The distributed agenda was adopted without amendments. Review of terms of reference and goals of the working group. The terms of reference and working group membership are attached. At the same time a funding strategy will need to be developed. The planned course of action is to hold a series of meetings spaced by about 6 months to develop the scientific case and coordinate research and development efforts.
Meetings are completely open to any interested persons.
The international climate and national priorities. The highest current priority in Canada is the commitment to the Gemini project, which implies no new capitol investments before about 2000. The Canadian radio astronomy community will meet in August of this year to discuss options for the future. The 92 cm band has been broadened to extend from about 305 to 385 MHz. The new receiver series which will be placed in the 14 WSRT telescopes during the next few years will provide almost continuous frequency coverage between 250 and 1800 MHz with much-improved system temperatures.