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Originally Posted by mishku
I know we've seen the updates from earlier this month re: site selection, and we all sort of knew anyway... but the website doesn't appear to have been updated yet, so I'm wondering what she knows that the website isn't yet telling us?
http://www.skatelescope.org/ |
On April 4th, the SKA Organization met in the Netherlands and
agreed to set up a small working group to explore the possibility
of using both sites. The working group will report back in mid-May.
The final site decision is subject to a vote by the members of
China, Italy, The Netherlands and England.
That vote is yet to be taken. It is anticipated to take place around
May/June 2012.
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa do not get an opportunity
to cast votes. Several other countries are members and several
new ones have recently joined, including India, Canada and Germany,
but they also do not get the opportunity to vote on the final site
selection.
Your aunt might be picking up on an old story from 10th March 2012,
where Daniel Flitton reported in the Sydney Morning Herald that
the original Site Advisory Committee report favoured the South African bid
by a thin margin.
See also -
http://www.nature.com/news/south-afr...escope-1.10205
This thread includes additional background information and news -
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...t=waiting+game