From rschaaf at astro.uni-bonn.de Mon Mar 11 11:21:24 2013 From: rschaaf at astro.uni-bonn.de (Reinhold Schaaf) Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:21:24 +0100 Subject: [DARC] ALMA newsflash: Live streamimng of ALMA inauguration Message-ID: <513DB024.1090209@astro.uni-bonn.de> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dear colleagues, coming Wednesday, March 13, 15:30-17:00 CET, the official ALMA Inauguration will take place at the ALMA Operations Support Facility in Chile's Atacama dessert. The President of Chile, Sebasti?n Pi?era, along with hundreds of guests including representatives from the global scientific community, current and former ALMA personnel and its executives, as well as the communities located near ALMA, will celebrate the success of the project. The latest results from this state-of-the-art observatory will also be presented. The event will be transmitted via webcast so that you and everybody else interested in ALMA will be able to take part, at least virtually. The webcast will be available on Wednesday at http://www.almaobservatory.org/inauguration/ . Please see http://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann13016/ for more information. The German ARC node will arrange a public viewing of the inauguration at Bonn. So, if you are in Bonn on Wednesday, feel free to join us in the lecture hall 0.08 of the Argelander Institut! With best regards, Reinhold Schaaf (for the German ARC node) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.17 (Darwin) Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRPbAjAAoJEAIGDkxLskd+u4gH/1Oh7Z02aju5jTHYAMczNeXN sfuWxZKBfTCp8tVtPSshJJzZlVbgl745waEV/JBUdX2u7cBZqh465PY0jym8wAAp fs9m45EkQ9yvYDQMA/HHdNt+jn9w5LUkJmaLGh8YZhmAqO79h/kDp0foKKCbB1R9 2swcUxkEPdlvF7W1m5d/z3O91wT9qEuxY/ccaIBGXOEcc5CkNbEBIcBMP9/f3PEx 8niq/jCrO7IjSxsEgk+HPfy+rEaXCE2g9+5NYRbPd4k/llayTAvQ7hH3kVzWfETB OMHhcnVCwPvmkWUzrFgyx0ar74V8ccUayDMry9g/GmIAw3q6kYmAjeYwyugGbCI= =jayN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From rschaaf at astro.uni-bonn.de Fri Mar 22 10:29:16 2013 From: rschaaf at astro.uni-bonn.de (Reinhold Schaaf) Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:29:16 +0100 Subject: [DARC] ALMA news March 2012 Message-ID: <514C246C.8020908@astro.uni-bonn.de> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dear colleagues, last week saw the official inauguration of ALMA on Wednesday, March 13. The ceremony at ALMA's Operations Support Facility, at an altitude of 2900 metres in the Chilean Andes, was attended by the President of Chile, Sebasti?n Pi?era, along with hundreds of guests including representatives from the global scientific community, current and former ALMA personnel and its executives, as well as the communities located near ALMA, celebrated the success of the project. The latest results from this state-of-the-art observatory were also presented. The live stream of the event was recorded and is still available at http://www.almaobservatory.org/inauguration/ . See also ALMA's press release at http://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-room/press-releases/533-alma-inauguration-heralds-new-era-of-discovery In this edition of the German ARC node newsletter, you will find news on the following topics: * New version of ALMA Science Portal * Science with ALMA Band 2 Workshop * UK National Astronomy Meeting NAM2013 * Second Announcement: 2013 European Radio 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. With best regards, Reinhold Schaaf (for the German ARC node) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- New version of ALMA Science Portal ================================== A new version of the ALMA Science Portal was released on March 1, 2013. Among the new features is a description of how to apply for ALMA Director's Discretionary Time (DDT). Also included in the new portal are instructions on preparing and triggering target of opportunity (ToO) observations. Information about the DDT process can be found in the Proposing section. Information about the ToO activation can be found in the Observing section. The updated Science Portal also includes access to the ALMA Archive Query and Data Delivery list, a brief guide to ALMA data processing, as well as a revised menu layout. (Source: ESO-ARC) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Science with ALMA Band 2 Workshop ================================= Bologna, 27-28 May 2013 ALMA Band 2 covers 65 GHz to about 90 GHz (3.3 - 4.6 mm wavelength). The workshop is to discuss and develop the science case for Band 2 in preparation for the future funding of the design and development of receivers for this band. In developing the science case there are two important considerations in addition to the new frequency range band 2 would make accessible with ALMA. First, the enhanced science possible if a single receiver could be developed to simultaneously cover from 65 GHz to 116 GHz, encompassing both bands 2 and 3. Second, the possibility of having a 16 GHz instantaneous bandwidth. The aim of the workshop is * to assess the science which Band 2 and a Band 2+3 system enable * to identify a number of top-level science cases, * to identify the impact Band 2 can have across the full range of ALMA science areas. This workshop is part of an ESO funded ALMA Development project. There is no registration fee for the workshop and some funds are available to