Programme for the Herschel Lessons Learned Meeting: "Operations from Cradle to Grave", May 28-30, 2013

The meeting emphasises discussion.

Discussion will be fuelled by proposed "Lessons" recorded before (and during; and after) the meeting. at:

• http://herschel.esac.esa.int/twiki/bin/view/HSC/HerschelLessons

[There are subsidiary pages maintained by the ICCs, that should later be ported to the central system, at:

• PACS : http://herschel.esac.esa.int/twiki/bin/view/Pacs/PacsLessonsLearned
• SPIRE: http://herschel.esac.esa.int/twiki/bin/view/Spire/HOLL.
• HIFI / NHSC / MOC : Are using the central system, link given above.

The programme will be expanded into greater detail by the Session Moderators.

The duties of the moderator go far beyond the duties of a normal session chair in a conference.

The session moderator :==>

• Reports to the HSOCG through the HSCOG Chair
• Takes full responsibility for preparing the Session: The Agenda for the Session is the responsibility of the Moderator
• Liaises in advance, as necessary, with any speakers for the session
• Screens the "Lessons" repositories for items relevant to their session, and thus
• Prepares an agenda for the session; stimulates and moderates the discussion of the session, and
• Produces after the meeting, a written report with conclusions and lessons learned for the Session.

Tuesday May 28th

Wednesday May 29th

Thursday May 30th

Legend

	Plenary session
	Discussion
	Presentation

Outline scope for the "Operations from Cradle to Grave" LL Meeting (May 28-30)*

The details will be elaborated as material is submitted. [Material = Abstracts or "Lessons" submitted to the above-described repository (or one of its ICC equivalents).]

The overall Mission design concept and methodology

   • Mission Design & Technical drivers (incl. orbit, space environment, lifetime, science data bandwidth, ACMS & pointing, DTCP/GS, …)
   • Structure of the Science Ground Segment (SGS), division of responsibilities, and organisation
   • Concept of Smooth Transitions
   • (Herschel Common Science System) HCSS - Concept, development, and components (MDB, CUS, HSpot, Configuration Control, Build System, System Integration, Testing and Validation)
   • Calibration (Standards & modeling; Cross-calibration: Herschel-Herschel, Herschel-other missions)

Operations Processes and Procedures

   • Operations preparations
   • Support to instrument level tests
   • End-to-end tests and simulations
   • LEOP and Commissioning Phase
         * Calibration, in-flight performance, evaluation, verification, and optimisation
   • PV Phase
         * AOT-release, calibration, in-flight performance, evaluation, verification, and optimisation
   • Science Demonstration Phase
         * KP-release, A&A Special Issue, information provision for AO-1
   • Routine Science Phase
         * Calibration, in-flight performance, evaluation, verification, and optimisation
         * Scheduling strategy, policies, flexibility, re-planning
         * Community Support - Level of service provided to community (excl. downlink)
         * Helpdesk
         * Information provision (documentation, mailings, and web)
         * Workshops (uplink/HSpot, downlink/HIPE, topical)
         * Observing programme maintenance/replanning, programme conflicts & optimisation, duplications tools, HOTAC tools, HOTAC meetings
         * Downlink (other than DP and Archive)
         * Mission DataBase (MDB) / Versant ...

Data processing

   • Providing data to observers - pipeline processing, standard products, HSA population, on demand reprocessing, and interactive data processing
   • HIPE provision - design rationale, technical choices (Java, Jython), scope, implementation, ...
   • HIPE use - performance, user friendliness & support, interaction with other packages, ...

Herschel Science Archive (HSA)

   • User friendliness and support , HSA population, on-demand reprocessing, interaction with other archives & VO

Science Management

   • Amount of GT, proprietary time
   • Concept of Key Programme
   • Concept of Science Demonstration Phase (SDP)
   • Scheduling philosophy ("best use of helium" as the principal driver)
   • Handling of calibration observations