Terms of Reference

The SKA Research and Development Consortium will focus on enabling the research into novel techniques and technologies that will maximize future benefit to the New Zealand economy. Bringing New Zealand researchers together will enable coherent New Zealand-wide efforts to effectively contribute to the SKA project.

SKARD provides, where relevant, information to the wider science community, the general public and the New Zealand government.

Terms of Reference

• The SKARD will focus on the challenging research problems recognized by the SKA community, and where New Zealand researchers can play a significant role. See the SKA memos for more details.
• SKARD is made up of members of the New Zealand research community.
• Decisions at regular meetings will be made by consensus where possible and by majority voting otherwise.
• New Consortium members should be nominated by an existing member and approved by members at regular meetings.

SKARD Executive Committee

The SKARD executive committee is composed of a Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and three other members elected from the consortium membership. The SKARD executive committee is responsible for:

• Arranging regular meetings and taking minutes.
• Keeping members informed about developments in the wider SKA research and engineering community.
• Preparing reports and briefing other organizations about matters raised at SCAR meetings.
• Matters relating to scientific membership of the consortium
• Strategic initiatives (partnering with other organisations, commercialisation of research, strategies for funding
• Executive committee members will be elected for a period of one year.