[asac] delta ALMA Cost Review

[Ryohei Kawabe]

Dear ASAC members,

  The ASAC meeting in Washington on 28/29 Jan. will be fine with us
(Baltasar, myself &
 postdocs).
 Next weekend  is also available. But the option is not good for me because
 I will attend the delta cost review as one of observers form ALMA-J and
should
 have two travels to US in two weeks.

Regards,

Ryohei


> Hi John
> >
> > Let me note that it was not the Board driving the cost review but NSF.
> >
> > I think a meeting in DC would be feasible.  I think a meeting the
> > following
> > weekend would be more useful.  I am available then; I have edited my
> > dates (must have done it while you were looking).  I don't know about
> > Massimo or Tony but I'll try to find out.
> >
> > Clear skies,
> > Al
> >
> > John Richer writes:
> >  >
> >  > 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
> >  > Astrophysics, Cavendish Laboratory, J J Thomson Avenue, Cambridge
> > CB3 0HE
> >  > http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/~jsr  Tel: +44-1223-337246 Fax:
> > +44-1223-354599
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