1. NVO, VAO, Digitization & Interoperability G. Fabbiano

2. VO Architecture

3. From the VO to the VAO http://www.us-vo.org/ http://www.ivoa.net/

4. VAO Organization

5. CfA is a partner in the VAO Data Models and applications (Jonathan McDowell, Arnold Rots, Ian Evans ★ ) Data preservation and curation (Arnold Rots –Lead) – Archive connectivity/ ADS/ semantic web (Alberto Accomazzi) Portals/User Interfaces (Alyssa Goodman, Gus Muench, Pavlos Protopapas ★, Alberto Accomazzi, Ian Evans, Yulie Zografou) Chair of Science Council (Pepi Fabbiano) – Channel user input and science priorities into the VAO – Participate in testing and demos – Include broad vision senior astrophysicists – Active and potential VAO users ★ - CXC connection – CSC ★ - Harvard/ IIC collaboration

6. Digitization and Interoperability Outside Astronomy Inter-Agency Working Group on Digital Data – Report issued (I have copies) – Working on Policy and Data Management Plan memos for Government Agencies SI Digitization Strategic Plan Committee – Report being prepared for the Secretary – Input for the SI strategic plan – SAO has participated in all the working groups (Policy, Culture, Content, Technical, Marketing, Resources)