1. WP 2 Definition of the EuroVO-DCA Strategy
Françoise GENOVA, EuroVO-DCA Coordinator

2. Elements of WP2 Preliminary Project plan (D2) Report
Preliminary census of European astronomical data centres
Medium term strategy
Lessons learnt from the project
Brussels
Françoise GENOVA, EuroVO-DCA Coordinator

3. Preliminary project plan
Input from each WP lead taking into account input from all WP participants – Oct 12th
Production of the report by MD/FG – Oct 25th
Check by partners – Oct 29th
Final version of D2
Françoise GENOVA, EuroVO-DCA Coordinator

4. Preliminary census (1) Produced by MD/FG Organized
Per partner
Per category
Data archives / science ready data
Added-value data bases and services
Tools
Software suites
Theory
Thematic services
Differentiates operational data centres/data centres in project
Criteria: service to the community!!
Françoise GENOVA, EuroVO-DCA Coordinator

5. Preliminary Census (2) For each data centre (if possible) Name
Location (s)
Laboratory/authority in charge
Contact person
Scientific contact
Web page
Kind of service provided
Françoise GENOVA, EuroVO-DCA Coordinator

6. Preliminary census (3)
Draft from viewgraphs / comments from partners: end of kick-off
Lists provided by partners with additional information – end of November
Partners’ priorities – in your own words
Consolidation end of year
Board ‘meeting’ January
Françoise GENOVA, EuroVO-DCA Coordinator

7. Open question: Working Groups
Synergies between partners
Who would be interested in participating in WGs?
Spectroscopic data – WP3
Images
Workflow – use cases
Geodesy
VO-3D
To be decided later – development? Sharing experience?
Proposed organisation: WG creation decided at Board level if interest expressed by several partners; one person in charge; each partner decides about travel of its constituents; WP 6 involvement?
this is WP business; WPs are allowed to create WGs
Françoise GENOVA, EuroVO-DCA Coordinator

8. Interdisciplinary aspects
‘Fundamental physics’ – Atomic & Molecular Physics – Working Group – WP4
What to do with solar/heliosperic/space plasma physics (INSU/INAF/AG)?
Help groups to get in touch: identify contact persons in each parner (and other countries), encourage them to network
High Energy and particle physics/astroparticles
Françoise GENOVA, EuroVO-DCA Coordinator

9. Other aspects of networking between partners
In some cases, direct contact with projects/entities (ALMA, Planck, Radionet, AstroNet)
- Postponed after the census
When Preliminary census available, look for possible synergies – Board action
Gather information on all DCA-related events organized by partners: M. Depretz
(including user workshops?)
Françoise GENOVA, EuroVO-DCA Coordinator

10. Open question: EU EuroVO-DCA in the EU framework
eInfrastructure (EGEE, IST events, networking with other projects)
Infrastructure (OPTICON)
Digital Libraries (eContentPlus, DG Information Society & Media) – disciplinary / interdisciplinary – very relevant
Françoise GENOVA, EuroVO-DCA Coordinator