[mmaimcal] BIWEEKLY CALENDAR OF THE ALMA PROJECT at NRAO

[Al Wootten]

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Thanks, Al


                        BIWEEKLY CALENDAR OF THE ALMA PROJECT at NRAO
                            January 18, 2005 -- January 31 2005


******************************** THIS FORTNIGHT*********************************
Marc Rafal will be resigning from his position as NA ALMA Deputy Project 
Manager effective March 1, 2005.  Marc will be establishing a consulting 
practice, Commonwealth Technical Consultants, LLC, based in 
Charlottesville.
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Victor Gasho, NA Antenna IPT Lead,  will be leaving ALMA at the end of the 
month.  
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Baltasar Vila-Vilaró has assumed duties as ALMA Instrument Scientist, JP. 
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To many observers, the ALMA Town Meeting at the 205th AAS Meeting appeared
more fully attended than the NSF Town Meeting.  Presentations, etc. may
be found at: https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/ALMA/AasTalks
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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

OSF: Completion of 22 bed facility at the Contractors Camp is the only
current construction activity at the site.  65% of the modified road is
completed (28km).  21 persons are working at the site.  The Altiplanic
Winter has begun at the AOS site:  cloudy, rain and snow even a small 
lighting storm at the OSF.

ATF: Holography completed on Vertex antenna, photogrammetry progressing.
Optical pointing under way on AEC antenna.

AOC: ATF support during antenna tests. 

Tucson:  ATF support during antenna tests.
     
DAILY CALENDAR (Times EST )
Mon  17 January 	
NRAO Holiday: Martin Luther King Birthday  
Tue  18 	
10:30 AM-11:30 AM: JAO IPT Telecon
N. B. 10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Science IPT Telecon postponed one week owing to 
     collision
4:00 PM-5:00 PM: NAScienceIPT teleconference cancelled owing to face-to-face
     meeting last Thurs-Fri-Sat in Socorro
Wed  19 	
Thu  20 	
9:30 AM-11:00 AM: Management IPT Teleconference
Fri  21 	
Sat  22 	
Sun  23 	Management meets with Japanese project office
Mon  24 	
9:30 AM-10:30 AM: NA Project Office Staff Meeting
10:30 AM-11:30 AM: JAO IPT Telecon
11:30 AM-12:30 PM: NA DH telecon
 Tue 25
10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Science IPT Telecon	
 Wed  26 	
 Thu  27 	
11:00 AM-13:00 AM: ALMA Board Telecon
 9:30 AM-11:00 AM: Management IPT Teleconference
 Fri  28 	
 Sat  29 	
 Sun  30 	

****************************** UPCOMING EVENTS ******************************
ALMA Calendar  
    
    * 27 Jan 2005 -- ALMA Board Telecon
    * early Feb 2005 -- Fiber Management CDR, Garching
    * 24-25 Feb 2005 -- ASAC face-to-face meeting, Garching 
    * 24 Feb 2005 -- ALMA Board Telecon.  Rebaselining to be discussed.
    * 5-6 April 2005 -- ALMA Board Face-to-face meeting, Pasadena, CA.
******************************* TECHNICAL NEWS *******************************

*******************************ALSO OF INTEREST*******************************

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