Attendance:

Notes by: Karl

• Schedules:
  • NASA Submission: Monday, March 4
  • PCAT schedule: to be worked out
  • Decadal Panel white papers: March 11 (nominations: Feb. 5)
• Posting on Astro-ph:
  • pros:
    • exposure
    • available reference
  • cons: ?
• Report status latest version
  • outstanding item [mostly SH: implement comments from amy, Charles, small modification in Fnl, add sentences in ES for testing LCDM (+ blue sky?), finish ES sentences regarding 'why now']
• CMB-Bharat
  • Submitted to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) call for proposals (no specific cost windows provided by ISRO). Led by Tarun Souradeep.
  • Submitted CORE-like mission, with Large (~$1B) request
  • ISRO recognizes that the mission is beyond its capabilities to pursue alone
    • capabilities exist with launch, bus, telescope, but not with focal plane or cryogenics
  • Encouraged to proceed with development and search for partners