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The allocation of the different WPs to institutions will follow a process similar to that adopted for Phase B: WP1 - the Consortium Board will confirm the holders of the WP1 management posts; WP2 - the DAC WP was awarded to Edinburgh in competitive processes for Phases A and B, and will continue there for Phase C; WP3 - the DEV WPs will be selected via an open call, as detailed below; and WP4 - work package descriptions will be provided for the DRP tasks, and institutions will be invited to bid to undertake them.
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Calls for the Phase C DEV
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LSST:UK has been running a successful software development programme in preparation for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time for more than five years, through the “DEV” strand of the STFC-funded LSST:UK Science Centre (LUSC) project. LUSC Phase A (July 2015 - March 2019) funding was awarded on the basis of UK science priorities, but greater UK involvement in the Science Collaborations over time led these activities to become more closely aligned with SC priorities and to the realisation of impact within them. Phase B DEV funding (for July 2019-March 2023) was awarded on the basis of competitive proposals developed by UK groups in conjunction with Science Collaborations and assessed by a panel in an LSST:UK Board instigated process. Two of the six members of this panel (Melissa Graham and Phil Marshall) provided input to ensure that the funded effort supported and complemented existing work underway in the US and elsewhere, leading to the high rankings awarded to these contributions in the CEC feedback to our LoI. The Phase B work package selection process hence balanced UK priorities and strengths with requirements and value from the Rubin Project. A similar process will run for the selection of STFC PPRP funded work packages for Phase C.
The LSST:UK proposal to PPRP in April 2022 will contain 7 FTE of staff effort over the Phase C period 2023 - 2027. This effort can be either directable or embedded (and endorsed) non-directable, and these definitions (as defined by Rubin Observatory) are defined in the document. If, as we expect, there is an oversubscription in this call for proposals, then LSST:UK will decide jointly with Rubin and the Science Collaborations which are the highest priority projects to go forward to the PPRP proposal. The LSST:UK Board will define the selection panel, as they did for the Phase B process.
LSST:UK
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Explicitly list DAC effort needed to support the DEV
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0.5 page prea-amble, 0.5 page from recipient group
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1 page justification
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and DRP WPs
The details of the calls for the Phase C DEV and DRP WPs are described on separate wiki pages:
The call for bids to undertake the Phase C DRP WPs.
The call for the Phase C DRP WPs
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Questions
WP1: what is the process for confirming the PL, PS and PM post-holders for Phase C?
WP2: do we need to make any sort of call for the Phase C DAC WPs, or can we assume that work will continue in Edinburgh?
WP4: are we happy with what’s written above about the allocation of DRP WPs?
Lasair: what do we do about Lasair?