28 January 2004 Present: MJI, JRL, PSB, DWE, STH, RGM Agenda ------ 1. Actions from last meeting 2. Comments on WFAU minutes 3. Report from the last VDMT meeting 4. STH's report on meeting with SJW and MMC 5. Update on JAC telecons; items for tonight's one 6. PPRP meeting on the 4th February 7. Progress with ISAAC reductions 8. Items for inclusion/discussion for monthly report 9. AOB Minutes ------- 1. Actions from last meeting STH is continuing to check the photometric standards list for contamination by bright stars - ongoing <<<< STH the numbering of documents has been transfered to DWE. This will be discussed under AOB. JRL has finished the reduction of the UFTI service data (http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~wfcam/docs/reports/ufti_service/) STH has checked to see if more UFTI service data was available (none). JRL was of the opinion that not much more could be gained from the service data. STH checking the spatial systematics in the UFTI standards data and new test data is an ongoing task. <<<< MJI raised the issue of the VDFS Science and User Requirements document at the VDMT meeting. WJS is currently working on this. JRL has finished the report on the results of comparisons between UFTI data processed using Cambridge pipelines and using normal JAC pipeline (http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~wfcam/docs/reports/pipeline_tests/) JRL a draft of WFCAM FITS header and dummy data will be ready by the end of MJI the week in order to send to Benoit and Adam. JRL said that the delay was in producing the explanation of the FITS header terms. MJI suggested that only the example be sent and ask if explanations are required if they don't understand anything. MJI suggested to WFAU that they introduce a third site in their network tests, but this is not now necessary since all parties are now happy. MJI enquired whether the WFCAM camera team have dummy data files with all the SDF/FITS headers packets in place to enable full end-to-end tests of the VDFS. A response from Malcolm Stewart suggests that the way to proceed is to request the data from JAC. ???? MJI raised concerns about commissioning plans for VISTA and VDFS at upcoming VDMT meeting. However, this was delayed in the meeting due to more pressing matters and flagged for later consideration. MJI have finished the draft of the MSB design guidelines document and JRL forwarded it to SJW, NCH (and AA, PH) for comments. JRL supplied further deliverables information to STH DWE clarified deliverables of Section 16 with STH MJI finished the quarterly report along with next quarter's deliverables and STH summary for the quarter in time for the VDMT meeting. JRL are in the middle of writing a short document setting out the PSB advantages/disadvantages of CPL/QFITS compared to using our own modules + CFITSIO - ongoing <<<< 2. Comments on WFAU minutes It was noted that 10 Mbit/s had been reported and that all was happy. 3. Report from the last VDMT meeting The meeting held on the 9th January discussed the reports presented on the previous quarter and discussed the submission for the next VEGA bid. The main change in the bid was that the operations have been taken out of the budget (they will have to be bid for separately). 3 years of development money has been asked for - 3 posts in Cambridge and 3 in Edinburgh. There would be a ramping element within this funding which covers the period October 2004 to September 2007. This overlaps our current contracts (October 2003 to March 2006) and will contribute to their funding. Unfortunately there have been no actions nor minutes distributed from this meeting. 4. STH's report on meeting with SJW and MMC STH reported on the short meeting held at Imperial on 20th January with Steve Warren and Mark Casali. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the stare of the hardware, the pre-commissioning (hardware) tests and the commissioning plan. MJI asked if the tests (thermal cycling) carried out around Christmas had used the engineering or science grade chips. STH was unsure. MJI will ask AA at tonight's telecon. ?<