From awootten at nrao.edu Tue Feb 6 11:24:43 2007 From: awootten at nrao.edu (Al Wootten) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 11:24:43 -0500 Subject: [asac] Telecon 2007-February-07 14:30 UT Message-ID: <17864.43979.352855.996041@polaris.cv.nrao.edu> Contact Information * 2007-February-07 14:30 UT * Duration: 1 hr * USA Toll Free Number: 877-874-1919 * Toll Number: +1-203-320-9891 * Passcode: 185064 * Leader: Al Wootten Agenda: https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/ALMA/ASAC7Feb07Agenda Clear skies, Al Al Wootten Interim Project Scientist ALMA, 40 El Golf, Piso 18 Las Condes, Santiago, Chile Tel: (56) (2) 467-6128 FAX: (56) (2) 467-6103 Al Wootten Cell +14342424713 From awootten at nrao.edu Tue Feb 6 11:33:35 2007 From: awootten at nrao.edu (Al Wootten) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 11:33:35 -0500 Subject: [asac] Announcement Message-ID: <17864.44511.415588.475228@polaris.cv.nrao.edu> Folks, This announcement was found on the ALMA-J website, dated 2007 Feb 4 and on the ESO website dated 2007 Feb 6. As it is of possible interest, I distribute it here. We are happy to announce the appointments of the remaining Key Staff of the Joint ALMA Office (JAO): Prof. Richard Hills as the ALMA Project Scientist, and Dr. Alison Peck as the Deputy Project Scientist. Richard Hills is Professor of Radio Astronomy, and a member of the Astrophysics Group, in the Physics Department of Cambridge University, UK. His work is well known to all who are in the field of millimeter and sub-millimeter-wave astronomy. Among the many topics that he has worked on with great distinction, Prof. Hills is especially well known as an expert in radio astronomical instrumentation, telescopes and interferometry. Dr. Alison Peck is a staff member of the Sub-Millimeter Array (SMA) at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, USA. Dr. Peck is responsible for all science and observer scheduling at the SMA telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea, HI. As such, her responsibilities range from designing and implementing a system of dynamic scheduling, optimizing data taking and eduction procedures to outreach activities. We look forward to their leadership in, among other matters, the science commissioning and science verification of ALMA. Catherine Cesarsky Fred K. Y. Lo Shoken Miyama Massimo Tarenghi Clear skies, Al Al Wootten Interim Project Scientist ALMA, 40 El Golf, Piso 18 Las Condes, Santiago, Chile Tel: (56) (2) 467-6128 FAX: (56) (2) 467-6103 Al Wootten Cell +14342424713 From awootten at nrao.edu Tue Feb 6 18:08:46 2007 From: awootten at nrao.edu (Al Wootten) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 18:08:46 -0500 Subject: [asac] Telecon 7 Feb Message-ID: <17865.2686.326768.289303@polaris.cv.nrao.edu> The texts of the Board Response to the last report and of the new charges have been added to the agenda for tomorrow. Please visit: https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/ALMA/ASAC7Feb07Agenda Clear skies, Al Al Wootten Interim Project Scientist ALMA, 40 El Golf, Piso 18 Las Condes, Santiago, Chile Tel: (56) (2) 467-6128 FAX: (56) (2) 467-6103 Al Wootten Cell +14342424713 From awootten at nrao.edu Thu Feb 8 11:14:53 2007 From: awootten at nrao.edu (Al Wootten) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:14:53 -0500 Subject: [asac] Dates for f2f meeting in Tokyo Message-ID: <17867.19581.328581.594277@polaris.cv.nrao.edu> Folks, Not everyone has put their preferences on the calendar at: https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/ALMA/FtfDates As of the telecon yesterday, there seemed a preponderance of opinion for a meeting on or about 7 May. Clear skies, Al