[mmaimcal] FYI:5 June 2006 BIWEEKLY CALENDAR OF THE ALMA PROJECT at NRAO
Al Wootten
awootten at nrao.edu
Fri Jun 2 16:49:38 EDT 2006
Folks,
Please send any corrections, comments, claims or criticisms.
Al
BIWEEKLY CALENDAR OF THE ALMA PROJECT at NRAO
5 June 2006 - 19 June 2006
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During the past month, ALMA has been preparing for its operations phase.
Chris Carilli has been appointed Head of the North American ALMA Science
Center, Paola Andreani has been appointed ARC Manager for ESO and John
Hibbard continues as acting ARC Manager for NRAO. Also within the month,
Ryohei Kawabe has been appointed acting ARC Manager for NAOJ. Advertisements
for Head of Science Operations, Head of Technical Services and Head of
Administration for the Joint ALMA Observatory have been placed.
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Eduardo Hardy informs us:
On 1 June the Completion Package contract with ConPax was
signed in Santiago. This is the largest individual contract so far
concluded in Chile by NRAO for ALMA and will lead to the completion of
the AOS Technical Building. The local merit for the succesful
negotiation of this complex package, which also included a large amount
of equipment purchasing, belongs to the team of Mauricio Pilleux,
Eduardo Donoso, Claudio Navarro and Martin Mudnich, supported by the
local Fiscal division of NRAO.
By the end of next March we should be able to see the completed AOS TB
sitting at 5000m (16570 ft) on the Chajnantor plateau, arguably the highest
building in Chile and probably among the highest anywhere.
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There will be a special session (#28) of the American Astronomical Society
meeting in Calgary on 'Imaging Star Formation in the Cosmos with ALMA'.
Presentations will be made on 'ALMA and Distant Galaxies by Andrew Blain,
Star Formation in Our Galaxy: The Need for ALMA by Douglas Johnstone and
Imaging Star-Forming Gas in Nearby Galaxies by Jean Turner. Additionally,
there will be a special poster session (#51) 'Imaging Star Formation in the
Cosmos with ALMA II' with nine posters and one in session #56 on the
3mm cartridge. Posters will travel to the JAO in Santiago the following
week.
Invited session 30.01 will feature Christine Wilson speakin on
'Luminous Infrared Galaxies with the Submillimeter Array: Probing the
Extremes of Star Formation' Monday 5 Junr, 4:10 pm.
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The deadline for registration for the meeting 'Science with ALMA: a new
era for Astrophysics' to be held 13 - 16 November 2006 in Madrid, Spain
is 2006 July 1. 184 persons have registered; the meeting limit is 250.
Please register to be ensured of participation.
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Past issues of this Calendar may be viewed at
http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/mmaimcal/ALMACalendars.html
See also the JAO ALMA Calendar overview at:
http://www.alma.cl/alma_project
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General Happenings
Sky: The Evening sky hosts Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
OSF (Ops Support Facility, 9600ft altitude): Approximately 91 people
are working on the ALMA site. The Power Station feasibility report
was submitted and evaluated, resulting in a decision to connect to the
Chilean grid rather than to construct and operate a stand-alone facility.
Vertex Site Erection Facility (SEF) pads will be complete end of 2006 July.
ALMA has selected 'Sahara Tan' as building color.
AOS (Array Ops Site, 16570ft altitude): From 26-30 May, the APEX
tau measurements showed less than 1mm PWV.
AOC: Upgraded second laser synthesizer and line length corrector units
arrived. Several issues resulting from a meeting on timing of signals
continue to be discussed. Move of hardware from the Socorro lab to the
ATF is scheduled to begin 2006-Aug-28.
ATF (ALMA Test Facility, VLA site): VxRSI antenna metrology tests were
carried out. Bidders conference for nutator to be held 2006 May 31.
Cloudsat avoidance software to be installed 2006 May 30.
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DAILY CALENDAR (Times EDT ) see
https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/ALMA/AlmaCalendar
Mon 5 Jun
Special Session (#28) 'Imaging Star Formation in the Cosmos with ALMA'
American Astronomical Society meeting in Calgary
Tue 6 Jun
American Astronomical Society meeting in Calgary
10:30 AM-11:30 AM: JAO IPT Telecon
Wed 7 Jun
Special Session (#51) Imaging Star Formation in the Cosmos with ALMA II'
American Astronomical Society meeting in Calgary
11:00 AM: ASAC telecon
5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)
12th Annual Exhibition & Reception. AAS booth features ALMA
Rooms B338-340 of the Rayburn House Office Building
Thu 8 Jun
American Astronomical Society meeting in Calgary
Fri 9 Jun
Sat 10 Jun
Sun 11 Jun Full Moon
Mon 12 Jun
ALMA Board Meetings, Santiago
Tue 13 Jun
ALMA Board Meetings, Santiago
10:30 AM-11:30 AM: JAO IPT Telecon
Wed 14 Jun
ALMA Board Meetings, Santiago
Thu 15 Jun
ALMA Board Meetings, San Pedro de Atacama and ALMA site
Fri 16 Jun
Sat 17 Jun
Sun 18 Jun
Mon 19 Jun
AIVCSV Meeting, Santiago
****************************** UPCOMING EVENTS ****************************
June 2-8 all day CASCA/AAS meeting Calgary, CA
June 7 1730 ALMA Booth Capitol Hill, DC
June 13-14 all day ALMA Board Meeting Santiago
June 13 all day ALMA Master Laser SpcR CV
Jun 19-20 all day AIVCSV Meeting Santiago
Jun 30 1800 UT ANASAC Meeting Telecon
Aug 28 Move of PSI to ATF
Sept 22-23 evening Dave Matthews Band CV JPJ Arena opening
November 9-10 all day ALMA Board Meeting Madrid TBD
Nov 13-16 all day Science with ALMA: a new era for Astrophysics Madrid
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******************************ALSO OF INTEREST*****************************
ALMA has openings for Head of Science Operations, Head of Technical
Services, and Head of Administration. Please see:
http://www.nrao.edu/administration/personnel_office/careers.shtml
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2nd pan-ALMA Conference : 2nd Announcement
Dear Colleague,
The 2nd pan-ALMA conference on "Science with ALMA: a new era for
Astrophysics" will be held 13-16 November 2006 in Madrid, Spain. The
venue will be the campus of the CSIC (Consejo Superior de
Investigaciones Cientificas), in the centre of town.
Information on the 2nd pan-ALMA meeting is available via
http://www.oan.es/alma2006/ (final slash is mandatory)
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