1. ASTERICS Policy forum
AGA – 20 Jun. 2017
D. Mourard

2. Definition of the policy forum
WP1’s Policy Forum will coordinate and agree new models for joint time allocation, observing and data access/sharing.
Within the policy forum, the ESFRI facilities, together with other major astronomy research infrastructures, will study how to harmonise joint and efficient scheduling, operation and interoperability of the various multi-wavelength and multi-messenger telescopes.
The forum convenes dialogues aimed at producing actionable outcomes in key policy areas, such as: interoperability, commensal observations, and data access.

3. Four key topics Joint time allocation
A common policy, including practical aspects like software tools, database…, for requesting joint time at current and future ESFRI observatories
Observing strategies for multi-messenger campaign
The policy forum will define new models for coordinating observing campaigns that take advantage of the new multi-messenger approach envisioned by the ASTERICS collaboration
Data access and sharing
Common policies are needed to harmonize the distribution of data from different facilities and to enable sharing information across the typical disciplinary boundaries.
General policies of common interest
ASTERICS wants to establish a single collaborative cluster of next generation ESFRI telescopes in the area of astronomy, astrophysics and astroparticle physics.
WG1: Michael Sterzik?
WG2: Simon Berry?
WG3: René Ong?
WG4: Jan Palous?

4. And four ESFRI RI CTA – ELT – KM3NET – SKA
Study of some MW/MM science cases by the RI with a specific insight on the Policy Forum needs
Share of the idea in the first Policy FORUM (end of 2017, beginning of 2018), together with an extended list of European Data Providers (including space missions)
The PF committee will then analyze the findings and propose, together with the 4 RI, some guidelines for future policies regarding MW/MM coordination.
Share this largely within the second Policy FORUM (end of 2018)
WG1: Michael Sterzik?
WG2: Simon Berry?
WG3: René Ong?
WG4: Jan Palous?

5. Proposition of science cases
FROM CTA: Jim HINTON, Rene ONG
science case for MWL/joint time allocation of AGNs, between, e.g. CTA, SKA and other observatories
science case for MM campaigns between CTA and other facilities - in particular, follow up of GW events, neutrino telescope triggers, etc.
science case for the Galactic Center transients:  given the unexplored <100 GeV short transient space, one could expect a lot of new phenomena, which will require MWL (simultaneously if possible) observation
Sera Merkoff & Emma de Ona Wilhelmi
FROM ELT: Michele CIARUSOLO
First galaxies and epoch of reionisation: Paolo Padovani
High-energy astrophysics in our Galaxy and AGNs: Giuseppe Bono
Characterisation of exoplanets: Michele Ciarusolo (TBC)
FROM KM3NET: Mauro TAIUTI
Galactic transients: x-ray or gamma-ray binaries can be promising sources of high-energy neutrinos.
Extra-galactic transients: gamma-ray bursts offer also nice opportunities to detect a signal of high-energy neutrinos.
Paschal Coyle & Damien Dormic
FROM SKA: Robert BRAUN
Coordinated FRB localisation and characterisation (which exercises rapid response strategies) : Evan KEANA & Antonio Chrysostomou
Correlated survey constraints on dark energy and modified gravity (which exercises large area survey coordination and data sharing): Anna Bonaldi & Antonio Chrysostomou
Built with Jim Hinton and Rene Ong for CTA, Michele Ciarusolo for ELT, Mauro Taiuti

6. Next steps Approve the composition of the PF Committee (now)
Distribute guidelines to the groups (Jul)
Organisation of the Forum + List of invitation + Invitations (Aug-Sep)
Feedbacks from the groups (Oct-Nov)
First Policy FORUM (Dec17, Jan18)
Feb-May 2018: draft of recommendations for distribution within ASTERICS and the 4-Ris.
Jun-Sep: preparation of second Policy FORUM, interactions with ASTERICS-WP and the RI
Dec 18: second PF
Mar-Apr 19: final recommendations.

7. Composition of the Policy Forum (as of Feb’16 + Jun’17)
Policy Committee:
Giuseppe Cimò, Asterics PS
Mike Garret, Asterics PI  Marco de Vos
Elisabeth Kohler, CNRS Asterics PM
Rob van der Meer, Asterics PM
Denis Mourard, Policy Forum coordinator
Subset of the AEAB
Simon Berry (SKA)
Frank Linde (APPEC)
Rene Ong (CTA)
Jan Palouš (chair of AEAB)
Ronald Stark (ASTRONET)
Michael Sterzik (ESO ELT)
Els de Wolf (KM3NeT)
Other members …
Jonathan Tennyson, ETFLA
Manuel Collados, SOLARNET
John Womersley, ESFRI
Anton Zensus, RADIONET
Huib Jan van Langevelde (JIVE + AGA)
Gerry Gilmore, OPTICON …
Nigel Mason, EUROPLANET
+ Jim HINTON, + Michele CIARUSOLO, +Mauro TAIUTI+ Robert BRAUN