SPIRE Science Programme Preparation

SPIRE Specialist Astronomy Groups (SAGs) and their coordinators

Jamie Bock + Seb Oliver

Regis Courtin + Bruce Swinyard

Jean-Paul Baluteau + Pierre Cox

Walter Gear + Sue Madden

Philippe André + Paolo Saraceno

High-redshift Galaxies

Galaxies in the Local Universe

Star formation in the Galaxy

The Galactic ISM

Solar system

Stellar and Circumstellar Mike Barlow + Göran Olofsson

Definition of the GT programme

Peer review/assessment

• At all stages:- Stage 1: outline proposals - Stage 2: mature proposals for internal review- Stage 3: final proposals to go to HOTAC

• At all levels:- Within the SAGs- By the SPIRE Co-Is acting as SPIRE TAC- By the HOTAC

April 2004 Science Team Meeting Objectives

1. Review progress that SAGs have made since the October 03 Porquerolles meeting on defining the options for the SPIRE Consortium's Guaranteed Time programme

- Emphasis on - Scientific case, not detailed technical implementation- GT Key Programmes (first AO)

2. Initial sub-programme prioritisation within the SAGs

3. Discuss and note of SAG coordinators/Co-Is’ perspectives on various policy issues

4. First attempt at an indicative overall GT programme

5. Establish a clear plan for how we will define our GT programme

SPIRE Science Team Plan(agreed at April meeting)

1. SPIRE Science Team meeting April 14-16: - Consideration of Stage-1 proposals from the SAGs- Guidelines for Stage-2 proposal format (after HST meeting)

2. April – September - SAGs produce Stage-2 GT KP proposals- Discussions with other GT holders

3. September (at Consortium Meeting) - SPIRE TAC (= the Co-Is ) assesses and grades Stage-2 KP

proposals (detailed) and regular GT proposals (outline)- Decides on fraction of GT which each SAG will get

- Revise timetable for proposal preparation

4. October – January - Activity on overall coordination of the GT programmes - SAGs decide on detailed use their GT allocation

- Refinement and detailing of GT KP proposals- Finalisation of formal collaborations with other GT holders- Production of Stage-3 proposals for internal review

SPIRE Science Team Plan

5. February- March 2005:- STAC meeting: review/endorsement of GT KP programme- Any last-minute changes/adjustments

6. May 2005: Ready for submission of SPIRE GT KP proposal to HOTAC

Note: Deadline is now August so the above schedule will be revised.

Meeting ConclusionsObjectives largely met- Main activity for next six months is within the

SAGs, which are to run autonomously- High quality KPs already put forward require

much more GT than we have

Guidelines needed from Herschel Science Team on- How and when the overall GT programme coordination will be done- Proposal format- Details of proposal submission (time estimators, use of SPOT etc.)- Clarification of proprietary periods- Nature of data products that KP teams will be required to provide; time available

Open time KPs- Now is a good time to promote formation of KP consortia- Galactic plane survey: already underway- Extragalactic surveys: to be started up