For the Town Hall at the AAS Meeting, we have the following ideas (after 
meeting with our EPO folks):
		Distribute 'tickets' at the NRAO booth as reminders of time 
and purpose.  These are designed.
		Distribute, at the door and booth, an ALMA update flyer 
containing a feedback questionnaire and the ALMA brochure.  After 
presentations, there should be enough information to respond thoughtfully I 
think.  Comments?

What should be in the update flyer?  I have in mind a current timeline,
scope statement with sensitivity guide, 
some recent photos including groundbreaking, ATR, perhaps hardware.
This is four pages, so really only two pages for info.

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      Questionnaire on North American User and Science Support for the 
                  Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)


The North American ALMA Science Center (ASC) will be located in
Charlottesville, VA at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
headquarters.  We would like to hear from potential users of ALMA as
to what kind of support they would like to have at the North American
ASC.

A. Astronomer Interface Issues

   1. Science Support

      Which functions would you like to have available at the North 
      American ASC?  Possibilities include (check all that apply):

	* User support for proposal preparation 
	* User support for 'observe file' preparation 
	* User support for data reduction and imaging
	* Calibration information/database
	* Visitor offices for PIs/students for on-site training and
		data reduction/imaging.
	* Data archive mirror and support
	* Financial support for successful programs, e.g.: 
		  - Students/PIs travel support to the ASC for data
		    reduction.	
		  - Publication page charge support.
		  - Student support for data reduction at home
		    institution. 
	* Support astronomers (including 'friends')
	* Excellence in astronomical research relating to ALMA
	* Training (e.g. schools, student positions)
	* Outreach and education (e.g. development of web-based 
		 information and materials for the public, K-12, and 
		 university/college classes) 
	* ALMA user feedback mechanisms
	* Software Development (e.g. develop new functions for
		reduction/imaging) 
	* Stable reduction package/pipeline
	* Simulators 
	* Quality control, long-term monitoring of ALMA 

	Please provide suggestions for other functions.

   2. Software

      The 'baseline' data reduction package for automatic pipeline
      processing of data and for off-line processing is AIPS++.  The
      requirement is that all data reduction can be done in a single
      reduction package, AIPS++.  The sofware architecture will allow
      other packages to 'plug into' a common framework to run other
      functions.  The data will also be available in a standard format
      that can be filled and reduced in other user-supplied software
      packages.

      Do you have any comments on these ALMA software goals?


B.  Enhancements for the Baseline ALMA

   3. Future equipment

      3.1 Which additional receiver bands (Bands 1 (31.3-45 GHz), 2
          (68-90 GHz), 4 (123-168 GHz), 5(163-211 GHz), 8 (385?-510
          GHz or 10 (7??-950 GHz) do you consider particularly
          important?  If so for what science goals?  How would you
          rank these bands?
	
      3.2 Do you have comments on the importance and/or science case
          for the Atacama Compact Array (ACA)?