- 2005-Dec-14 21:00 UT
- Duration: 1 hr
- USA Toll Free Number: 877-874-1919
- Toll Number: +1-203-320-9891
- Passcode: 185064
- Leader: Al Wootten
Old Business
- Agenda, Minutes: Agenda of November meeting. Minutes of Last Meeting have been not yet beenposted.
Agenda and Minutes of telecons may be viewed at the ALMA EDM site
Sitescape
New Business
- Project news/updates (Tarenghi and Beasley)
- Antenna procurement status
- Board Communications
- New charges?
- 1. Review progress in the science software development for ALMA (e.g., plans for the observing tools, pipeline system and archive) and how they will meet the top level user requirements.
- 2. Review the plans and progress towards the scientific integration of the ACA into the baseline ALMA project, e.g. software and calibration issues. (See reading list in email from Chris Wilson). Charge 2 Readings
- 3. Review the Science IPT analysis of the polarization and mosaicing performance of the hybrid ALMA array. (The JAO has not yet received details of the design of the AEM antenna; only older simulations are available which covered ALMA to spec plus the ACA or ALMA to spec alone.)
- Meeting Date Preference Form 28-29 January, LA proposed
- Dates of Board Meetings 2006
- Science IPT Report (Wilson, Wootten, Kawabe)
- Outreach
- Astronomer Outreach: NRAO Newsletter ESO Newsletter. NRAO ALMA Calendar
- ESAC Report (van Dishoeck)
- ANASAC Report (Carilli)
- JSAC Report (Yamamoto)
- Madrid Meeting -- (Testi, Cernicharo)
- AOB
- Next Meeting 2006-January-4 21:00 UT
Science Corner:
Construction picture gallery
Calendar
Official JAO Calendar
Events of Interest
(see also Al's
ALMA Biweekly Calendar)
2005 |
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Day |
Date |
Time (EST) |
Event |
location |
details |
Thurs |
Dec 22 |
1500UT |
ALMA Board telecon |
Telephone |
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Thurs |
Jan 26 2006 |
1500UT |
ALMA Board telecon |
Telephone |
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Weds-Fri |
22-24 March |
all day |
ALMA Board Meeting |
Japan |
TBD |
Tues-Weds |
13-14 June 2006 |
all day |
ALMA Board Meeting |
Santiago |
TBD |
Thurs-Fri |
9-10 November 2006 |
all day |
ALMA Board Meeting |
Madrid |
TBD |
Upcoming Meetings
"IR Diagnostics of Galaxy Evolution". 14-16 November 2005, Pasadena, CA
Physique stellaire avec ALMA November 14/15, 2005, GRAAL - Montpellier.
Latin American IAU Regional Meeting 12-16 December, Pucon, Chile
National Radio Science Meeting 4-7 January, Boulder, Colorado
American Astronomical Society 9 Jan 2006 ALMA Town Meeting, Washington, D. C.
From ZMachines to ALMA 13-14 January, Charlottesville, VA
Complex Molecules in Space: present status and prospects with ALMA May 7 to 11, 2006, Fuglsoecentret, near Aarhus, Denmark
SPIE 24-31 May, Orlando, Florida
50th anniversary of the founding of NRAO October 15-19, 2006; Charlottesville, Virginia
ALMA November 13-16; Madrid, Spain
See also
NAASC listing
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AlWootten - 21 Nov 2005