First Announcement ------------------- Science Operations with ALMA ============================ Date TBD NRAO auditorium The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) consisting of 64x12m telescopes at the high-altitude Chajnantor site in Chile will provide a major leap forward in millimeter and submillimeter astronomy, allowing fundamental questions in the formation of galaxies, stars and planets to be addressed. The aim of this one-day meeting is to provide an overview and update to the North American astronomical community of the ALMA project as it enters the construction phase, and to solicit input from the community on science operations and user support for ALMA. We will also discuss face-to-face the 2003 workplan and Level 3 milestones for the ALMA science IPT, in particular regarding calibration. Program ======= chair: 8:45 - 9:00: Welcome K. Y. Lo 9:00 - 9:30: Project status and overview Science with ALMA ------------------ 9:30 - 10:05: ALMA and the high redshift universe Including detectability of MW at z=3 in CDM Universe 10:05 - 10:35: ALMA and Gamma Ray Bursters 10:35 - 10:55: ALMA and star formation 10:55 - 11:15 ALMA and planetary system formation 11:15 - 11:30: Coffee ALMA operations: --------------- 11:30 - 12:10: ALMA science operations: Chile, Regional Support Centers, Early science observing 12:10 - 12:40: ALMA data reduction software and observing tools 12:40 - 13:50: Lunch 13:50 - 14:50: Short contributions by participants (5 min each) 14:50 - 16:00: Open discussion 16:00 - 16:10: Summary and roadmap Suggested background reading: - ALMA SPIE article: . - Appendix C on "ALMA Operations Plan: Recommendations and Issues" of the September 2001 meeting of the ALMA Scientific Advisory Committee