Andy Turner's CSAP Meeting 2007-03-07 Web Page @ School of Geography, University of Leeds

Introduction
- This web page is for organising information about the CSAP meeting which took place on 2007-03-07.
- Contents
Minutes
- Documents
  - List of pairings on paper provided by Alison Heppenstall
  - Mark Birkin list of conferences relevant to ASAP Journal
  - ASAP journal front cover
- Agenda
  1. Grants being applied for (please could all academic and research staff come ready to talk about any grants recently applied for (or awaiting an outcome) and any probable submissions this spring/summer).
  2. PhDs
    - a) announcement of application/funding for 2007+
    - b) progress on web updates
  3. Updates
    - a) journal - report of Mark and John's day out in Holland
    - b) UPTAP/Energi workshops
    - c) cluster associate
  4. Joseph Rowntree grant on the dynamics of debt and poverty?
    - http://www.jrf.org.uk/research-funding/calls/dynamics-debt-poverty.asp
  5. Seminars 2006-2007, 2007-2008
  6. AOB
- People
  - Adam Dennett (Co-chair)
  - Alison Heppenstall
  - Andy Evans
  - Andy Turner (minuter)
  - Dianna Smith
  - Gordon Mitchell
  - Graham Clarke (Chair)
  - John Parsons
  - John Stillwell
  - Karyn Morrissey
  - Linda See
  - Mark Birkin
  - Melanie Tomlintz
  - Nick Malleson
  - Patrick Sim
  - Paul Norman
  - Tawee Chaipimonplin
  - Yan Hong
- Apologies
  - Helen Durham
- Notes
  - Pre-amble to addressing Agenda
    - Andy Turner to minute
    - Adrian MacDonald couldn't make it
    - Congratulation to John Stillwell for breaking into the Top 10 University of Leeds income generators
  - Going through the Agenda
    1. Grants being applied for (please could all academic and research staff come ready to talk about any grants recently applied for (or awaiting an outcome) and any probable submissions this spring/summer).
      - John Stillwell
        
        Funding for Adam through to 2011
        
        UK Census Programme Call Open to existing units coming out in late April/May
        
        Oliver Duke-Williams and John Stillwell doing a review of all interaction data in the UK
        
        Bid to extend WICID for that
        
        Innovation projects bid
        
        2011 Census to have a single statistical disclosure control mechanism
        
        The idea is to be consistent...
        
        Some Census organisation is considering to allow census interaction data to be un-tampered with so it can be used
        
        Access in a virtual safe setting...
        
        All these are �100k-�200k bids
        
        Dave Martin to organise a briefing meeting on the 2011 Census in due course
        
        Peter Boden (Edge Analytics) Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)
        
        Dynamics of debt and poverty
        
        Peter has some nice data and wants to do some spatial analysis
        
        The Ziff's are to fund a new book on Leeds
        
        Rachael Unsworth has drafted a first chapter to focus on themes for the book
        
        Adrian Bailey putting in a bid to EU FP7 to look at migration from Africa Caribean and Pacific ACP countries into Europe
        
        Focus on particular Diasporic groups in 4 countries in Europe
        
        Is anyone interested? - If so let John know
      - Andy Evans
        
        Fear of crime and vernacular geographies grant proposals
        
        Hazel trying to set up secure access to agricultural census data
        
        A working group to get people interested in involving NeSC
      - Mark
        
        MoSeS
        
        Bid for follow on funding to be prepared for the end of the summer
        
        NCeSS e-Infrastructure Project
        
        6th months microsimulation work for someone in the room
        
        Something to do with British Geological Survey with Graham
      - Alison
        
        Land use and agent based modelling
        
        Just started
        
        Emerging sustainability
        
        Post doc position
        
        First Time Grant application on Building Agent Frameworks.
        
        Find out result in early summer.
        
        Would be a postdoc for 2 years starting next Jan.
        
        Dynamics and ageing with Robert Vanderbeck
        
        1 year postdoc 2007-09-01 to 2008-09-01
      - Linda
        
        Teaching resources for 2nd years
        
        Mark involved
        1 person teaching assistant post
      - Paul
        
        Bid for 40% of Paul's time for uptap 2 longitudinal study
        
        Scottish executive estimates work
        
        Bid with Ian Gregory form lancaster on mortality history
      - Phil
        
        Large grant to UPTAP on projecting ethnic groups
        
        18 month post doctoral research fellowship
        
        Jianhui Jin being lined up for this should he want.
        
        Small grant UPTAP bid to add labour force participation to labour projections
        
        Bid with Adrian on geoconversion?
        
