FUG Action Items
| # | Description | Assigned To | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | A webform and related database should be created for the observing community to provide to the Fermi mission their planned intensive campaign information. Disposition: the webform has been created. |
GSSC | Opened: 9/17/07 Closed: 3/3/08 |
| 52 | The GBM team science projects will be described in Fermi's Cycle 2 ROSES text. | David, Rick | Opened: 9/17/07 Expected closure: Late 2008. |
| 51 | J.D. will set up a password-protected FUG website. Disposition: J.D. set up the website, and the FUG members were asked to set up accounts. |
David, J.D. | Opened: 9/17/07 Closed: |
| 50 | Rick will check whether NASA HQ permits updates of submitted proposals to determine whether proposed multiwavelength campaigns can be rescheduled if they are affected by a launch slip. David and Chris will review the submitted proposals to determine how many may be affected by a launch slip. Disposition: While it is permissible to communicate with ALL proposers, in general, subgroups may not be contacted. We do NOT need to contact anyone in this case: the reviewers will be instructed to evaluate the proposals as though there were no mismatch of observing dates. Should proposals affected by a launch slip be recommended for selection, we will communicate with those PI(s)in Phase 2 to determine what course of action maximizes Fermi science. |
Rick, David, Chris | Opened: 9/17/07 Closed: 9/20/07 |
| 49 | Don, Steve, Rick and Chip will clarify how the GBM scientific projects (e.g., the burst spectroscopy catalog) should be treated by the GI program. Disposition: Rick and Chip have agreed on the GBM projects. |
Don, Steve, Rick, Chip | Opened: 6/5/07 Closed: 9/17/07 |
| 48 | Steve and Buell will circulate to the FUG the draft Fermi-NOAO MOU and will discuss the program at the next FUG telecon. Disposition: the MOU was signed and the joint program was offered in Cycle 1. |
Steve, Buell | Opened: 6/5/07 Closed: 9/17/07 |
| 47 | David and Rick will circulate within the FUG the slides with the instructions to the peer reviewers that will be shown at the beginning of the review. Disposition: David reported on the planned presentations for the peer review kick-off. |
David, Rick | Opened: 6/5/07 Expected closure: 9/17/07 |
| 46 | The GSSC will report on the plan to track and post the SOOG parameters. Disposition: control of the mission parameters has changed. A future AI may be openned to report on the decisions of the mission CCB. |
Chris | Opened: 6/5/07 Closed: 3/3/08 |
| 45 | David will add a proposal checklist for the GI proposals. Disposition: a checklist is included in the Cycle 1 instructions. |
David | Opened: 6/5/07 Closed: 8/9/07 |
| 44 | Buell, Matthew and Roger will advise Steve regarding the definition of the Fellows program. Disposition: the Fellows program has been defined and announced. |
Steve | Opened: 6/5/07 Closed: 9/17/07 |
| 43 | Scott will join the observation strategies subgroup, which will consider the optimum use of pointed observations to meet multiple science goals as well as survey objectives. The document should be posted when ready, but no later than the Cycle 2 proposal preparation period. The document should assist potential Cycle 2 GI proposers and guide the drafting of the Cycle 2 ROSES text. | Julie (lead), Scott, Peter, Luigi, Reshmi | Opened: 6/5/07 Expected closure: |
| 42 | The proposal tools will be demonstrated to the FUG at the February meeting. Disposition: the tools were demonstrated at the 2/4/07 meeting. |
David | Opened: 11/18/06 Closed: 2/4/07 |
| 41 | The beta test 'lessons learned' should be captured. Disposition: Chris developed a prioritized list, and resulting changes are being implemented. |
Chris | Opened: 11/18/06 Closed: 2/4/07 |
| 40 | A FUG gamma-test of the SAE should be scheduled. Disposition: Chris has proposed Fall, 2007 |
Chris | Opened: 11/18/06 Closed: 2/4/07 |
| 39 | A prioritized list of ~10 Fermi science workshop locations should be developed based on suggestions from the FUG. Disposition: Josh presented a list of locations; Southern California, Boston and Chicago were chosen as sites for workshops before the Cycle 1 deadline. |
Josh | Opened: 11/18/06 Closed: 2/4/07 |
| 38 | The advanced analyses developed in DC2 and the services challenges should be captured in analysis threads that are included in the documentation presented to users. Disposition: The second beta test and expanded documentation sets will address this adequately. |
Julie | Opened: 11/18/06 Closed: 3/3/08 |
| 37 | The FUG should maintain a longer, prioritized list of sources that the LAT should consider monitoring. Disposition: the list exists. |
Multiwavelength Committee | Opened: 5/9/06 Closed: 11/18/06 |
| 36 | The FUG will try out the RPS forms at the spring, 2008, meeting in time for planning for the Cycle 2 NRA. | David | Opened: 5/9/06 Expected closure: spring, 2008 |
| 35 | The FUG Multiwavelength Committee shall write a draft statement on requested support for ground-based observing in direct support of Fermi. This will be considered at the November FUG meeting to allow any required statements to be incorporated into the Cycle 1 NRA. Disposition: The Fermi ROSES text will provide a link to the GSSC webpage with the statement |
