Date
Participants
Goals
Words from Randy
Words from John
SA job announcement discussion
Remote Observing Service Desk / help from SWOC follow up
Results of SSC white paper discussion?
New title name to replace instrument master. To keep in mind, for the discussion, the current definition:
The position of “Instrument Master” is an honor bestowed on Support Astronomers at Keck when they have demonstrated complete mastery of a facility instrument. The role of master asserts the SA has full responsibility for a particular instrument. The Master has authority for making decisions that could impact the operation and performance of the instrument. Mastership responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Providing overall leadership for maintaining and improving scientific operational readiness on a routine basis
Supporting science and engineering observations
Providing leadership and direction for preventive and predictive maintenance
Coordinating efforts with technical and administrative experts on hardware and software issues
Leading multidisciplinary teams to accomplish technical tasks
Coordinating efforts with the mainland institutions, the PI, and the instrument team for ongoing support of minor projects and major upgrades
Developing a strategy for future enhancements and avoiding obsolescence
Supporting and/or leading proposal generation for project funding
Optionally, using the instrument for scientific and/or technical research.
Discussion topics
Time | Item | Presenter | Notes |
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01:00 | Review of past action items | All |
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Words from Randy | Randy | ||
Words from Jonh | John | ||
SA job announcement discussion | All |