ITRF/LhARA Planning Meeting #1 =

16Feb22; 09:00

Material

• Slides presented at IAC meetings: summarising programme/project structure, WPs and costing:
  • AC#4 26Jan22
  • AC#3 24Nov21
  • AC#2 18Aug21
• Present status of draft of LhARA preliminary/pre-construction phase proposal and management annexes
• Present status of Gantt chart for preliminary/preconstruction phase

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Notes

Present: NB, AG, KL, HO

Assume funding comes Oct22; implies some time to prepare.

Agreed

• Proposed review of LhARA proposal by CCAP IAB be extended to review of LhARA in the framework of the ITRF.
• WPs:
  • ITRF/LhARA management (includes organisation of, e.g., science case review, siting review, ...)
  • LhARA
  • Evaluation of conventional alternatives (Off-ramps)
• Joint management if ITRF/LhARA development:
  • Practical first step: HO/NB join LhARA Project Management team and CW joins this group

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Agenda

1. Summary of project dates and bid requirements
2. Documentation
3. Status of proposal/planning in LhARA proposal
4. Profiling of budget – division between academic and STFC work
5. Work packages discussion
6. Roadmap to working infrastructure
7. Detailing the costing
8. AOB

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