From masao.saito at nao.ac.jp Fri Jan 7 06:19:51 2011 From: masao.saito at nao.ac.jp (Masao Saito) Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:19:51 +0900 Subject: [asac] New ASAC Member from EA Message-ID: <20110107201951.7E2F.DCB6B4D2@nao.ac.jp> Dear ASAC Member, I am pleased to announce that Kohno-san is a new member of ASAC from EA after Onishi-san. Kohno-san's main research interests are active galaxies and high-redshift galaxies based on millimeter and submillimeter-wave observations and development of devices and equipments for observational astronomy. He is currently an ASTE (10 m radio telescope in Chile) Science Director. Welcome back to ASAC, Kohno-san. with best regards, Masao Saito -- Masao Saito From rhills at alma.cl Fri Jan 7 17:40:03 2011 From: rhills at alma.cl (Richard Hills) Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:40:03 +0000 Subject: [asac] Up-coming meetings and telecons Message-ID: <4D279643.40103@alma.cl> Happy New Year everyone! We set the second Wednesday of each month (at 14:30 UTC) as the nominal dates for the ASAC telecons. This would mean that we should have one next week on the Wed 12th Jan. That will be somewhat difficult because many people will be at the AAS meeting. It is also a bit too early in terms of having some things ready to discuss (most significantly the revised plans for phasing-up ALMA for VLBI). I have discussed this with Fr?d?ric and the proposal is that we move this to Wed 19th Jan (still at 14:30 UTC). I am sure there are still some conflicts - I believe that some people will be at a workshop in Victoria for example - but I hope that this can be fitted in. Is there some other problem that we are not aware of, in East Asia for example? If 19th is OK, then the idea would be that we then do not have a telecon in the second week of February, but next meet for the face to face meeting on 28th Feb and 1st March. This brings me to the second point, which is that we need to start the planning for that. As usual, please make your own travel arrangements through "your" executives and let us here in Chile know of your plans. There will be a visit to the site for those who would like it on 26th and 27th Feb. I realise that quite a few of you were there recently but we would encourage those who missed that trip to go this time. If the 26th and 27th are no good, it could also be arranged after the face to face, but obviously it is better to do it before the meeting in terms of giving you the feel of what is going on. Please aim to get to Santiago by the 27th if you are not going to the site and if possible on the 25th if you are. (It is of course possible to come in on the morning of the 26th and go straight up to the site and then come back on the evening of the 27th but I don't think you will be feeling too lively in the meeting if you do that.) Please don't plan to leave on flights earlier than 7pm on the 1st March. I hope you have already received the announcement below but I am not quite sure which lists it went to so I have pasted it in, just in case. Best Richard Plan for Early Science Cycle 0 The Joint ALMA Observatory is very pleased to announce the plans of the JAO and the ALMA partners for the start of Early Science observing in 2011. An announcement of the plans for Early Science Cycle 0 is available from the JAO website at http://www.almaobservatory.org/en/announcements-events/250-plan-for-alma-early-science-cycle-0 We are all looking forward to a very exciting and productive year as construction and integration of the ALMA array reaches its peak, and we start scientific observing. With best wishes for a happy and prosperous 2011. Thijs -- ******************************************************************* Richard Hills Phone: +56 2 467 6175 ALMA Project Scientist Mobile +56 97 608 1582 Alonso de Cordova 3107 Apmnt: +56 2 474 1642 Vitacura 763 0355 Fax: +56 2 467 6104 Santiago de Chile www.almaobservatory.org ******************************************************************* From momose at mx.ibaraki.ac.jp Sun Jan 9 06:23:21 2011 From: momose at mx.ibaraki.ac.jp (Munetake MOMOSE) Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 20:23:21 +0900 Subject: [asac] Up-coming meetings and telecons In-Reply-To: <4D279643.40103@alma.cl> References: <4D279643.40103@alma.cl> Message-ID: <20110109202321349602.e55624b4@mx.ibaraki.ac.jp> Dear