[mmaimcal] FYI: ALMA/GSMT Synergy Meeting 24 May in DC

[Al Wootten]

ALMA/GSMT Synergy Meeting 24 May in DC

The synergies of ALMA with the GSMT Workshop will be in DC on 24 May (Note
slight change of date!). The one day workshop has the goals of (1)
delineating potentential synergies between ALMA and a 30-m O/IR telescope
(the Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope, GSMT, described in the decadal
survey); (2) defining issues for more detailed studies aimed at deeper
understanding/quantification of those synergies; and (3) planning a broader
community-based workshop to be held in winter, 2001. The workshop will be
small (fewer than 15 invitees), informal and focussed on defining next steps
rather than reaching definitive conclusions. Participants will summarize
from her/his perspective a key science problem for which joint GSMT and ALMA
observations would significantly enhance solution. Specifically, we would
like to summarize:
*-- the goals of the science programs (broadly stated)
*-- key objectives
*-- key measurements: with ALMA; GSMT
*-- potential complementarity with NGST; SIM; other space facilities
*-- identification of ALMA/GSMT synergy
*-- issues for discussion or study