As described in SCOC Phase 2 recommendations, the composition of the Survey Cadence Optimization Committee was renewed on January 1st 2023. As one of its core responsibilities, the SCOC liaised with the Science Collaborations (SCs) via dedicated liaison assignments. In their role of liaisons, the SCOC members are responsible for enabling and ensuring the bidirectional communication flow between the SCOC and the SCs.
The liaison assignments are as follows.
| SC | |
|---|---|
| Franz Baur | AGN |
| Rachel Mandelbaum | DESC |
| Saurabh Jha | DESC |
| Steven Smartt | DESC |
| Louise Edwards | Galaxies |
| Federica Bianco | ISSC |
| Timo Anguita | SLSC |
| Jay Strader | SMWLV |
| Knut Olsen | SMWLV |
| Kat Volk | SSSC |
| Adam Miller | TVS |
| Colin Slater | TVS |
| Rachel Street | TVS |
It should be noted that SCOC members are not to view themselves as advocates of specific science areas, or of a Science Collaboration, but rather as members exercising their best judgment on the LSST observing strategy with the goal of maximizing the overall scientific throughput of the survey.