SKA

• What is the current SKA schedule and how realistic is it?
• What are the anticipated Canadian contributions to the SKA project?
  • What is Canada currently spending money on, and will the technologies that are being developed actually be used by SKA?
  • who is doing SKA prep work other than U of C and DRAO?
• What are the design risks going forward, especially related to computing and correlator technology?
• How is Canada working within the International consortium, and what are its responsibilities?
• What is the current level of organization behind the SKA project in the US? How might US organization and participation affect the SKA project? If Astro2010 did not recommend SKA, how would this affect the project?
  • How is Europe/ESO involved in SKA?
• What are the descoping contingencies for SKA, or are there any?
• How can the astrophysics community rally more strongly behind the SKA?

CHIME

• Does Canada have the capabilities and resources to work on both SKA and CHIME?

JCMT/SCUBA2 and ALMA

• Should we consider extending our JCMT partnership until 2015? What would we be prepared to give up?
  • Is ALMA science significantly diminished without JCMT?
• What is the community interest in joining CCAT?
• Why not do Band 1 on EVLA rather than develop new receivers for ALMA?

EPO

• What is an appropriate model for EPO funding?
• Until NSERC decides on a change of EPO policy, can compelling arguments for funding through large scale projects be made (as in the STScI)?
• Is one person really sufficient for an EPO office?

GOVERNANCE, MANPOWER and FUNDING

• Is there an new management structure that we could consider in Canadian astronomy?
  • What is the future of HIA in NRC?
  • What should the role of HIA be in the future, and how should it interact with NRC, CSA, and the Universities?
• Is there a way of improving the synergy between CSA, HIA/NRC, and the universities?
• Everyone wants more PDF's. How do we argue for this, and how do we fund them?
  • In a zero sum game, what would researchers be prepared to give up for increased manpower?
• How should NSERC restructure its programs to help us?
  • Is it time to revisit envelope funding from NSERC?
  • How should we go about getting SRO's reintroduced?
  • Do NSERC and CFI work together appropriately?
• It's unrealistic to think that we can do everything. What are we prepared to give up?

COMPUTING and ASTROINFORMATICS

• Are our computing needs being met - e.g. by Compute Canada?
  • What needs to change in the way that computing resources are funded and made available?
• Why is "astroinformatics" important?

TMT and ESO

• Why 25% in TMT? Should we ask for a larger or smaller share?
• What are positives and negatives of an ESO partnership or membership vs a TMT partnership?
  • Should we join ESO?

CFHT, GEMINI, OTHER FACILITIES

• What is the future of CFHT? How important is it to the future of Canadian astronomy?
  • What is the level of interest in 'Imaka?
• What is the future of Gemini in Canadian astronomy?
• Why does the community feel more invested in CFHT than Gemini, and what do we need to do to make Gemini a more productive telescope in Canadian astronomy?
• We are losing our lead in time domain and wide field astronomy. Should we consider joining VST/LSST/PanStarrs etc?

SMALL TELESCOPES

• Are small telescopes critical to the success of the Canadian community?
• What would the community do with a 2m telescope with exceptional seeing (i.e Arctic telescope)?

SPACE ASTRONOMY

• Is the SSEP program sufficient for current and future needs? If not, then how should it be revised and expanded?
• What follows after JWST? What about a Canadian 1-1.5m space-based project? Can the 500 kg payload limit still allow for superb instrumentation?