= VALD-Uppsala meeting 7 May 2009 10-12 =

Participants: Nik, Ulrike, Eric, Oleg, Paul

Agenda:

=== VALD status ===
 * [[ValdTeam|VALD team]] news - Eric now in Uppsala; Vienna group will change (Luca -> Open University, Marlene -> Canada, Nicole -> job in medicin/image processing); Friedrich now in Meudon
 * new server in Vienna - server and file system was shown by Ulrike; comment: file structure should be same on all servers - Nik etc. will look into this.
 * VALD2 software (Nik)
  * showline bugs in Vienna: references, reference strings
  * ftp extraction error
  * statistics program in Vienna has a problem
 * VALD3 software
  * naming convention for terms for molecules to be done (needed for merging); suggestion from Moscow exists
  * Q: is VALD3 backward compatible to VALD2 ?  A: output format should be the same.
  * suggestion: build in more warnings for users in output
  * make VALD more user friendly for physicists (extraction options etc. - look at NIST)
 * location of line lists
  * predicted line lists not in default configuration file -> Oleg
  * new final lists are in the vald directory structure
  * new preliminary lists (being tested by Tanya) are in Moscow and Nik gets copies
 * molecular data: Ulrike is working on [[TiO]], some first lists have been tested by Nik and seem to work; merging of non-resolved lambda-doubled lines was discussed -> extraction tools should have an output option to "unmerge" these lines (for physicists)
 * new web interface (php-based) was demonstrated by Eric, running now in Uppsala
 * miscellaneous
  * suggestion to move VALD main site from Vienna to Uppsala with release of VALD3 (argument: more people around in case of emergencies)
  * hardware: new dedicated computer will be acquired for Uppsala (Nik); Moscow will also get a new VALD computer soon.

=== VAMDC ===
 * timeline
  * telecon 14 May 2009 (Nik): negotiation with EU, Consortium Agreement, ...
  * start of project: 1 July 2009
  * preparation meeting: 3 July 2009, Paris  (Marie Lise Dubernet, Nigel Mason, Nic Walton, Nik)
  * kick-off meeting in September, Paris
  * 1st year: several independent work packages in parallel
  * Sep 2010: report results -> demonstration using VALD as prototype
 * Uppsala contribution:
  * specifications for transport protocol
  * specifications for user interface
  * VAMDC interface to VALD3
  * Quality control - make sure there is no information loss through transport protocol
 * involvement of Uppsala people
  * Nik: Uppsala VAMDC manager
  * Ulrike: VALD data, quality control, policy working group(s)
  * Eric: interface
  * Paul: data/parameters advice
  * Oleg: all the rest
 * Moscow: work on data, document methodology of quality for new data in VALD -> adopt for VAMDC; dissemination (user interface usage)
 * Vienna: organize conferences, meetings, workshops; might need help from Uppsala