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Preliminary Design Review
  • March 18-20, Tucson
    • Panel
      • R. Doxsey (CHAIR) (STScI, Head HST Mission Office)
      • P. Quinn (ESO, Head of Data Management and Operations Division)
      • N. Radziwill (NRAO, Head of GBT Software Development)
      • J. Richer (Cambridge, ALMA/UK Project Scientist, Science Advisory Committee)
      • D. Sramek (NRAO, ALMA Systems Engineering IPT Lead)
      • S. Wampler (NSO, Software Architect)
      • A. Wootten (NRAO, ALMA/North America Project Scientist)
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Preliminary Design Review (2)
  • Unofficial top-level results, based on exit debriefing by panel to IPT Management and M. Rafal
    • Official report and IPT response by mid-April
  • Well prepared PDR; at or ahead of where similar projects have been at this stage
  • The ALMA Project needs to develop an understanding of operations, and the Computing IPT needs to fold this in to their planning and priorities. This might result in reprioritization of SSR requirements
  • ALMA project needs to define clearly the steps necessary for getting to, and implementing, Interim Operations and the consequent requirements for computing support
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Preliminary Design Review (3)
  • The interaction with AIPS++ requires careful management. Operational (Pipeline) requirements on AIPS++ need further development.
  • Testing effort seems satisfactory; management will need to follow-up to ensure subsystem unit tests are in fact carried out