The Name Game!

For a long time, we had no name for this project, but many suggestions. And after finally deciding on a name, some of us just can't stop thinking of more... here's a sampling:

INTERSECT (Mark Vagins):

  1. International Network for Triangulation on Early Radiation from Supernovae by Experimental Coincidence Timing (MV)
  2. International Network for Transmission of Early Reports of Supernovae using Experimental Coincidence Timing (KS)
  3. International Network for Tattling on Early Radiation from Supernovae using Experimental Coincidence Timing (MV)
INTERnational Supernova Early Coincidence Timer (KS)
  1. International Network and Tocsin for Early Radiation from Supernovae using Experimental Coincidence Timing (MV)
  2. International Network for Timing of Early Radiation from Supernovae by Experimental Coincidence Team (KS)
ISWAS (Mark Vagins): International Supernova Watch Alarm System

INSTANT: (Mark Vagins) International Network for Supernova Triangulation by Arrival of Neutrino Times/Non-electromagnetic Transients

SEANCE: (Kate Scholberg) Supernova Early Alert from Network of Coincident Experiments

ANGLERS: (KS) Alarm Network and Global Link for Early Response to Supernovae

AESOP: (KS) Alarm for Early Supernova Observation Project

ORACLES: (KS) Organized Response and Alert from Coincidence of Linked Experimental Signals

SEA-LION: (KS) Supernova Early Alert Linked International Observatory Network

SEANET: (KS) Supernova Early Alert NETwork

GRACENET: (KS) GRAvitational Collapse Experimental NETwork

GRACE-NOTES: (KS): GRAvitational Collapse Experimental Network for Observation and Timing of Early Signals

SPANGLE: (KS) Supernova Prompt Alarm Network by Globally Linked Experiments

PSION: (KS) Prompt Supernova International Observatory Network

SCION: (KS) Stellar Collapse International Observatory Network

SN-HERALD: (KS) SuperNova Herald: Early Radiation Alert from Linked Detectors

NEUNEWS (KS): NEUtrino Network for Early Warning of Supernovae

NEWSTAR (KS): Neutrino Experiment Watch for Supernovae with Timely Alarm Response

NEBULA (KS):  NEutrino BUrst Link and Alert

WOWSCAN (KS): WOrldWide Supernova Coincidence Alert Network

WONDERS (KS): WOrldwide Network of Detectors of Early Radiation from Supernovae

PANIC (KS): Prompt Alert from Neutrinos In Coincidence

SNEWS (Hank Sobel): Supernova Early Warning System

  1. (Bill Keig): Supernova Early Warning System
  2. (Bud Bratton): Stellar-collapse Neutrino Early Warning System
This one was independently suggested by 3 people!

SIRIUS: (Colin Okada): Synchronized International Response Initiated by Underground Signals/Scientists/Searches

SNARE (Art McDonald): SuperNova Alert Response Early

NU-PAC: (Douglas Scott): Neutrinos United - the Photons Are Coming

NEW-PAC: (Douglas Scott): Neutrinos Ever Watchful - the Photons Are Coming

NEW-PAC: (Douglas Scott/MV):  Non-Electromagnetic Warning/Watch - the Photons are Coming

POW-WOWS (KS): Photons On the Way -- WOrld Wide Search

SNERT (Kim Jordan): SuperNova Early Response Team

NBCNEWS (KS): Neutrino Burst Coincidence Network for Early Warning of Supernovae

Uraniaborg (Alec Habig/KS):  name of Tycho Brahe's observatory

Kohsing (KS):  ancient Chinese for supernova, meaning "guest star"

BLAST (Chuck B.): Burst Link And Supernova Team

SNAFU (Erik Blaufuss): SuperNovA Finding Unit

SNITS (Jeff Wilkes): Supernova International Telnet System

SNAG (Mark Messier): SuperNova Alarm Gizmo

POTATOES (Ed Kearns): Point Over There At That Old Exploding Star

BUNNγ (Ed Kearns): BUttload of Neutrinos, theN Gammas (the Y has to be written like a gamma, but it is pronounced "bunny")

SUGARBAR (Ed Kearns): Several UnderGround Alarms Ring Before Arriving Radiation

NUDESNAP (Jeff Wilkes): NeUtrino Detector Experiments' SN Alert Program

IONS (SooBong Kim): International Observation of Neutrinos from Supernovae

No name, just an IP address (JimHill): (avoids cultural bias...)