[mmaimcal] Comments on BIWEEKLY CALENDAR OF THE ALMA PROJECT at NRAO?

[Al Wootten]

                        BIWEEKLY CALENDAR OF THE ALMA PROJECT at NRAO
                            December 20, 2004 -- January 3, 2005


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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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>From Dr. Lo:  On December 8 President Bush signed the Omnibus 
Appropriations Act of FY 2005, containing funding for a variety of 
agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF). FY 2005 
funding for NSF is lower than requested, with funding in Mathematical 
and Physical Sciences reduced by 1.6% from the FY2004 level (see the 
report at http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/nsf05c.htm). ALMA construction is 
funded at the expected $49.67M level.
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Adrian Russell is the father to a new baby girl--congratulations, Adrian!
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Phone numbers of JAO personnel at 40 El Golf are wrong in the new 
NRAO phone book; please note the correct numbers:
  Beasley: +56-2-467-6140
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Stacy Oliver will be leaving ALMA at the end of the year.  Thanks for
all the work you have done to build almaedm, Stacy, and best wishes!
As of 3 January, the EDM document specialist role with be covered by our
European colleagues, with Nathalie and Elena taking over the administration
of the system as they can best fit it in among other tasks.  Eventually,
EDM responsibilities will migrate to Chile.
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Congratulations to Kevin Long, who will migrate to Chile in early February
to work with the EDM and PMCS systems.  
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Past issues of this Calendar may be viewed at  
http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/mmaimcal/ALMACalendars.html
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General Happenings

SPdA: Road work continues between km 26 and 28.  The 7km of road
from Chilean Highway 23 to the Operations Support Facility (OSF) 
is now complete.  40 workers and 8 pieces of heavy equipment toil
on the site.

Tucson: Group is supporting reactivation of the ATF holography receiver.

ATF: A final review was held of the AEC antenna, which was accepted by
ALMA on Friday 17 December.  The holography system is being reinstalled
for further antenna tests.  Mangum is at the ATF for antenna evaluation.

AOC: Digitizer/demux (PHOBOS 2) acceptance production tests have been
successfully completed at Bordeaux.  Cable wrap design being studied.
Computing all-hands meeting in Europe was successful.

NTC: Reactivation of the holography receiver and transmitter are 
being supported.  
Window reflections in the B6 cartridge are being addressed.
(HIA): B3 noise tests on Cartridge No. 1 about to begin.
LO: x3 stage of multiplier reaches all but top end of 650 GHz band.
Delay model firmware installed to support interferometry on 2-element
correlator at the ATF,  First prototype tunable filter bank card delivered
to Bordeaux.  

NAASC: Monthly meeting notes at https://wiki.nrao.edu/bin/view/ALMA/NAASC 
(Internal only).
            
DAILY CALENDAR (Times EST )
 Mon  20 Dec 	
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: JAO/IPT Teleconference
 Tue  21 	
10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Change Control Board Telecon
 Wed  22 	
 Thu  23 	All day event: NRAO Holiday
 Fri  24 	All day event: NRAO Holiday
 Sat  25 	MERRY CHRISTMAS!
 Sun  26 
 Mon  27 	
 Tue  28 	
 Wed  29 	
 Thu  30 	
 Fri  31 	All day event: NRAO Holiday
 Sat  01 January 2005   HAPPY NEW YEAR! 	
 Sun  02 		
****************************** UPCOMING EVENTS ******************************
ALMA Calendar  
    
    * 5-7 Jan 2005 -- UNSC URSI Boulder meeting Commission J
    * 6 Jan 2005 -- ANASAC Telecon
    * 11 Jan 2005 - ALMA Town Meeting, AAS San Diego, 1pm Royal Palm 1-3
    * 13-15 Jan 2005 -- CSV Meeting, Socorro
    * 27 Jan 2005 -- ALMA Board Telecon
    * 24-25 Feb 2005 -- ASAC face-to-face meeting, Garching (tent)
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