[Darc] ALMA-related news

[Stefanie Muehle]

Dear Colleagues,

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

* First announcement: German ALMA Community Days, Bonn, 5-6 June 2012
* Reminder: ALMA stall, sessions and lunch at the NAM2012

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

With best regards,

   Stefanie Muehle (for the German ARC node)

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First announcement: German ALMA Community Days 2012
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We invite you to participate in the

   German ALMA Community Days 2012

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


The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is the most 
ambitious mm and submm telescope in operation. When complete in 2013 it 
will comprise 66 antennas. ALMA started scientific operations with 16 
antennas on 30 September 2011 and continues to operate in Early Science 
Cycle 0 mode until the end of 2012. With ALMA already providing 
unprecedented sensitivity and spatial resolution at mm and sub-mm 
wavelengths, the first scientific results of these Cycle 0 observations 
are truely exciting.  The capabilities and timeline for ALMA Early Science 
Cycle 1 are expected to be announced in April 2012, with a proposal 
deadline in July 2012 and a start of Cycle 1 observations at the beginning 
of 2013.

For a review of Cycle 0 and to prepare the community for Cycle 1, the 
German ALMA Regional Centre will organize the German ALMA Community Days 
2012 in Bonn on 5-6 June 2012. The first day will be dedicated to a review 
of Cycle 0, including Early Science results, detailed information on Cycle 
1, an overview of the support available to German ALMA users, and 
ALMA-related projects. On the second day, a hands-on introduction to the 
ALMA Observing Tool will be offered to novice users as well as one-on-one 
technical support for advanced (prospective) ALMA users with individual 
ALMA projects.

Please mark the dates in your calendar!

Registration will open in early April. Please watch this mailing list for 
further announcements. Alternatively, you can pre-register by sending an 
email to arc[at]astro.uni-bonn.de.


With best regards,

   Stefanie Muehle (for the German ARC node)

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Reminder: ALMA stall, sessions and lunch at the NAM2012
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The 2012 National Astronomy Meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society, 
incorporating meetings of MIST and UK Solar Physics, will take place at 
the University of Manchester on 27-30 March 2012. The meeting is being 
organised by the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics in collaboration 
with the Astronomische Gesellschaft.

During the meeting, the German, UK and ESO ARC nodes will hold ALMA 
science sessions on Tuesday morning and on Wednesday morning, as well as 
an ALMA lunch on Tuesday. In addition, ARC node staff will be present at 
the meeting with a dedicated ALMA stall.

For more information, please go to 
http://www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/meetings/nam2012/


We are looking forward to meeting you at the ALMA stall or during one of 
our ALMA sessions!


With best regards,

   the German, UK and ESO ARC nodes


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