From awootten at NRAO.EDU  Thu Jan  6 11:45:18 2000
From: awootten at NRAO.EDU (Al Wootten)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 11:45:18 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [asac] ALMA Scientific Advisory Committee mailing list
Message-ID: <200001061645.LAA11403@polaris.cv.nrao.edu>


Greetings for the New Year!

I have set up a mailing list of the 26 members of the ASAC, as listed
on the ASAC home page at 
http://www.alma.nrao.edu/committees/sac/sac.html
Any mail sent to 

asac at nrao.edu 

will automatically propagate to everyone else on
the list, and will be archived at NRAO.  This is the first message; if
it has not reached your preferred email address please let me know and
I will alter the list.

It was agreed that ASAC meetings take place on the 2nd Monday of each month, 
at 16:30 UT. The next meeting is on 10 January 2000 at 1630UT.  I will
shortly distribute a telephone number to call for that meeting.

A draft ASAC charter and agenda from Neal may be viewed at:
http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/mmaimcal/asac_charter.html

Please feel free to comment on the draft, or add to the tentative agenda.

Clear skies,
Al
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From awootten at NRAO.EDU  Tue Jan 11 08:25:03 2000
From: awootten at NRAO.EDU (Al Wootten)
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 08:25:03 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [asac] ALMA SAC meeting March 10-11
Message-ID: <200001111325.IAA27556@polaris.cv.nrao.edu>

Dear Alma colleague,

The ALMA SAC meeting on March 10-11 2000 will take place in the small castle
"Oud Poelgeest" in Oegstgeest (don't try to pronounce it!). It is located at
the border of Leiden, within 5-10 minutes drive from the Leiden train station
and Leiden Observatory. The castle dates from the 17'th century, lies in a
little park, and has recently been renovated into a conference center. The
19'th century "Koetshuis" (Coach House) has been refurbished into a modern
three star hotel. The rooms are simple and small (as most European hotel
rooms), but they all have private bath, t.v., telephone etc. There is also a
sauna and fitness room. The "Orangerie" has been converted into a restaurant
for breakfast, lunch and dinner (if needed).

The meeting will start on Friday morning at 10:30 am, so that people can
fly/drive/train in that morning. It will end around 4 pm on Saturday. For
Friday evening, a dinner in an Indonesian restaurant in The Hague will be
arranged, hosted by our National Organization for Scientific Research NWO.

In order to finalize the arrangements, please fill out the accomodation
form below and return it as soon as possible to my secretary, Janet Soulsby
(soulsby at strw.leidenuniv.nl). DEADLINE: JANUARY 21.

Information on travel to Leiden etc. will be sent to you in early February.
Please let Janet know if your mailing address is different from that listed on
the ALMA Web site. There are many direct flights from the US into Amsterdam
with US carriers (or KLM code-shared with NorthWest); fares are cheap at the
moment! From Schiphol airport, it takes 15 minutes by train and 5-10 minutes
by taxi to reach the conference site.

Looking forward to see you all in Leiden!

With best regards,

Ewine

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************ please return to soulsby at strw.leidenuniv.nl ************

                 DEADLINE: JANUARY 21

Name:
Institute:
E-mail address:

Please indicate with x your request for accomodation:

  -- Thursday March 9

  -- Friday March 10 

  -- Saturday March 11

  -- Vegetarian meals?
 
It is assumed that all participants are present for lunches on Friday
and Saturday; if not, please indicate here: