ASKAP Infrastructure Plans and Opportunities Briefings, February 2009

Throughout 2009, the ASKAP project released requests for tender, expressions of interest and calls for quotations for services related to the development of the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) in Western Australia (services include surveys, infrastructure design, site works and support, power generation, as well as power and fibre reticulation).

Interested parties were invited to attend briefing sessions on the development of the MRO held on Tuesday 3 February 2009 in Sydney and Friday 6 February 2009 in Perth.

The presentations delivered at the sessions are available here:

• Government support for ASKAP and auSKA [500kB PDF]
  (Sydney: Mr Mike Bryson, Manager SKA Taskforce, DIISR)
  (Perth: Ms Donna Valenti, General Manager, Science Program and Policy Branch, DIISR)
• ASKAP the project òÀÓ what it is and why [11MB PDF]
  (Dr Carole Jackson, CSIRO Business Development Manager)
• ASKAP Infrastructure: Building the observatory and support environment [8MB PDF]
  (Ant Schinckel, ASKAP Project Manager)
• Infrastructure: Approach to market strategy [8MB PDF]
  (Ant Schinckel, ASKAP Project Manager)

Opportunities for Industry

Information on opportunities for industry to be involved in the development of ASKAP can be found on the industry page.

Further Information

• ASKAP Update newsletter
• ASKAP/SKA News for Australian Industry e-newsletter

For more information on CSIRO's ASKAP and SKA-related industry activities contact Dr Carole Jackson, Business Development Manager.

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