| Poster Book is available |
Friday, May 14, 2004
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| 8:00 |
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Welcome:
Fred K. Y. Lo (Director, NRAO)
The State of ALMA Construction: Massimo Tarenghi (Director, ALMA
Project)
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| 8:30 |
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Session 1: Introduction to ALMA and The Design
Reference Science Plan M. S. Yun (U. Mass.), Chair
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| 10:30 |
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Coffee Break
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| 10:45 |
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Session 2: ALMA Science Themes Continued and The ALMA
Design Reference Science Plan C. Wilson (McMaster U.), Chair
- ALMA Science Themes (cont.)
- The ALMA Design Reference Science Plan
- Discussion
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| 12:30 |
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Lunch (provided at the conference site and included
in registration fee)
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1:30
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Session 3: Working Groups -- Discussion of Scientific
Goals Breakout Sessions
- Galaxies and Cosmology - Main Room (Facilitators:
Carilli, Wilson)
- Star and Planet Formation - Breakout Room No. 1 (Facilitators:
Johnstone, Shepherd)
- Stars and Their Evolution - Breakout Room No. 2 (Facilitator:
Osten)
- Solar Systems Near and Far - Breakout Room No. 3 (Facilitator:
Butler)
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| 4:00 |
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Tea Break
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| 4:30 |
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Session 4: Contemporary mm/FIR Instruments and
ALMA (30 mins each topic; C. Carilli, Chair)
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| 6:30 |
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Poster Session and Banquet
- K. Y. Lo; Chair
- Talk: P. vanden Bout (NRAO) "The Long Random
Walk to ALMA"
- After-dinner discussion: Building the mm/FIR
community: Funding, faculty, facilities
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Saturday, May 15, 2004
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| 8:30 |
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Session 5: Group Summaries (Plenary Session)Y.
Shirley (NRAO), Chair
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| 10:00 |
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Coffee Break
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| 10:30 |
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Session 6: ALMA Science and The Needs of the Scientific
User K. Marvel (AAS), Chair
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| 12:30 |
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Lunch (provided at the conference site and included
in registration fee) |
