Andrew Sansum(STFC, Scientific Computing Department), Bob Mann, David Crooks(Science and Technology Facilities Council), George Beckett, John Kewley(STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Scientific Computing), Jonathan Hays(Queen Mary), Mark Holliman
Description
The IRIS Collaboration Meeting will be taking place at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh (ROE), which is located on Blackford Hill, a couple of miles south of the centre of the city. Accommodation is available within walking distance of the ROE as well as within the city centre, but note that those arriving for the meeting by any means other than taxi or car will conclude their journey with a bracing walk up Blackford Hill.
The January IRIS Security Workshop will take place on the day before the Collaboration Meeting. This full-day workshop (provisionally starting around 10am) will focus on security fundamentals including security architecture, risk management and vulnerability management. It will include both lectures and in-person exercises so participation in person is recommended to get the most from the event. Please consider this workshop when making your travel plans.
ACCESS to ROE: On arriving at ROE please use the buzzer to the left of the main gate to gain access and then sign in at the Lodge, collect your name badge and follow directions to the Higgs Building.
TRANSPORT
Edinburgh is well served by the Lothian Busesnetwork, which covers all areas of the city likely to be of interest to workshop attendees, including the airport. Tickets can be paid for in a variety of ways, with contactless payment being the simplest; change is not given for cash payments.
City Cabs (0131-228-1211) and Central Taxis (0131-229-2468) are the two main black cab firms in Edinburgh, although there are a number of private hire companies, such as Capital Cars (0131-777-7777); for metered journeys around the city they all use the same fare tariff.
Arrival by Air Edinburgh Airport is located a few miles to the west of the city. Travel into the city centre is possible by bus, tram and taxi, while travel straight from the airport to ROE is really only feasible by taxi (at a cost of ~£30). Licensing complications means that there are separate queues for black cabs (provided by City Cabs) and private hire vehicles.
Arrival by Train Edinburgh Waverley, located right in the city centre, is Edinburgh’s main train station, although some services also stop at Haymarket to the west of the city centre. The taxi rank at Waverley is now just outside the station, on Market Street, with most buses running from Princes Street (although airport buses stop on Waverley Bridge). Lothian Buses 3, 29, 31 and 37 run from Princes Street to Cameron Toll, which is 1.1 mile from ROE (but note that work on North Bridge means that northbound return journeys follow a slightly different route). Lothian Bus 41 runs from The Mound (just up Market Street from Waverley), to King’s Buildings, which is about 0.5 mile from ROE.
Arrival by Car
The postcode “EH9 3HJ” should be used for GPS navigation to ROE and there is usually ample parking just outside the Observatory
ACCOMODATION
Accomodation near ROE
There are a large number of B&Bs and hotels on Mayfield Road and Mayfield Gardens/Craigmillar Park, which are two of the main roads southbound from the city centre. The following are all within 1-1.5 mile of ROE:
Alba House, 29 Craigmillar Park, EH16 5PE (0131-667-7061)
Travelodge, 43 Craigmillar Park, EH16 5PD (0871-984-6458)
N.B. Lothian Bus route 12 runs down Mayfield Road to King’s Buildings and routes 3, 7, 8, 29, 31, 37, 47 and 49 down Mayfield Gardens/Craigmillar Park to Cameron Toll
Accomodation in the city centre
University visitor accommodation can be booked through www.uoecollection.com and use of the promotion code ENJOY will yield a 15% discount on the basic rates. The Scott and Scholar Hotels are on the Pollock Halls campus, while the KM Hotel and Apartments is close by. All three are about 2 miles from ROE, but close to the bus routes that run down to Cameron Toll.
Other hotels close to those bus routes include:
Speaker:
DrDaniela Bauer(Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Imperial College London)
Slides: RSAP Update
5
DRI Status Update
Speaker:
Tom Griffin
DRI
6
Security Update
Speaker:
DrDavid Crooks(Science and Technology Facilities Council)
SecurityUpdate
12:00
Lunch
Tour: (limited numbers, booking required)
Convener:
Mark Holliman
7
The Crawford Collection
Historic books on Astronomy and Physics – 1st ed Copernicus, Newton’s death mask, etc: the librarian is offering tours to groups of six, with their standard highlights tour being 20-30 mins long (note: tours might be earlier in the day).
Activity Reports
Report back from some of the IRIS Science Activities
Speakers:
Frank von Delft, Matteo Ferla(DLS), Rubén Sanchez(DLS)
Medchem
10
LSST Update
Speaker:
George Beckett
LSST
11
SKAO Update
Speakers:
Piers Harding(SKAO), Rohini Joshi, Ugur Yilmaz
SKAO
12
The SKA-SRC
Speaker:
DrJeremy Yates(Department of Physics & Astronomy)
SKA-SRC
14:40
Coffee Break
Activity Reports
Report back from some of the IRIS Science Activities
Convener:
MrIan Collier(Science and Technology Facilities Council)
13
Analysis as a Service
Speaker:
Fan Yang-Turner
AnalysisasaService
Federated IRIS
Convener:
MrIan Collier(Science and Technology Facilities Council)
14
DiRAC Federation and IRIS
Speaker:
Mark Wilkinson
DiRAC
15
IAM Update
Speaker:
Tom Dack
IAM
16
Introduction to AAI Discussion Session
Speaker:
Jens Jensen
AAI
17
AAI Discussion
Speaker:
Jens Jensen
IRIS Delivery Board: (note different time to usual)
IRIS DB members only - please see email for Zoom coords
https://indico.ph.qmul.ac.uk/indico/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=1642 (usual password)
Convener:
Prof.Jonathan Hays(Queen Mary)
Tour: (limited numbers, booking required)
Convener:
Mark Holliman
18
UKATC Labs
One of the engineers is offering tours of the labs, where there are currently a couple of large instruments – one for the VLT and one for the ELT – being built. Tours are a maximum of 10 people.
19:00
Workshop DinnerAmber Restaurant, Royal Mile
Amber Restaurant, Royal Mile
354 Castlehill
The Royal Mile
Edinburgh
EH1 2NE
https://www.scotchwhiskyexperience.co.uk/amber-restaurant/