Richard, Thank you for the notice on the next telecon. I have confirmed that all the east asian members can attend the telecon on Wed 19th. Best wishes, Munetake On Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:40:03 +0000, Richard Hills wrote: > > I have discussed this with Fr?d?ric and the proposal is that we move > this to Wed 19th Jan (still at 14:30 UTC). I am sure there are still > some conflicts - I believe that some people will be at a workshop in > Victoria for example - but I hope that this can be fitted in. Is there > some other problem that we are not aware of, in East Asia for example? > > If 19th is OK, then the idea would be that we then do not have a telecon > in the second week of February, but next meet for the face to face > meeting on 28th Feb and 1st March. This brings me to the second point, > which is that we need to start the planning for that. From rji at roe.ac.uk Mon Jan 10 04:47:08 2011 From: rji at roe.ac.uk (Rob Ivison) Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:47:08 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [asac] Up-coming meetings and telecons In-Reply-To: <4D279643.40103@alma.cl> References: <4D279643.40103@alma.cl> Message-ID: hi Richard - happy new year. i would be interested in visiting the site after the meeting. however, i do not want to be responsible for significant extra workload, so if i am alone in this desire then i would prefer to head straight home. of course, this is predicated on the ESO travel folks being able to find me decent flights, something i've yet to explore. cheers, Rob On Fri, 7 Jan 2011, Richard Hills wrote: > Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:40:03 +0000 > From: Richard Hills > To: asac at nrao.edu > Subject: [asac] Up-coming meetings and telecons > > Happy New Year everyone! > > We set the second Wednesday of each month (at 14:30 UTC) as the nominal > dates for the ASAC telecons. This would mean that we should have one > next week on the Wed 12th Jan. That will be somewhat difficult because > many people will be at the AAS meeting. It is also a bit too early in > terms of having some things ready to discuss (most significantly the > revised plans for phasing-up ALMA for VLBI). > > I have discussed this with Fr?d?ric and the proposal is that we move > this to Wed 19th Jan (still at 14:30 UTC). I am sure there are still > some conflicts - I believe that some people will be at a workshop in > Victoria for example - but I hope that this can be fitted in. Is there > some other problem that we are not aware of, in East Asia for example? > > If 19th is OK, then the idea would be that we then do not have a telecon > in the second week of February, but next meet for the face to face > meeting on 28th Feb and 1st March. This brings me to the second point, > which is that we need to start the planning for that. > > As usual, please make your own travel arrangements through "your" > executives and let us here in Chile know of your plans. There will be a > visit to the site for those who would like it on 26th and 27th Feb. I > realise that quite a few of you were there recently but we would > encourage those who missed that trip to go this time. If the 26th and > 27th are no good, it could also be arranged after the face to face, but > obviously it is better to do it before the meeting in terms of giving > you the feel of what is going on. Please aim to get to Santiago by the > 27th if you are not going to the site and if possible on the 25th if you > are. (It is of course possible to come in on the morning of the 26th > and go straight up to the site and then come back on the evening of the > 27th but I don't think you will be feeling too lively in the meeting if > you do that.) Please don't plan to leave on flights earlier than 7pm on > the 1st March. > > I hope you have already received the announcement below but I am not > quite sure which lists it went to so I have pasted it in, just in case. > > Best Richard > > Plan for Early Science Cycle 0 > > The Joint ALMA Observatory is very pleased to announce the plans of the > JAO and the ALMA partners for the start of Early Science observing in 2011. > An announcement of the plans for Early Science Cycle 0 is available from > the JAO website at > > http://www.almaobservatory.org/en/announcements-events/250-plan-for-alma-early-science-cycle-0 > > We are