November 2013

In Beijing:
1) The Bestwestern Hotel
2) NAOC Guest House
Please contact Li Yangpeng ([email protected]; Tel: 13720009576 ) for reservation with discount.

In Shanghai:
Sports Hotel Shanghai (Near SHAO)

1. Summary chartto TMT Project Office, from Chinese academia, government institutes and industry, for TMT-China’s potential contribution to first light and second generation science instruments.
2. Workplan towards consolidating, potential financing and co-ordination of China’s contribution to first light and second generation science instruments.

For astronomers:
· TMT science overview
· TMT technical design overview with a science perspective
· How is TMT science information organized and where to find it
· Looking at some science cases in more details: elements of a good sciencecases
· Operational Concept Definition Documents (including acquisition scenarios, calibration procedures, etc. etc.)
· Science within TMT systems engineering:
o Requirement flow-down
o Foundation documents
o Developing top-level requirements for an instrument
· International Science Development Teams
o Goals
o Examples of activities
o Benefits from participation
o Organization and application process

· Science within an instrument effort:
o The role of a PI? Of a project scientist? How to become one.
o Science team (role, membership, structure, communications, expectations, benefits)
o Being an effective science team member

For instrument builders:

· Planned instrumentation suite and current instrument concepts
· Current status of first light instrument projects
· Observatory interfaces
· Instrument development process:
o Community explorations
o SAC prioritization
o Calls for Proposals
· TMT management and oversight (including IDO)
· Definition of Phases (development, construction and delivery, etc. etc)
o Includingdescriptionsofdifferent types of deliverables
· Planning and management practices:
o Cost estimation
o Schedule development
o Risk management
o Communications with TMT
· External review process
· Team:
o Structure including key personnel roles (e.g., PI, PS, PM, SE)
o Building international partnerships
· Procurement models
· Funding:
o Expected funding levels
o Types of sources
· Establishing the values of instrument contributions and incentives
· Developing workshares in first-light instruments
o Overall process
o Expressions of interests
o Qualification process including mini-studies
Planning ahead for second-generation instrument projects