Meeting Minutes

• Meeting minutes (.pdf)

• FC.ppt:

Wednesday, November 22

• EURO-VO Messenger Article (Padovani & Quinn, Dec . 2005)

• IAU General Assembly - VO Special Session

• The SAC dinner will be held at 20:00 on Nov. 21 (i.e., the evening before the meeting) at the Osteria Ristorante Zaraza', via Regina Margherita 45, Frascati (tel.: 06-9422053). The restaurant is very close to the centre of Frascati and you should be able to get directions on how to walk there at your hotel. Here's a map of Frascati with the restaurant location (and that of ESRIN) marked on it. For those staying in Frascati the evening of Nov. 22 we will also organize a dinner. Details will be given at the meeting.

SAC Dinner, November 21

• The SAC dinner will be held at 20:00 on Nov. 21 (i.e, the evening before the meeting) at the Osteria Ristorante Zaraza', via Regina Margherita 45, Frascati (tel.: 06-9422053). The restaurant is very close to the centre of Frascati and you should be able to get directions on how to walk there at your hotel. Here's a map of Frascati with the restaurant location (and that of ESRIN) marked on it. For those staying in Frascati the evening of Nov. 22 we will also organize a dinner. Details will be given at the meeting.

• Here's a link to a Google Map page with ESRIN's location highlighted.

SAC Dinner, November 21?

• The meeting will take place in the James Cook room in building 1 of ESRIN. You will need to register with the security guards at the entrance when you get there and you will be told how to get to the meeting room.

• The ESRIN Centre is in Frascati, via Galileo Galilei, off Via E. Fermi, in the "Area di Ricerca" (Research Area). ESRIN is relatively far from the centre of Frascati (roughly 30' on foot). Depending on which hotel you are staying (the Hotel Antica Colonia is the closest one, roughly a 10'-15' walk) you might want to get there by taxi.
• Here's a link to a Google Map page with ESRIN location highlighted.
• All SAC members should contact the ESRIN travel office (Esrintravel.Office@esa.int) to arrange for their hotels in Frascati. Arrangements for travel should be done by the SAC members, who will then be reimbursed (see below).

• The meeting will take place in the James Cook room in building 1 of ESRIN

• Frascati is near Rome, Italy. SAC members can fly to Fiumicino or Ciampino airport. The latters is closer to Frascati and has a wider selection of low-cost flights (see the official Web page of Rome Airports). Instructions on how to get to ESRIN in Frascati are available here. A time-table for trains from Roma Termini is available here.

Venue: ESRIN, Frascati, Italy

Meeting will start the morning of Nov. 22 and will probably finish late afternoon. SAC members should then plan their arrival for the evening of Nov. 21, with a departure late on Nov. 22.

SAC Dinner, November 22?

• All SAC members should contact the ESRIN travel office (Esrintravel.Office@esa.int) to arrange for their hotels in Frascati. Arrangements for travel should be done by the SAC members, who will then be reimbursed (see below).
• Instructions on how to get to ESRIN in Frascati, are available here.

• The EURO-VO Project will cover SAC expenses, including air fare, accommodation, meals, taxis, etc. This will be done by the European Space Agency after the meeting, upon presentation of all relevant receipts and up to a maximum of 900 Euros. A letter of invitation by ESA, which is needed for the reimbursement, has already been sent to all SAC members.

• SAC Terms of Reference (pdf)

• EURO-VO Web pages
• International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA)

• All SAC members should contact the ESRIN travel office to arrange for their hotels in Frascati at Esrintravel.Office@esa.int. Arrangements for travel should be done by the SAC members, who will then be reimbursed (see below).

• The EURO-VO Project will cover SAC expenses, including air fare, accommodation, meals, taxis, etc. This will be done by the European Space Agency after the meeting, upon presentation of all relevant receipts and up to a maximum of 900 Euros. A letter of invitation by ESA, which is needed for the reimbursemente, has already been sent to all SAC members.

• All SAC members should contact the ESRIN travel office to arrange for their hotels in Frascati. Arrangements for travel should be done by the SAC members, who will then be reimbursed (see below).
• Instructions on how to get to the ASI Science Data Center at ESRIN, Frascati, are available here.

• The EURO-VO Project will cover all SAC expenses, including air fare, accommodation, meals, taxis, etc. This will be done by the European Space Agency after the meeting, upon presentation of all relevant receipts.

Second EURO-VO Science Advisory Committee Meeting

Agenda

TBD

Background Documentation and Information

Useful documents

• Draft SAC Terms of Reference (pdf)
• AVO Science Reference Mission (pdf)

Web Pages

• New EURO-VO Web pages
• (Old) AVO Web pages
• IAU General Assembly - VO Special Session
• AVO Science Working Group
• First EURO-VO technical workshop
• International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA)
• First VO science paper

SAC Dinner, November 22

TBD

Accommodation and Visitor Information

TBD

Financial Support for SAC Members

• The EURO-VO Project will cover all SAC expenses, including air fare, accommodation, meals, taxis, etc.

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