[mmaimcal] FYI: Dec 19 BIWEEKLY CALENDAR OF THE ALMA PROJECT at NRAO

[Al Wootten]

Comments, criticisms, contributions?

Clear skies,
Al
                    BIWEEKLY CALENDAR OF THE ALMA PROJECT at NRAO
                          Dec 19, 2005 -- Jan 2, 2006

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330 astronomers, mostly from Latin America, met in Pucon, Chile for the
11th Latin American Reional IAU Meeting.  Schreier and Wootten gave
ALMA talks, to an excellent reception.
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The international delta ALMA Cost Review for the cost of a project in which
there are two antenna vendors will be held 26/27 January in Washington.

The North American Delta Cost Review (NADCR) will follow (30 Jan thru 1 Feb) 
but be largely separate from, the ALMA Delta Cost Review (ADCR).  The ADCR 
will report to the ALMA Board and will heavily utilize the personnel of 
the original cost review panel.  The NADCR will report to NSF, and will 
consist of an essentially separate group of reviewers.  
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Seiichi Sakamoto has successfully installed the i-CAN camera atop the 
network container at the OSF.  He expects to have an internal first 
light event from 3:00 a.m. on December 9 and from 3:30 a.m. and on, 
ALMA-J will open the camera for everyone in the world with internet access.
This is a camera to show interested folks a view of the southern sky
on the other side of the world from Japan, i.e. at night.
The English page is still in preparation but you will find a hint at
http://rika.educ.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/i-CAN/ .
Click the red circle at ALMA for a pop-up window and see what will 
happen.
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See also the JAO ALMA Calendar overview at:
http://www.alma.cl/alma_project
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General Happenings
Santiago: PMCS and JAO making preparations for ALMA Delta Cost Review.

AOS: Eduardo just sent along a photo taken today of AOS construction progress:
https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/ALMA/20Dec05A

ATF: AOC: Rework of the central LO rack and rewiring of the Vertex
analog rack will be completed; pursuit of signal continuity from the
analog IF input to the correlator will continue.

NAASC:  The first of the ALMA Antenna Evaluation Group (AEG) results 
colloquia will be held 3 Jan at 4pm Eastern, with all sites connected.
1. *Overview* /(Mangum)/: General overview of the antenna evaluation
     performance results. 
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DAILY CALENDAR (Times EDT ) see
https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/ALMA/AlmaCalendar
 Mon  19 December
 Tue  20 December 
 Wed  21 December 
 Thu  22 
11:00 am Board telecon
 Fri  23 Holiday (USA)
 Sat  24
 Sun  25 Merry Christmas!
 Mon  26 Holiday (Germany, Chile, USA)
 Tue  27
 Wed  28
 Thu  29
 Fri  30 
 Sat  31
 Sun  1 January Happy New Year! 
 Sun  2 January Holiday (USA)
****************************** UPCOMING EVENTS ****************************
ALMA Calendar--https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/ALMA/AlmaCalendar
    * Dec 22 -- ALMA Board
    * Jan 4-7 -- URSI/NA, Boulder
    * Jan 4 --- ASAC telecon
    * Jan 6 -- ANASAC telecon
    * Jan 9 -- ALMA Town Meeting, AAS
    * Jan 9-12 -- AAS meeting, Washington
    * Jan 12-14 -- ALMA Zmachines workshop
    * Jan 28-29 ASAC face-to-face
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