Contact Information

• 2005-Oct-17 15:00 UT
• Duration: 1 hr
• USA Toll Free Number: 877-874-1919
• Toll Number: +1-203-320-9891
• Passcode: 185064
• Leader: Al Wootten

Old Business

1. Agenda, Minutes: Agenda of October meeting. Minutes of Last Meeting have not been received.

Agenda and Minutes of telecons may be viewed at the ALMA EDM site Sitescape

New Business

1. Project news/updates (Tarenghi and Beasley)
   • Antenna procurement status
   • Cost Review
2. Board Communications
   • Response to Charges (Testi)
   • Suggestions for new charges?
3. Science IPT Report (Wilson, Wootten, Kawabe)
   • ALMA Science IPT wiki page
   • ALMA Science IPT Cost Review Report
4. Outreach
   • Astronomer Outreach: NRAO Newsletter ESO Newsletter. NRAO ALMA Calendar
   • ESAC Report (van Dishoeck)
   • ANASAC Report (Carilli)
   • JSAC Report (Yamamoto)
   • Madrid Meeting -- (Testi, Cernicharo)
5. AOB
6. Next Meeting 2005-November-9 15:00 UT??

Science Corner:

Calendar

Official JAO Calendar New!!

Events of Interest

(see also Al's ALMA Biweekly Calendar)

2005
Day	Date	Time (EST)	Event	location	details
Friday	October 28	2-3pm EDT	ANASAC Telecon	877-874-1919 PC=185064
Tues-Weds	Nov 1-2	1500UT	ALMA Board Meeting	Chile
Tues-Weds	Nov 8-9	All Day	MElCo 12m Review	Osaka
Thu-Fri	Nov 10-11	All Day	ACA System Review	Tokyo
Mon-Tues	Nov 21-22	All Day	SSR F2F	Charlottesville
Thurs	Dec 8	1500UT	ALMA Board telecon	Telephone
TBD	week of 20 March	all day	ALMA Board Meeting	Japan	TBD
TBD	June 2006	all day	ALMA Board Meeting	Santiago	TBD
TBD	November 2006	all day	ALMA Board Meeting	Madrid	TBD

Upcoming Meetings

Astrochemistry throughout the Universe: Recent Successes and Current Challenges 2005 August 29 - September 2; Asilomar, California

Protostars and Planets V 24 - 28 October 2005 Hilton Waikoloa Village, The Big Island, Hawaii

Mm/submm Techniques and Science session, at the URSI General Assembly 2005 October 23-29, New Delhi, India

"IR Diagnostics of Galaxy Evolution". 14-16 November 2005, Pasadena, CA

From ZMachines to ALMA 13-14 January, Charlottesville, VA

50th anniversary of the founding of NRAO October 15-19, 2006; Charlottesville, Virginia

ALMA November 13-16; Madrid, Spain

See also NAASC listing

-- AlWootten - 14 Oct 2005