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Meeting of canSAS working groups


== Purpose ==

Work on specific matters important to the canSAS community as decided in previous conference calls.
It is expected that those attending this working session will already have strong foundation and 
understanding and will come ready with knowledge, tools, and ideas to make significant progress 
during the event. The specific projects and tasks, as well as the list of participants, are 
described on this wiki and will be revised as the event draws near.

== Outcomes ==

* 2-d data format
* A plan for standards
* Global SAS Web Portal
* presentation at SAS2012

== Dates ==

* 2012 July 28 - 31 (Saturday - Tuesday, inclusive)

== Meeting Location ==

Uppsala University
<br />Building:   Angstrom Laboratory [http://www.polacksbacken.uu.se/Valkommen_till_Polacksbacken/Polacksbackens+historia/Angstromlaboratoriet/]<br />Room(s): TBA

== Schedule ==

* arrive the previous day (Friday, 2012-07-27)
* conference check-in first morning (Saturday, 2012-07-28), location TBA
* meet all day (Sunday, 2012-07-29), location TBA
* meet all day (Monday, 2012-07-30), location TBA
* meet all day (Tuesday, 2012-07-31), location TBA
* checkout next day (Wednesday, 2012-08-01)

=== Daily Agenda ===

Meeting room is TBA

Here is the daily schedule (tentative):

{| border="1"
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! time || description || comments
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| 8:45 - 10:00 AM
| align="center" | plenary
| align="center" | previous day's report and question
|-
| 10:15 - 12:30 PM
| align="center" | morning session
| align="center" | work in groups
|-
| 12:30  - 2:00 PM
| align="center" | lunch
| align="center" | TBA
|-
| 2:00 - 4:30 PM
| align="center" | afternoon session
| align="center" | work in groups
|-
| 4:30 - 4:45 PM
| align="center" | plenary
| align="center" | tea, coffee
|-
| 4:45 - 6:30 PM
| align="center" | plenary
| align="center" | reports and discussions
|-
| 6:30 - 8:00 PM
| align="center" | dinner
| align="center" | TBA
|-
| 8:00 PM - ?
| align="center" | evening discussions
| align="center" | ad hoc
|}

== Planning ==

=== Business Matters ===

* resolve remaining ISIS 1D issue (probably should be done PRIOR to meeting)
    ARJN - I would recommend that during this meeting that the current format be 'parked', the new 2D format should be flexible enough to handle 1 and 2D data.
* Enunciate purpose and benefits of a standard ''reduced data'' format
** define minimum necessary for reduced data
*** review previous discussions on 2D
*** considerations specific to 2D reduced data
*** consider forward looking issues such as 
**** grazing incidence
**** event mode analysis
** suggest format framework (NeXus extension, canSAS 1D extension, other) with brief discussion of the reason for the choice (including options considered, pros and cons of each, and final weighing)
*** compare with NeXus definitions for:
**** [http://download.nexusformat.org/doc/html/ClassDefinitions-Application.html#NXsas '''NXsas''']
**** [http://download.nexusformat.org/doc/html/ClassDefinitions-Application.html#NXiqproc '''NXiqproc''']
** Guide to how to make implementation easy.
** Create straw format suitable for test/demonstration use and convert some test data for such a demonstration.
** Provide a plan for presentation at SAS 2012
* Standards
** Define purpose/goals 
*** (e.g. QA/QC, 
*** improvement in uncertainties of measurements in general, 
*** helping each facility continuously improve 
*** etc.)
** what types of tests are interesting/important 
*** (e.g. beam intensity standards - there are several different ways to quantify- 
*** ? resolution? 
*** abs intensity calibration,
*** Q calibration,
*** etc. etc,
** other contribution issues - 
*** inelastic, 
*** multiple scattering, 
*** wavelength contamination, 
*** detector efficiencies at diff wavelengths etc..; 
*** limits in signal to noise - how weak a signal can be reliable extracted; 
*** etc etc etc)
** written plan for long term sustaining of effort 
*** (assuming “ad-hoc” projects how to seed them, 
*** how frequently, and 
*** how to disseminate/share results including “advertizing:” project
** Define list of 2 or 3 projects to work on in the near term including plan of action and participants for each.
** plan for presentation at SAS 2012 (could be just to announce plan and see who wants to participate?)
* Global SAS Web Portal
** define scope, purpose, and goal of portal
** list content type to which such a portal should give access.
** Suggest method for hosting 
*** ?more distributed or more centralized, 
*** ?under auspices of a particular facility or SAS commission
*** ? .. or both etc)
** Build a working straw landing page prototype
** Build at least 2 or 3 subpages and/or designs on paper
** plan for presentations
*** SAS 2012 
*** SAS commision

=== Projects and Tasks ===

These items are sorted in order of priority that they be finished.

