Dear Potential SPIRE ICC reviewer,


As you are no doubt aware the FIRST ground segment marks a departure
from the traditional ESA model.  The instruments must make a very
significant contribution to the overall ground segment in the form of
an Instrument Control Centre (ICC).

The design of the SPIRE ICC has been progressing alongside the
development of a co-ordinated ground segment plan involving the FSC,
MOC and other ICCs.  This has been an interesting experience as all
parties have had to ensure that they have the same understanding of
their roles in this unfamiliar landscape!

The design of the ground segment and the role of the SPIRE ICC within
this has reached a sufficient level of maturity that we feel it is
appropriate for it to be reviewed internally (primarily by SPIRE
users).  This review will be of the high level requirements and
overall design concept.  The SPIRE Instrument Control Centre is just
about to launch into an intensive period of detailed design and
feedback at this stage is especially important.


During the review the SPIRE ICC Definition Team will explain; the role
of the ICC within the ground segment as a whole; the requirements that
we are expecting to meet; and the method we are adopting to ensure
that we meet those requirements.  As a reviewer we will hope that you
can use your expertise and experience as an astronomer and/or
instrumentalist to detect any functions or requirements that we may
have overlooked or any weaknesses potential or apparent in our current
high level design.  The results of this review will be used
immediately to facilitate the SPIRE ICC development and also be
supplied as feedback to the design of the ground segment as a whole.

As a reviewer we would hope that you can digest several documents and
attend a review meeting spread over the afternoon and morning of two
days, reporting back at the end of the session.  The suggestion 
is that this review would take place during the week starting 19th
Februaray 2001.

Attached to this message is a draft agenda for that meeting.

I hope you will be able to assist us in this exercise.  Please could
you let me know as soon as possible whether you will be able to, and
which dates in the week of 19th Feb. suit you best.


Many thanks,



Seb Oliver 
(SPIRE ICC Scientist, on behalf of the SPIRE ICC definition Team)




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Astronomy Centre	# tel: +44-1273-67-8852
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University of Sussex    # fax: +44-1273-67-7196
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