[asac] delta ALMA Cost Review

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Dear John
The window 3/4/5 Feb is impossible to me.
28/29 Jan in LA or Washington is OK.
Best regards
Pepe
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Richer" <jsr at mrao.cam.ac.uk>
To: <asac at nrao.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [asac] delta ALMA Cost Review


>
> Dear Al and ASAC members,
>
> The Board works in mysterious ways.  Having just approved our meeting
> for 28/29 January in LA, it looks like this really will not work for the
> reasons Al gives.  Possible options seem to be:
>
> 1) Have our meeting anyway in LA on the 28/29th.
>
>   Is this feasible? We would sorely miss any JAO/Project input. I think
>   on the software charge we should be reasonably OK, perhaps we could
>   aks Robert Lucas or someone else to deputise for Brian
>   Glendenning. On the ACA charge, I would hope the Japanese
>   presentations could be made anyway.  The hardest charge would be on
>   imaging as this probably needs Al, unless Mark H could help
>   out?
>
>   In summary, this is not to be ruled out, but the report and its
>   impact would be much weaker without JAO and IPT input.
>
> 2) Meet in Washington on 28/29 Jan:
>
>   Al - is this feasible for the Project people?  It would then fall
>   between the Delta Cost review and the NA review.
>
> 3) Rearrange the date, still aiming for LA (?).
>
>   Looking at the matrix, 3/4 or 4/5 Feb look like the best dates for
>   those who have filled in their availability.
>
> Given how close we are to Christmas, this is going to be very difficult
> to organise.  However, I think we should at least try. If it's
> impossible, we will have to go with option 1.
>
> So, could everyone please mail in their preferred option, their time
> constraints for the next week (3/4/5 Feb), and let me know if you have
> bought a plane ticket which would be hard to change.
>
> Al: could you give an indication if any JAO staff would be available the
> weekend of 3/4/5 Feb? I note you are not available - is this still the
> case?
>
> Best wishes to all,
>
> John
>
> -- 
> John Richer
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