all looking forward to a very exciting and productive year as > construction and integration of the ALMA array reaches its peak, and we > start scientific observing. > > With best wishes for a happy and prosperous 2011. > > Thijs > > -- > ******************************************************************* > Richard Hills Phone: +56 2 467 6175 > ALMA Project Scientist Mobile +56 97 608 1582 > Alonso de Cordova 3107 Apmnt: +56 2 474 1642 > Vitacura 763 0355 Fax: +56 2 467 6104 > Santiago de Chile www.almaobservatory.org > ******************************************************************* > _______________________________________________ > Asac mailing list > Asac at listmgr.cv.nrao.edu > http://listmgr.cv.nrao.edu/mailman/listinfo/asac > > > > -- Scanned by iCritical. From awootten at nrao.edu Mon Jan 10 15:27:43 2011 From: awootten at nrao.edu (Al Wootten) Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:27:43 -0500 Subject: [asac] [almanews] ALMA Science Verification Program Message-ID: <4D2B6BBF.7050906@nrao.edu> Folks, Happy New Decade, one which we could call the Decade of ALMA. Please see the Plan for ALMA Early Science Cycle 0 described at: http://science.nrao.edu/alma/preannounce-full.shtml An element of this is the ALMA Science Verification Program, which I would particularly like to call to your attention. ALMA has been producing some very convincing test data, examples of which may be viewed at http://www.almaobservatory.org/en/visuals/images/?g2_itemId=2784 The first release of ALMA test data to the astronomy community will be through the Science Verification program. Science Verification will involve observations of objects designed to test ALMA systems and confirm their performance. The first data from these tests will be available by the time of the ALMA Early Science Cycle 0 Call for Proposals. Follow the link at http://www.almaobservatory.org/en/announcements-events/251-alma-scientif included on the first above page for more information on the Science Verification program and how to contribute. Clear skies, Al _______________________________________________ Almanews mailing list Almanews at listmgr.cv.nrao.edu http://listmgr.cv.nrao.edu/mailman/listinfo/almanews From rhills at alma.cl Wed Jan 12 09:23:44 2011 From: rhills at alma.cl (Richard Hills) Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:23:44 +0000 Subject: [asac] ASAC telecon Wednesday Jan 19th at 14:30 UTC Message-ID: <4D2DB970.1050404@alma.cl> Dear all, Just to confirm that there is NO telecon today. There will be one NEXT Wednesday at 14:30 UTC # Toll Number: 1-203-480-8549 # USA Toll Free Number: 866-600-8836 # Passcode: 3283890 The Agenda is taking shape at https://safe.nrao.edu/wiki/bin/view/ALMA/ASAC19Jan11Agenda Best Richard From rhills at alma.cl Wed Jan 19 09:30:19 2011 From: rhills at alma.cl (Richard Hills) Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:30:19 +0000 Subject: [asac] ASAC telecon Wednesday Jan 19th at 14:30 UTC In-Reply-To: <4D2DB970.1050404@alma.cl> References: <4D2DB970.1050404@alma.cl> Message-ID: <4D36F57B.8050201@alma.cl> Starting now https://safe.nrao.edu/wiki/bin/view/ALMA/ASAC19Jan11Agenda > There will be one NEXT Wednesday at 14:30 UTC > # Toll Number: 1-203-480-8549 > # USA Toll Free Number: 866-600-8836 > # Passcode: 3283890 > -- ******************************************************************* Richard Hills Phone: +56 2 467 6175 ALMA Project Scientist Mobile +56 97 608 1582 Alonso de Cordova 3107 Apmnt: +56 2 474 1642 Vitacura 763 0355 Fax: +56 2 467 6104 Santiago de Chile www.almaobservatory.org ******************************************************************* From rhills at alma.cl Wed Jan 19 10:46:43 2011 From: rhills at alma.cl (Richard Hills) Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:46:43 +0000 Subject: [asac] ASAC travel plans In-Reply-To: <4D36CB8A.7080401@alma.cl> References: <4D36CB8A.7080401@alma.cl> Message-ID: <4D370763.1090509@alma.cl> Just to confirm that if you are making flight arrangements to go to the site you should, if at all possible, use the one of the following: Santiago to Calama: LA 142 typically leaves around 7am arrives around 9am LA 154 leaves around 4pm arrives around 6pm Calama to Santiago: LA 143 leaves around 09:40 arrives 11:40 LA 155 leaves around 19:00 arrives 21:00 The times change somewhat on different days. Best Richard