Charges and final reports

Friday, September 29 2006

• 08:45 - 09:00 Closed Session
• 09:00 - 09:15 Welcome from Fred Lo
• 09:15 - 10:15 Project Status (Emerson/Brogan)
  • SCO/OSF/AOS construction; S/W status (ANASACf2f_statusI.pdf)
  • Technical Deliverables (ANASACf2f_statusII.pdf)
• 10:15 - 10:30 Break
• 10:30 - 11:00 ALMA Operations Presentation (Hibbard) (ALMAOps_2006ANASACf2f.pdf)
• 11:00 - 11:30 NAASC plan presentation (Carilli) (06ANASAC.NAASC2.pdf)
• 11:30 - 12:30 ANASAC Charges I and II (Baker, Bally)
• 12:00 - 01:30 Lunch
• 01:30 - 03:30 ANASAC Charge III: ALMA NA ops plan (Wilson)
• 03:30 - 03:45 Break
• 03:45 - 04:45 ASAC charges (Mundy)
• 04:45 - 05:30 Evolving Operations Paradigms: (Brogan) (ANASACf2f_PRC_CVS.pdf)
  • PRC/TAC/Scheduling. Supporting documentation from ASAC f2f meeting agenda:
    • JSACview_on_PRC.doc: JSAC View
    • ASACreport2002_04_excerpt.pdf: Excerpts from past ASAC reports
    • StructureofanALMAPRC.pdf: Document prepared by Project Scientists
  • Early Science/Demonstration Science
  • CSV plan
• 6:30 Dinner at "The Hardware Store"
• 9:30 Fireworks at the UVa campus (part of an alumni event)

Saturday, September 30th 2006

• 09:00 - 09:15 Closed Session
• 09:15 - 10:00 CCAT (Glenn/Giovanelli)
• 10:00 - 11:30 Closed session -- draft ANASAC report
• 11:30 - 12:00 Presentation of ANASAC report to NRAO (Williams)
• 12:00 - 01:00 Lunch for those who desire

After lunch, Crystal Brogan is organizing an optional ~1hr tour of the NRAO New Technologies Center where a significant fraction of the ALMA North American deliverables are being developed and constructed including Band 6, the LO system, correlator, and one of two front integration centers. We promise that the site of so much "real" ALMA hardware is inspirational. If your travel plans permit, please join us. If you will be able to attend, please email cbrogan@nrao.edu so we can get a head count.

-- JohnHibbard - 29 Sep 2006