[Darc] ALMA-related news

Stefanie Muehle muehle at astro.uni-bonn.de
Thu Apr 5 15:05:07 CEST 2012 

Dear Colleagues,

in this edition of the German ARC node newsletter, you will find news on 
the following topics:

* Second announcement: German ALMA Community Days 2012
* Pre-announcement for ALMA Cycle 1 Early Science Observations
* First announcement: ALMA Community Days: Early Science in Cycle 1
* First announcement: 8th IRAM mm Interferometry School
* Calendar of Events

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the
German ARC node at arc[at]astro.uni-bonn.de.

We wish you and yours Happy Easter holidays and hope to welcome many of 
you in Bonn in early June!

With best regards,

   Stefanie Muehle (for the German ARC node)

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Second announcement: German ALMA Community Days 2012
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     === Registration is now open! ===


We invite you to participate in the

      German ALMA Community Days 2012

that will be held in Bonn on 5-6 June 2012.


The call for ALMA Cycle 1 proposals is expected towards the end of May 
2012, with a deadline in mid July and observations anticipated to start 
in January 2013. For a review of Cycle 0 and to prepare the community for 
Cycle 1, the German ALMA Regional Centre organizes the German ALMA 
Community Days 2012 in Bonn on 5-6 June 2012.

The programme include sessions on:

- ALMA in Cycle 0 and in Cycle 1:
   introduction to ALMA, Science Verification, ALMA Cycle 1 capabilities
   and the first scientific ALMA results 
- Observing with ALMA:
   introduction to the ALMA Observing Tool, proposal review and phase 2
   processes, quality assurance procedures and the ALMA pipeline and its
   products 
- Available user support and German ALMA-related projects:
   the EU-ARC and the German ARC node, ARTIST, CATS, CDMS and STAR FORMAT

In addition, we offer hands-on workshops on proposal preparation for 
novice and advanced users. Please note that workshop places are limited 
and will be assigned on a "first come, first served" basis.

Registration is now open! Please use our web form at 
http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/ARC/alma2012.shtml#registration to register 
and indicate your workshop preference. If you want to attend only the
talks, registration is not mandatory, but highly appreciated in order to 
organize coffee, tea and lunch accordingly.


For more details, please go to 
http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/ARC/alma2012.shtml


With best regards,

    Stefanie Muehle (for the German ARC node)

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Pre-announcement for ALMA Cycle 1 Early Science Observations
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The European ALMA Regional Centre has released a pre-announcement for 
ALMA Cycle 1 Early Science Observations. The Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) 
expects to start the next cycle of Early Science observations (Cycle 1) 
in January 2013. A Call for Proposals for Early Science Cycle 1 will be 
issued at the end of May 2012, with an anticipated deadline for proposal 
submission in mid-July. ALMA Early Science Cycle 1 observations will start
in January 2013 and span 10 months. It is anticipated that approximately 
800 hours of array time will be available for Cycle 1 projects. As in the
current Cycle 0, Cycle 1 operations will be conducted on a best efforts 
basis.

Anticipated Cycle 1 capabilities include:

- Thirty two 12-m antennas in the main array, nine 7-m antennas (for
   short baselines) and two 12-m antennas (for making single-dish maps) in
   the Atacama Compact Array (ACA)
- Receiver bands 3, 6, 7 & 9 (wavelengths of about 3, 1.3, 0.8 and 0.45 mm)
- Baselines up to 1km
- Both single field interferometry and mosaics

In order to facilitate the assessment of the submitted proposals, users 
are encouraged to submit a Notice of Intent by May 15.

For more details, please see the full Cycle 1 announcement at 
http://almascience.eso.org/news/pre-announcement-for-cycle-1. Detailed 
information on Cycle 1 will also be published in the Call for Proposals.

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First announcement: ALMA Community Days: Early Sciece in Cycle 1
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The European ALMA Regional Centre (ARC) will host a 2-3 day workshop 
entitled "ALMA Community Days: Early Science in Cycle 1" from 25-27 June 
2012 at ESO Headquarters in Garching. The aim is to prepare the European 
Astronomical Community for Cycle 1 of ALMA Early Science Operations. The 
first day will feature a series of technical and scientific presentations 
related to ALMA, the European ARC and capabilities in Cycle 1. The second 
and third days of the workshop will be dedicated to hands-on tutorials 
focusing on the preparation of Cycle 1 observing proposals.

For more information, please go to 
www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2012/alma_es_2012.html

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First announcement: 8th IRAM mm Interferometry School
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The 8th IRAM millimeter interferometry school will be held October 
15th-19th 2012 at the IRAM headquarters (Grenoble, France). It is 
intended for students, post-docs and scientists who want to acquire a 
good knowledge of interferometry and data reduction techniques at 
millimeter wavelengths. The program includes lectures on:
    * fundamentals of millimeter interferometry
    * atmospheric phase correction
    * data calibration and imaging techniques
    * the IRAM Plateau de Bure interferometer
    * the Atacama Large Submillimeter/Millimeter Array (ALMA)

The school will also include sessions for practical tutorials on 
interferometric data reduction.

The school web page and registration form can be found at
http://www.iram-institute.org (click on the school logo).

For any inquiry, please contact the organizing committee at
school2012 at iram.fr

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Calendar of Events:
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15 May 2012 	Deadline for Notices of Intent
31 May 2012 	Call for Proposals for ALMA Early Science Cycle 1,
                 release of the latest version of the ALMA Observing Tool
                 and opening of the archive for proposal submission
5/6 June 2012	German ALMA Community Days, Bonn
25-27 June 2012 ALMA Community Days: Early Science in Cycle 1, Garching
12 July 2012  	Proposal Deadline
15-19 Oct. 2012	8th IRAM mm Interferometry School, Grenoble
mid Nov. 2012  	Results of the proposal review process sent to PIs
1 Jan. 2013  	Start of ALMA Cycle 1 observing
(all Cycle 1 dates may be subject to change)

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