USG Agenda for Nov. 15, 2010

• News and Discussion Items
  • CCAT (Kartik) 11M donated by private donor, lots of instrumentation
• Task Lead Reports
  • NRC update
    • Gerald, James, Doug traveling
    • 65 + trainers, shutting down abstract
  • Helpdesk (Tony)
    • Meet soon to discuss triage (Tony, Scott, Adam, Jim) ACTION: Nov. 22
    • Release of ALMA helpdesk depends on UP (Alistar) late December
    • ACTION: Tony to float Dec. 6 helpdesk training
  • NAASC Presence at Science meetings (Adam)
    • Update
    • [planet/sf] http://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/667/conferences/signposts.html
      • Brenda maybe; also asked Al, and Stuartt
    • [exgal] http://cadcwww.dao.nrc.ca/cadcbin/meetings/getMeetings.pl?meeting_no=3253
    • Feedback on poster from Spitzer and/or CCAT meeting?
  • Visitor Program (Scott)
    • Discuss draft visitor program doc NAASC_visitor_program.pdf
    • 1st computer ordered for visitor office $5000 RM206 (visitor office)
    • 2nd one needs to be ordered 45 days in advance of when we need it, RM310 may be our other visitor office
    • Discuss friend of telescope for non f-2-f visitors
      • Stage it A and B first, C later
      • Try to maintain some continuity if had past help
    • ACTION: contact Gerald and discuss Canadian visitor program and Chen-Fei for Taiwan
    • ACTION: Scott will Chair the Post-doc search committee and will form a committee by next week.
  • Tutorials (Kartik)
    • TTT
      • Lessons learned: https://safe.nrao.edu/wiki/bin/view/ALMA/LESSONSLEARNED
    • AAS
      • Prep/simulations for speakers
      • Splinter session https://safe.nrao.edu/wiki/bin/view/ALMA/TutorialsAtTheAASMeeting
    • Victoria https://safe.nrao.edu/wiki/bin/view/ALMA/VictoriaMeetingTutorialOutline
    • March ALMA 1-day workshop
    • Draft Call for Community Days
    • 6-month plan NAASC_Community_Events.pdf
  • Science Web, News, and EPO (Aaron)
    • NAASC articles for eNews (Dec. 1 next deadline)
    • SciComm activities/interaction with EPO groups
    • Research Facility Brochure Dec. 8 is absolute deadline for edits! A .pdf of the file can be found here: 2010_Research_Facilities.pdf.
    • ALMA document template news
  • Documentation (Jim)
    • Proposers Guide
    • Evaluation of areas of overlap
    • Presentations Page(s)
• AOB