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                ALMA workshop: science related issues
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Aims:

 - stimulate interaction between the ALMA and Herschel-HIFI communities
   on issues of common interest, in particular calibration, data analysis and
   modeling

 - discuss face-to-face the 2003 workplan and Level 3 milestones for the 
   European ALMA science IPT, in particular regarding calibration

 - work on ALMA proposals in connection with the EU FP6 Framework call

Some meetings make take place in parallel.


Wednesday December 18:
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Start late morning so that people can fly in

11 am: Registration at Lorentz Center

11:30-12:30: Introduction to meeting: aims, schedule, working groups

12:30-13:30: Lunch

13:30-16:00: Joint HIFI-ALMA data analysis session:

  HIFI Program:
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  13:30 - 13:40        Xander Tielens (European Network)
  13:40 - 14:00        Thomas Giesen (Molecular spectroscopy)
  14:00 - 14:20        Maryvonne Gerin (Molecular excitation)
  14:20 - 14:40        Christine Joblin (Data bases/webtools)
  14:40 - 15:00        Ewine van Dishoeck (Spectral line modelling)
  15:00 - 15:20        Maryvonne Gerin (Ground-based observations)
  15:20 - 15:40        Serena Viti (Chemical models)
   
  ***Talk on ALMA and the EU to be added

  16:00-17:00: break in splinter groups or attend lecture by Ed Churchwell
               (regular Leiden Observatory colloquium)


Thursday December 19:
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Morning:
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Session 1: Joint HIFI-ALMA calibration discussion
---------  Focus on absolute flux calibration
     
           Documents will be distributed before the meeting

9:00-9:45:   HIFI presentation (Carsten Kramer/Volker Ossenkopf/...)

9:45-10:30:  ALMA presentation (Stephane Guilloteau/Bryan Butler/...)

10:30-10:45: Coffee

10:45-13:00: Discussion (discussion leaders: TBD + TBD)


Session 2: EU proposal discussions
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10:45-13:00: Networking OPTICON/RADIONET, RTN proposal       (Pierre/Ewine/...)
             Form subgroups to focus on specific aspects


Afternoon:
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Session 1:   Euro Science IPT meeting
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14:00-15:00: Discussion Level 3/4/5 milestones and 2003 tasks (Stephane/Ewine)

15:00-17:00: Informal Euro Science IPT discussions on various issues


Session 2: EU proposal writing
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14:00-17:00: Meeting in subgroups on specific proposal topics


17:00-18:30: Wine & Cheese party at Lorentz Center


Friday December 20:
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Session 1: ALMA Calibation: European tasks 
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 9:00- 9:30:  Calibration requirements with science examples (Stephane)
 9:30-10:00:  Bandpass calibration (Aurore Bacmann)
10:00-10:20:  Semi-transparent vane (Stephane)
10:20-10:40:  Dual-load system (Stephane)
10:40-11:00:  Coffee
11:00-11:30:  ATM software and modeling (Juan Pardo/Pepe Cernicharo/....)
11:30-12:30:  Discussion

12:30-13:30:  Lunch

13:30-14:15:  WVR strategy, modeling and testing plans (Richard Hills/Kate
                                                        Isaak/....)
14:15-14:45:  ALMA simulator (Francois Viallefond)
14:15-15:45:  Discussion


Session 2: EU proposal writing (continued)
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9:00-9:45:  Reports from subgroups from previous day  
            ***Time TBC with session 1 talks; could also be done at end
              of Thursday****
9:45-15:00:  EU proposal subgroup writing/discussions continued
15:00-16:00: Summary reports from subgroups; plan for further actions

16:00 End of meeting

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