Multiwavelength Committee | Opened: 5/9/06 Closed: 11/18/06 |
| 34 | Prepare a White Paper (~2 pages, max) on the scanning vs. pointing sensitivities and tradeoffs for Fermi and to specify how proposals must make clear their need for pointed observations. Disposition: Draft white paper reviewed by FUG; further analysis covered by AI#43. |
Julie Luigi |
Opened: 5/9/06 Closed: 6/4/07 |
| 33 | Review and revise the PDMP by Nov. 1 in advance of the Nov. 18 FUG meeting. Disposition: the NASA Program Scientist, a Ground System system engineer and FUG members have reviewed the document; David will revise the current draft based on the most recent comments |
David, Ann, Don and Greg | Opened: 5/9/06 Closed: 11/18/06 |
| 32 | Prepare the PDMP for circulation to Fermi mission stakeholders. Disposition: review draft is posted. |
David | Opened: 5/9/06 Closed: 7/20/06 |
| 31 | The 1st year data release policy and the list of 20 monitored sources should be posted on the GSSC website. Disposition: both the release policy and the source list are posted. |
David | Opened: 5/9/06 Closed: 7/20/06 |
| 30 | The list of ~20 sources to be monitored and for which preliminary data will be reported by the LAT Team during cycle 1 should be included in the NRA announcing the GI program for cycle 1. Disposition: the Fermi ROSES text will be linked to the list posted on the GSSC website. |
David | Opened: 5/9/06 Closed: 11/18/06 |
| 29 | We need a method to add to the list of 20 monitored sources, and to inform the community as to which sources are on the list. Disposition: a statement has been drafted. |
Steve Peter |
Opened: 5/9/06 Closed: 11/18/06 |
| 28 | Which SAE tools should be released at the Science Symposium and in what form? When should the full SAE suite of tools be released? Disposition: The plan was presented to, and accepted by, the FUG. |
David Julie |
Opened: 11/9/05 Closed: 5/8/06 |
| 27 | A statement will be written and posted on the GSSC website summarizing our conclusion that in most cases pointed observations provide little overall benefit, and that GI proposals for deviations from survey mode must be strongly justified. Disposition: The statement has been written. |
Jim Julie |
Opened: 11/9/05 Closed: 5/8/06 |
| 26 | The FUG multiwavelength task force (in consultation with the LAT and GBM teams) will write a statement on the required multiwavelength observations and develop an implementation plan. This task force should report by the next FUG meeting. Disposition: the statement has been written. |
Jim, Rene (chair), Reshmi, Rita, Josh, Peter, Dave, Chip | Opened: 11/9/05 Closed: 2/4/07 |
| 25 | FUG members should comment on the justification (as summarized in the presentation of AI#5 posted on the website) for the size of the Fermi GI program. Disposition: The FUG members have reviewed the justification. |
FUG members | Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 24 | Propose the responsible organization (Instrument Teams or GSSC) for running the technical feasibility evaluation of GI proposals Disposition: The instrument teams have agreed to provide experts to perform the technical review under the GSSC's supervision. |
Steve Ritz David Band |
Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 23 | The FUG should receive a list of flight software milestones. Disposition: Steve provided a schedule of FSW milestones for the instruments and the spacecraft. |
Steve Ritz | Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 22 | A FUG list-serve should be set up to distribute e-mail to all FUG members (i.e. Committee-wide emails, not individual exchanges) and archive all such correspondence. Disposition: The listserve has been established with an archive. |
Steve Ritz | Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 21 | The FUG shall discuss with HQ (Rick Harnden and others) the need for changes to, or exemptions from, NASA's new restrictive publication and website uniformity guidelines. Disposition: The guidelines are being revised; if needed the FUG will issue a statement in support of more flexible guidelines. |
Steve Ritz Lynn Cominsky |
Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 20 | The instrument and spacecraft operations parameters maintained at different levels of configuration control will be compiled for discussion. Disposition: The Science Operations Oversight Group will control these parameters. |
Steve Ritz | Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 6/04/07 |
| 19 | Steve Ritz and Roger Brissenden will present the 'final' outline of the Science Policy Document (SPD) at the September telecon. FUG members have offered their comments on the draft outline. Disposition: The outline has been distributed and discussed, and document is now being drafted. |
Steve Ritz Roger Brissenden |
Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 18 | The methodology will be described for the simple pulsar search tool provided by the standard analysis environment. Disposition: The SAE will include a tool for searching for a pulsar's period and period-derivative over a limited range; a tool for a comprehensive search might be provided, but will probably not be very powerful. |
