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| ==== Telecon Notes ==== | ==== Telecon Notes ==== | ||
| - | November 29, 2007, 3pm EDT | + | November 29, 2007, 3pm EDT |
| - | * To be completed | + | Some of the information posted here came by e-mail after telecon. |
| + | == Status of NASA Proposal == | ||
| + | * Eric reports that about 40 proposals have been submitted. | ||
| + | * NASA plans to finish review process by mid-end February, with money available shortly after | ||
| + | * Steve reports that our proposal had a total budget of $1.6M (about 10 sub-contracts). | ||
| + | * People point out that workshop dates needs to be advertised very soon, particularly for the first two workshops. The technology workshop, which is the last one, already has a scheduled date: the last week of August. | ||
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| + | == Aspen Workshop == | ||
| + | * No program is yet available. | ||
| + | * Shaul has reserved a slot to discuss the goal and work of the PPPDT. | ||
| + | * The talk will be combined with a presentation about the work planned under the NASA grant. | ||
| + | * Non of the people attending the telecon had firm plans to attend the workshop, so Shaul is currently scheduled to deliver the talk. This may change. | ||
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| + | == Bennett' | ||
| + | * Positive feedback to the idea all around. | ||
| + | * Scott Dodelson who is the organizer of the theory workshop, and perhaps others in the theory team should attend these telecons. | ||
| + | * Idea can be extended to having periodic informal discussions of other topics that are related to the decadal panel report in the PPPDT telecon. | ||
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| + | == Next telecon == | ||
| + | * Many of us are meeting in Washington, either by phone or in person, in about 10 days. Everyone is invited to attend. | ||
| + | * There may be a telecon on Dec. 20. An e-mail will be distributed ahead of time. Otherwise, next telecon is in 2008. | ||