASS 2009 meeting.
Regards,
Masatoshi Ohishi, NAOJ
---------- Original Message ----------
Announcement of ADASS 2009 SAPPORO
We are pleased to announce the opening of registration for the
19th annual conference on Astronomical Data Analysis Software
and Systems (ADASS). The conference will be held in Sapporo,
Japan at the Renaissance Sapporo Hotel during 4-8 October
2009.
The ADASS conference is held each year at a different hosting
astronomical institution. The conference provides a forum for
scientists and programmers concerned with algorithms, software
and software systems employed in the acquisition, reduction,
analysis, and dissemination of astronomical data. The program
includes invited talks, contributed papers, display sessions,
tutorials, and computer demonstrations, as well as special
interest ("Birds of a Feather" or BOF) meetings. These
activities aim to encourage communication between software
specialists, scientists, and also to stimulate further development
of astronomical software and systems. We encourage you to
participate in this exciting conference by submitting an oral or
poster abstract, a demonstration, or a BoF proposal.
Key topics for this year's conference include but are not
limited to:
* Time domain astronomy
* "Most dangerous" process, design & implementation errors
* The Virtual Obsevatory
* Reusable archive technologies
* Commonly available development environments & tools
As this is the first ADASS in Asia, we encourage proposals that
deal with topics of special interest to Asia.
Details on the submission process can be found on the Conference
website at http://www.adass.org/.
Important Dates:
-----------------
Deadline for Financial Aid Applications: July 1, 2009
Deadline for Oral and Poster Abstract Submission: July 15, 2009
Deadline for Demo Submission: July 15, 2009
End of Early (discounted) Registration: July 31, 2009
Deadline for BoF Submission: August 31, 2009
The Conference website will be updated regularly during the next
few months to include information about the program, the current
list of attendees, and the submitted abstracts. Please review
the calendar of important events and deadlines.
We look forward to seeing you in Sapporo!
Sincerely,
Yoshihiko Mizumoto (Astronomical Data Center, NAOJ)
Chair, Local Organizing Committee
LOC email: info@adass2009.jp
Arnold Rots
Chair, Program Organizing Committee
_______________________________________________
Adass-announce mailing list
Adass-announce@adass.org
http://adass.org/mailman/listinfo/adass-announce