BEC 38 – 25 March 2010

Agenda:

1. Welcome  (TW)

2. BEC 37 Minutes

a) Review, correction and approval (TW)

b) Actions arising (TW)

3. SALT / SAAO Relations (TW / PAC)

a) Future SALT organisation

4. Image Quality Report (DoD / LK)

5. Commissioning Plan and Appendix (DB/DoD/CC/MB)

a) Commissioning Phase

b) Early science phase

c) Transition a – b

d) Astronomy Operations Report

6. Financial Report (IO)

a) SHA amendment status

b) VAT status

7. Technical Operations Report (CC)

a) Payload weight and moment limits (CC / OS)

i) Status of analysis

ii) Schedule for upgrade and cost

iii) Impact on RSS-NIR

Tracker gearbox testing (CC/OS)

8. Operations Report (PAC)

9. Next BEC Meeting (TW)