SUGGESTIONS From White Papers received as of 10/06/14

LSST F OLLOW - UP Keep SOAR for dedicated rapid spectroscopic follow-up Keep SOAR for dedicated rapid spectroscopic follow-up Buy in to Subaru PFS, or GMACS on GMT, or new instrument on Gemini for photo-z training Buy in to Subaru PFS, or GMACS on GMT, or new instrument on Gemini for photo-z training Set up event broker (marshal) for transients – need protocols, algorithms, databases Set up event broker (marshal) for transients – need protocols, algorithms, databases Grants for LSST follow-up observing, purchase of smaller telescope time Grants for LSST follow-up observing, purchase of smaller telescope time Level 3 data products and tools need support Level 3 data products and tools need support

Interested observatories offer 10% open access for fed purchase. How to achieve sign-on? Maintain partial federal share of 4m in N. Have NOAO act as clearing house for observing coordination Revitalize TSIP-like program? Trade off observing time on private telescope for public telescope to access different instruments and avoid duplication of instruments Set up an entity that coordinates all of above Consider “Open Access Market” for allocating time across system capabilities. Break down silos as signified by access to federal and non-federal facilities DESI- make sure it happens; buy DESI bright time, arrange community access to 1-3 dark nights/lunation, keep Mayall open till DESI, extend DESI 5 yrs after DES, use unused fibers during DESI; move DESI to Blanco afterwards Fund community access to nights on meter class telescopes. Provide training and access to optical interferometry facilities THE S YSTEM US needs a vital OIR system - how to implement that?

I NSTRUMENTATION Need wide field low-medium resolution multiplexed spectroscopy Need wide field low-medium resolution multiplexed spectroscopy Need optical interferometry and polarimetry Need optical interferometry and polarimetry Need multiconjugate AO on large telescopes; coronography Need multiconjugate AO on large telescopes; coronography Need technology development funds on high risk instrumentation areas for ELTs Need technology development funds on high risk instrumentation areas for ELTs Need OIR spectroscopy on 4-8m such as KOSKOSM Need OIR spectroscopy on 4-8m such as KOSKOSM

S OFTWARE AND D ATA Have data center(s) that provide archiving and computing capabilities Have data center(s) that provide archiving and computing capabilities Need modern replacement for IRAF with standardized protocols and expandable software Need modern replacement for IRAF with standardized protocols and expandable software Support development of data analysis software that is fully compatible with various pipelines Support development of data analysis software that is fully compatible with various pipelines

T RAINING AND E ARLY C AREER Have workshops on astroinformatics and astrostatistics, data mining, instrumentation, software Have workshops on astroinformatics and astrostatistics, data mining, instrumentation, software Revitalize undergrad, grad training with holistic approach to designing, building, testing instruments and supporting software Revitalize undergrad, grad training with holistic approach to designing, building, testing instruments and supporting software Allow purchase of small-medium telescope time from grants, or federal purchase of block of telescope time Allow purchase of small-medium telescope time from grants, or federal purchase of block of telescope time Teach more astrostatistics and informatics, instrumentation, computing Teach more astrostatistics and informatics, instrumentation, computing