ALMA Science Advisory Committee Meeting

2011 February 28- March 1,

ALMA Santiago Central Office, Alonso de Córdova 3107 Vitacura 763-0355, Santiago - Chile

We done a lot of watching the remote TV monitor in the past two months. This is one of the prettier shots.

Image captured by Diah Gunawan.

See also wet weather pics and more.

Logistics information for f2f meeting.

In general people coming to Chile for the meeting will be staying at the Director Hotel. For those who have not stayed there before, this is an easy walk from the ALMA office, where the meeting will take place. See the

• Map of Locality

There will a be "meet the ASAC" reception at the office at the end of the first day and a dinner on the Monday evening. If you are NOT planning to come to the dinner please let us know as soon as possible. A few people are visiting the site, some before and some after the meeting. Please check the attached sheet and let us know if the information about your plans is wrong.

• Logistics Spreadsheet

Contact

• There will be a video connection from the OSF.
• If anyone else wants either phone or video connection, please let us know.

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Attendance

ASAC Members (Attendees appear in RED):

• Andrew Baker (Rutgers)
• Frederic Gueth (IRAM) (ASAC Chair, EU)
• Michiel Hogerheijde (Leiden)
• Rob Ivison (ROE)
• Kelsey Johnson (U. Virginia) (ASAC Vice Chair, NA)
• Doug Johnstone (NRC/HIA, Victoria)
• Kotaro Kohno (U. Tokyo)
• Nario Kuno (NRO)
• Jesus Martin-Pintado (Madrid)
• Munetake Momose (Ibaraki U.) (ASAC Vice Chair, EA)
• Neil Nagar (U. de Concepcion)
• Gordon Stacey (Cornell)
• Linda Tacconi (MPE)
• Jonathan Williams (Hawaii)

• Membership List Jan 2011 Is this correct?

• CHARGES:
  1. The Committee is requested to review and comment on the progress on preparing for Early Science. This should include: the status of the Construction project and progress with Commissioning and Science Verification; the scientific capabilities that are to be offered for Cycle 0; the preparations being made by the Department of Science Operations and by the ALMA Regional Centers, including the results of the integrated tests and progress on planning the activities needed to operate the facility.
  2. A final version of the document Principles of ALMA Proposal Review Process has been approved by the Board. A draft of the Implementation plan (for full Operations) and a plan specifically for Cycle 0 will be provided to the ASAC, together with a report on progress in setting up the ALMA Proposal Review committees. The Committee is requested to comment on the implementation plan and the plans for Cycle 0.
  3. The ASAC will receive updates on matters related to the completion of the full construction program of ALMA, including schedule, budget and the build-up of operational capabilities. Progress on establishing the principles which will govern the ALMA Development process will also be reported. The ASAC is requested to comment on these topics and bring any concerns to the attention of the Board.
• Other ASAC activities which are not formal charges from the Board.
  1. Community sounding on expectations for early science, and ALMA information resources for the general community.
  2. ASAC will continue to look for ways in which ALMA construction and operations might be more environmentally friendly, especially in terms of energy use (without compromising science).

09:00 am Monday, 28 February 2011

Agenda

09.00 Welcome & charges - Thijs de Graauw, ALMA Director

09:10 – 09.30 Organization (Closed session) ( Gueth, Johnson, Momose)

Session 1. Project Status

09.30 – 10.10 ALMA Construction Status ( Kurz )

• Budget and Cost to Complete
• Dick Kurz presentation:

10.10 – 10.30 ALMA Systems Report ( Marti )

• Javier Marti presentation

10.30 – 10.50 Break

10.50 – 11.00 Power and Alternative Energy Sources ( Kurz )

11.00 – 11.40 Progress with Commissioning (Hills)

• Richard Hills presentation

11.40 – 12.00 Science Verification Status (Peck)

• Alison Peck presentation
• List of Science Verification suggestions to date

Session 2. Preparations for Early Science

12.00 – 12.30 Path to Early Science (Ball)

• Lewis Ball presentation

13:00 – 14.00 Lunch.

14.00 – 14.30 Towards Early Science (Nyman)

• Lars Nyman presentation

14:30 – 15.00 Integrated Tests 3 (Nyman)

15:00 – 15.20 Proposal Review for Cycle 0 (Nyman)

• Principles Document - final version
• Draft Implementation Plan
• Cycle 0
• Phase II procedures
• Archive policy

15:20 – 15.40 ARP Membership (Ball)

15.40 – 16.00 Break

16.00 – 16.30 Cycle 0 Capabilities (Hills)

• Richard Hills' second presentation

16.30 – 17.00 ALMA Development (Ball)

17.00 – 18.00 Closed Session

18:00 – 19.00 Meet the JAO (soft drinks and snacks)

19:30 Dinner at a restaurant Sukalde

9:00 am Tuesday, 1 March 2011

09.00 – 10.30 Software (Glendenning)

• Brian Glendenning's presentation

10.30 – 11.00 Break

11.00 – 11.40 Continued Commissioning and Cycle 1 capabilities (Peck, Hills)

• Peck Beyond Cycle 0
• Hills Further Ahead

11:40 – 12:20 Regional Reports

• EASAC (Momose)
• ANASAC (Johnson)
• ESAC (Tacconi)

12:20 – 12:40 AOB

• Date of next meeting
• ASAC Meetings 2011
• Board Meetings 2011

12:40 – 13.30 Lunch.

13:30 - 15:00 Closed Session; Writing of Report

15:00 - 15:30 Break

15:30 - 16:00 Oral Report

• Background Material:
  • CSV_2011.pdf: Start of Year Briefing
  • January 2011 Science Report Science section of ALMA monthly report

-- AlWootten - 2011-02-19

• Science.Verification.Matrix_v2.8.pdf: Science.Verification.Matrix_v2.8.pdf

• Peck_ASAC_SciVer.pdf: Peck_ASAC_SciVer.pdf

• ASAC_Path.pdf: Lewis Ball first presentation

• Cycle_0_Capabilities.pdf: Richard Hills second presentation

• TES_ASACfeb2011.pdf: Lars Nyman first presentation

• Software_presentation.pdf: Brian Glendenning's presentation

• Peck_ASAC_furthertesting.pdf: Peck Further testing

• ASAC_further_ahead.pdf: Hills further