        EPSRC revisions programm bid (see Gordon)
      - Gordon
        
        EPSRC revisions programm bid
        
        Follow up to projects in SUE (first round)
        
        Solutions and WaND fusion
        
        Urban growth strategies
        
        Infrastructure problems related to development
        
        Bid lead by the Martin Centre
        
        DEFRA Diffuse pollution project follow on
        
        Location of mitigation devices for urban pollution
        
        Looking to do an MCE assessment
        
        Work with Martin Clarke (imaginating)
        
        Developing a spatial planning tool for pollution modelling
      - Patrick
        
        WaND Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) in its early stages
      - Graham
        
        Dianna Smith Follow up study on food access in newcastle
        
        Looking at obesity at small area level
        
        2.5 year study
        
        Welcome trust application with Gill Valentine
        
        Obesity in Leeds Schools
    2. PhDs
      - a) announcement of application/funding for 2007+
        
        BGS building models of flows of sand from quaries to construction site
        
        Interaction
        
        Environemntal effects
        
        Olympic sites
        
        3 year starting in october
        
        There are two ESRC quota awards
        
        Chris Valentine (a student) is being encouraged to put in a 1+3 bid (one year masters and a 3 year phd)
        
        Need to submit application to Val Marrison this month.
        
        New Starters
        
        Adam
        
        Tawee
        
        Yan Hong
        
        Dan Olner
        
        Join Teaching Assistant (Cluster Associate) position for CSAP
        
        Interviews next Monday
        
        5 candidates including John Parsons
        
        Part time PhD
        
        Mark wants feedback on the job desription
        
        Hard to write the job descritpion until we know who the person is.
        
        Linda could do with someone to help with ODL teaching
      - b) progress on web updates
        
        Is the above information on PhD's online?
        
        Andy Turner to search for the information and link in the minutes or name and shame (Action point)
    3. Updates
      - a) journal - report of Mark and John's day out in Holland
        
        Publishers (Springer) online content management system has impressed John and Mark
        
        ASAP front page passed around
        
        Web site due in the next 2 weeks
        
        ISSN is being acquired
        
        Need to get some example content for the first 2 issues
        
        Document passed round with a list of conferences at which ASAP to be promoted and to solicit content
        
        Paul going to the Laria conference and offered a slide to promote
        
        Several other conferences mentioned
        
        4th international pop geog conference
        
        Is there a flier?
        
        Not yet, but there is a marketting strategy. The key is to solicit content at this stage.
      - b) UPTAP/Energi workshops
        
        UPTAP meeting
        
        Drop in as you wish all wlecome
        
        John wants a good turn out to Peter Elias session on Friday 12 to 1
        
        Energi conference
        
        all welcome
      - c) cluster associate
        
        Point previously addressed
    4. Joseph Rowntree grant on the dynamics of debt and poverty?
      - http://www.jrf.org.uk/research-funding/calls/dynamics-debt-poverty.asp
      - Noted
    5. Seminars 2006-2007, 2007-2008
      - Name names of who we want to come for the coming programmes
      - One next week...
    6. AoB
      - Dissertation and workplacements for Masters students
        
        Meeting tomorrow please attend
      - Old copies of dissertations to Andy Evans to put online (Action Point)
      - Reminder of social tonight
  - Comments/Discussion Items
    - There is loads of money for migration in FP7
      - Maybe we want to have a session on this
    - Always good to resubmit rejected proposals
    - Why am I writing all these notes? Hopefully most of these details are on these peoples web pages...
    - What happened to future cities?
    - ESRC transport research centre bid
      - Gordon gave a quick update
        
        All 6 proposals rejected
        
        A consortium cherry picked from the submitted proposals is now bidding for the centre
    - Gill Valentine chasing some population experts for a bid to ESRC programme
      - Perhaps we should invite Gill to give us a presentation
  - Action Points
    1. Andy Turner to write up the minutes
      - Search for the online information on new PhD's
      - Report any missing details to be addressed as actions at the next meeting
    2. All dissertation supervisors to contact Andy Evans to let him know if they have electronic submissions that can be puty online.
      - If so, this work is to be organised with David Appleyard
      - Currently all those there relate to Java
    3. Meeting tomorrow
  - Next meeting
    - Linda and Dianna to chair and organise agenda and meeting time.
    - There may be time for a few minutes group discussion/update around the time of Edmund's seminar 2007-03-14
- References
  - CSAP

Andy Turner's CSAP Meeting 2007-03-07 Web Page

Introduction

Minutes

References

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