# 2-D format
# Standardization
# SAS web portal
# ...

=== Presentations ===

# the canSAS 1D, lessons learned
# ...

== Practical Matters ==

=== Registration ===

TBA

=== Hotel ===

Clarion Hotel Gillet, Uppsala 
<br /> Dragarbrunnsgatan 23,
<br /> 753 20 Uppsala, Sweden

*Expect hotel rate to be 570 SEK for 1 Single Bed (approximate, subject to change)
** Please reserve your own rooms directly with the hotel (website, phone, ...)

Please reserve your own rooms directly with the hotel:
;Web site: http://www.clarionhotelgillet.com/
;telephone: +46 (0) 18 68 18 00
;fax: +46 (0) 18 68 18 18
;e-mail: cl.uppsala@choice.se
;[http://maps.google.com/maps/place?q=Clarion+Hotel+Gillet,+Uppsala++Dragarbrunnsgatan+23,+753+20+Uppsala,+Sweden&hl=en&cid=6476341721226749910 map reference]:


=== Directions and Maps ===

* map to hotel:  [http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Stockholm+Arlanda+(ARN):+international+airport&daddr=Uppsala,+Sweden&hl=en&sll=59.745326,17.796478&sspn=0.290609,0.701065&geocode=FRE_jgMdbLsRASG2Z_q9nBX8JQ%3BFYRekQMdDyYNASmNqzKF-8tfRjEHCIKFCulPqg&gl=us&dirflg=r&ttype=now&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=def&mra=prev&t=h&z=11&start=0 google directions from airport]
* airport: Stockholm Arlanda (ARN): international
* taxi: Uppsala Taxi +4618 100000
* train: [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=type:transit_station:%22Uppsala+Centralstation%22&hl=en&ll=59.858518,17.645931&spn=0.004525,0.010954&sll=59.858534,17.646086&sspn=0.000000,0.000000&view=map&ftid=0x465fcbf9a0d697b1:0x1901cc46b512aff6&ftt=321&geocode=FWZekQMdBkINAQ&hnear=Uppsala+Centralstation&t=h&z=17 Trains] from airport to Uppsala take about 20 minutes.  Frequency every 30 minutes. [http://maps.google.com/maps/place?q=type:transit_station:%22Uppsala+Centralstation%22&hl=en&ftid=0x465fcbf9a0d697b1:0x1901cc46b512aff6 map reference]

=== Host ===

* Adrian Rennie
** institute: Uppsala University
** email: Adrian.Rennie@fysik.uu.se
** office phone: +46184713596

=== Costs ===

* Conference fee: no fee 
* regular meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) will be traveler's expense

=== Equipment ===

{| border="1"
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! item || quantity || who provides?
|-
| projector & screen
| align="center" | &nbsp;
| align="center" | host
|-
| LCD displays, keyboards, & mice 
| align="center" | &nbsp;
| align="center" | host
|-
| electrical power extension cords
| align="center" | &nbsp;
| align="center" | host
|-
| foreign electrical power adapter
| align="center" | as needed
| align="center" | traveler
|-
| Wi-Fi connections
| align="center" | sufficient
| align="center" | host venue
|}

== Participants ==

{| border="1"
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! participant || affiliation || arriving || departing || registration? || other
|-
| Adrian Rennie
| align="center" | [http://www.uu.se Uppsala University]
| align="center" | host
| align="center" | host
| align="center" | host
| align="center" | &nbsp;
|-
| Paul Butler
| align="center" | [http://www.nist.gov NIST]
| align="center" | 2012-07-27
| align="center" | 2012-08-01
| align="center" | tba
| align="center" | &nbsp;
|-
| Andrew Jackson
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 2012-07-27
| align="center" | 2012-08-01
| align="center" | tba
| align="center" | &nbsp;
|-
| Pete Jemian
| align="center" | [http://www.aps.anl.gov APS]
| align="center" | 2012-07-27
| align="center" | 2012-08-01
| align="center" | tba
| align="center" | &nbsp;
|-
| Steve King
| align="center" | ISIS
| align="center" | 2012-07-27
| align="center" | 2012-08-01
| align="center" | tba
| align="center" | &nbsp;
|-
|}

== Final Report ==

-tba-