SKA MFAA All-Hands

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On Thursday 8th November 2013 the SKA Aperture Array MID (AAMID) consortium conducted it's kick-off. This marked the start of a three year (pre-construction) phase leading up to the Preliminary Design Review and selection for SKA2 technology in 2016.

AAMID deals with the specification, design and verification of the Mid Frequency Aperture Array (MFAA) component of the SKA. AAMID is part of the Advanced Instrumentation Program aimed at SKA2 and is one of the 10 consortia working on SKA design. AAMID concentrates on the antenna array and receivers.

Main partners in the consortium are: ASTRON (lead), Nancy Observatory, Bordeaux University, University of Manchester, University of Cambridge and KLAASA (China). Further contributions are expected from SKA-South Africa, Stellenbosch University, IT (Portugal) and University of Malta.

This week the AAMID consortium will have it's first All-Hands meeting, in Dwingeloo, 1-3 April. For information visit the meeting website: http://www.astron.nl/midaa2014 .