Masa Hirayama | Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 17 | The mission's science schedule (NRA, software releases, etc.) for launch plus and minus one year will be compiled and presented. Disposition: David presented a schedule, which will be posted and updated as needed. |
David Band | Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 16 | The list of ~20 sources that the LAT team will monitor will be reviewed by the FUG by August 19, 2005. The list will be e-mailed once again to the FUG along with a reminder of the deadline for any comments. This list will be reviewed and updated if needed up to the time of preparation of the Cycle 1 NRA, which will include this list in order to initiate multiwavelength observations. | FUG | Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 9/14/05 |
| 15 | The GSSC will present a plan for the proposal tools that will be ready by the Fermi Science Symposium and the Cycle 1 NRA. Disposition: David presented the plan for these tools. |
David Band | Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 14 | The GSSC will develop text describing the end-to-end process from the detection of a photon flux until the resulting photons are analyzed. This text can be included in the PDMP. Disposition: This text will be part of the SAE documentation. |
David Band | Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 5/8/06 |
| 13 | The Project Scientist will schedule the GLAST Science Symposium taking into consideration the Cycle 1 proposal schedule. Actual planning for the Symposium (e.g. appointment of the SOC) will be done with participation by the FUG. The GSSC will develop a plan for communicating with the scientific community. | Steve Ritz David Band |
Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 12 | The GSSC and LAT team will plan a FUG beta-test of the analysis tools after DC2. A 3 day FUG meeting will consist of one day for FUG business and two days for the FUG to learn the analysis system. FUG review of the tools should occur no later than 10/06. Disposition: David and Steve presented a plan for a beta test in 11/06. |
Steve Ritz David Band |
Opened: 6/7/05 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 11 | Develop the policy for legacy proposals. FUG members provide comments on June presentation for discussion at 9/14/05 telecon. Disposition: The policy has been formulated. |
Josh Grindlay Rita Sambruna |
Opened: 8/10/04 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 10b | Determine NASA HQ's PDMP policies Status: HQ will release a new policies regarding the PDMP in the near future. Disposition: The HQ PDMP guidelines have not yet been updated, and since our PDMP is mature, the new guidelines will not apply to us. |
Rick | Opened: 8/10/04 Closed: 9/11/04 Reopened: 11/9/05 Closed: 5/8/06 |
| 10a | Send comments on the PDMP to David Band and Steve Ritz Disposition: Comments were received (the document has been revised based on the FUG's comments, but needs polishing). |
FUG | Opened: 8/10/04 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 9 | Determine the size of the GI programs and DOE's support plans Disposition: a plan for the size of the NASA-supported program was presented 6/6/05 |
Josh Grindlay Steve Ritz Peter Michelson |
Opened: 8/10/04 Closed: 6/6/05 |
| 8 | Organize a demonstration of an analysis thread using the SAE Status: likelihood demonstrated 6/6/05, pulsar tools 11/8/05, GRB tools 5/8/06 |
Jay Norris | Opened: 8/10/04 Closed: 11/18/06 |
| 7 | Develop the Science Policy Document Disposition: The current draft has been approved by the FUG. |
Roger Brissenden Steve Ritz |
Opened: 8/10/04 Closed: 6/4/07 |
| 6 | Develop the plans for the Cycle 1 GI program, particularly the LAT data release in the first year Disposition: policy statement drafted and accepted |
Peter Michelson | Opened: 8/10/04 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 5 | Develop the FUG Charter Disposition: preliminary charter revised and then ratified |
Josh Grindlay Don Kniffen |
Opened: 8/10/04 Closed: 11/9/05 |
| 4 | Summarize a) the division of responsibility between the GSSC and the LAT team for the SAE, b) the development plan, and c) the software updating plan Disposition: presentation at FUG meeting of 6/6/05. |
Peter Michelson Jay Norris |
Opened: 8/10/04 Closed: 6/6/05 |
| 3 | Determine the GBM's sensitivity as a sky monitor and the effort necessary to apply BATSE software to the GBM Disposition: Fermi funding cannot be found before the GI program begins; to support attempts to find other funding, a statement was drafted that this would be a useful capability. |
Chip Meegan Jim Ling |
Opened: 8/10/04 Closed: 6/6/05 |
| 2 | Define the policy for Project Scientist Discretionary Time Disposition: policy developed, will be included in the Science Policy Document |
Steve Ritz Rene Ong |
Opened: 8/10/04 Closed: 6/6/05 |
| 1 | Determine the relative merits of pointed vs. survey mode. This will require developing different figures of merit and performing trade studies. Disposition: A policy requiring the justification of pointed observation was developed and will be described in a white paper that will be posted on the GSSC website (see AI#27). |
David Band Jim Buckley Julie McEnery (coordinating) Peter Michelson Reshmi Mukherjee |
Opened: 8/10/04 Closed: 11/9/05 |