partially support some participants. Organising committee: Gary Fuller (Manchester) Carlos De Breuck (ESO) Leonardo Testi (ESO) Maite Beltran (Arcetri) Leslie Hunt (Arcetri) Daniela Vergani (Bologna) Please see http://www.alma.ac.uk/other/alma-band-2-workshop/alma-band-2-workshop for more details and registration (Source: UK ARC Node) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- UK National Astronomy Meeting NAM2013 ===================================== 1-5 July 2013 St Andrews, Scotland http://www.nam2013.co.uk/ There are two sessions (covering five slots) focussing on ALMA science: * Thursday 4 July 24. Galactic and Extragalactic star-formation in the ALMA era https://www.eventsforce.net/standrews/frontend/reg/tOtherPage.csp?pageID=4404&eventID=2&eventID=2#alma * Friday 6 July 34. Early science results from ALMA and related studies: Cool and dynamic - molecules, atoms and dust in discs and outflows https://www.eventsforce.net/standrews/frontend/reg/tOtherPage.csp?pageID=4404&eventID=2&eventID=2#almacool Anyone with current or prospective ALMA, or complementary, projects, are invited to submit an Abstract for either session, by the deadline of 19 March. Talks will be transfered between sessions if necessary to fit as many people in as possible. If you want to contact the organisers informally or have a strong preference for when you want to speak, please email Anita Richards and Timothy Davis ALMA staff will be available in the session room during tea breaks, and at other times on the ALMA stand, to answer questions. There are many other sessions of interest including the plenary talks * 3 July 0900 Star Formation in Galaxies, Rob Kennicutt, Cambridge * 4 July 0900 Protoplanetary Disks: Perspectives from Hershcel and ALMA Leonardo Testi, ESO (Source: http://www.alma.ac.uk) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Second Announcement: 2013 European Radio Interferometry School ? ERIS 2013 ===================================================== 9 ? 13 September 2013, Dwingeloo, The Netherlands *** Registration will close on April 1st 2013. *** Hosted by ASTRON ? Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy JIVE ? Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe This school is the fifth of a series of summer schools supported by RadioNet. ERIS will provide a week of lectures and tutorials on how to achieve scientific results from radio interferometry. The topics covered by the lectures/tutorials will include: * Calibration and imaging of continuum, spectral line, and polarization data * Low frequency (LOFAR domain), cm-wave (e-MERLIN domain), decimetre-wave (HI/OH domain), high frequency (ALMA/IRAM domain), and VLBI interferometry * Extracting the information from astronomical data and interpreting the results * Choosing the most suitable array and observing plan for your project A preliminary programme is posted on the ERIS webpage: http://www.astron.nl/eris2013/programme.php The school will be hosted by ASTRON and JIVE (Dwingeloo). The participants and lecturers will be accommodated in local hotels. A registration fee of 150 Euro is requested, which will cover accommodation and half board for the 5 days of the school, from the arrival on 8 September to the departure on 13 September 2013. Due to logistical limitations the school will be able to accommodate up to 80 participants. Since a considerable feedback has been received after the first announcement, potential participants are encouraged to proceed with the online registration as soon as possible. Later registrants will be put on a waiting list. Further information can be found at http://www.astron.nl/eris2013/ (Source: ERIS 2013 LOC) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calendar of Events ================== 08-12 Apr. 2013 Transformational Science with ALMA: 2013 Rocks! http://www.cv.nrao.edu/rocks/index.html 22-26 Apr. 2013 The Modern Radio Universe, Bonn, Germany https://indico.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/indico/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=21 27-28 May 2013 Science with ALMA Band 2 Workshop, Bologna, I http://www.alma.ac.uk/other/alma-band-2-workshop/alma-band-2-workshop 01-05 July 2013 UK National Astronomy Meeting NAM2013 http://www.nam2013.co.uk/ 08-12 July 2013 European Week of Astronomy and Space Science, Turky, F http://www.astro.utu.fi/EWASS2013/ 09-13 Sep. 2013 European Radio Interferometry School, Dwingeloo, NL register your interest at eris2013 at astron.nl 13-20 Sep. 2013 7th IRAM 30m summerschool on Millimeter Astronomy, Pradollano, Spain http://www.iram-institute.org/EN/content-page-265-7-67-265-0-0.html 24-27 Sep. 2013 Annual Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft, Tuebingen, D http://astro.uni-tuebingen.de/~AG2013/ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on the German ARC node, please visit http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/ARC/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRTCRsAAoJEAIGDkxLskd+I8sH/0HZaaznWVGlIAvuzR6/VreB 2r3MRJAAsf3/ZvKKSIwu/bMHgbDPD9OAg9IFWo2YgsRD0v5B2p7H7m02CrwfolLJ aK6z2cD55QMLlHeFCb6j9K/LusNP9ckeunY0fdppHrl20xQFyW9nfkwSBYLxfKOc +PRqWXqU4o5dByrPXUZ1uFGrWlbDO+/2uUgtnOSfGyVaDmLRh4GH2SG6YRcAP5+D gzQY/ME35KXVnh1RuxPEqfLLm0HnA0fZ8FbXZ9c0FGWah2aLBk8kXpt/89/7jGp/ Dk6D1/LP1nU6vWgafoKa2sqkYlAKPVoY/lMLc2Jvf/FpmvHQJRlckFPIzV2xfD8= =Rpxn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----