From: Steven Tingay
Subject: SSWG call for abstracts etc
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 11:29:47 +1000 (EST)

Dear SSWG members,

There has already been some discussion of the draft document
describing the SSWG aims and activities.

There are also some efforts currently being made to organise
SKA simulation studies along national and regional lines in
Australia and in Europe.

Finally, some ideas for possible talks in the SSWG workshop at
Geraldton are already being sent to me.

So, at this point I'd like to invite you all to submit abstracts
for the SSWG workshop in Geraldton.  We have half a day for the
workshop programme on Thursday July 31.  Please let me know if
you would like to give an oral presentation, poster presentation,
or both.  Oral presentations will probably each have a duration
of 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the topic.

I hope to be able to schedule presentations on a broad range of
simulation issues while focusing on the most important topics facing
the SSWG, also allowing plenty of time for round-table discussions.

After I've collected abstracts I'll produce a preliminary programme
and distribute it to the SSWG for comments.

Finally, at Swinburne we have started a web page to pull together
different SSWG documents and communications.  We will archive all
email communications of the SSWG here (please note that we will
remove all email addresses from the communications before they are
archived on the web page).  Please see the following URL and follow
the SKA SWG link on the side frame:

http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/ska/

Best Wishes,

Steven