Draft ESAC agenda
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              Thursday June 12, ESO Council Room, ESO, Garching

                All times include discussion, unless explicitly
                specified

                Documents to be linked on WWW indicated with ***


 8:30- 8:50: Welcome, ESAC terms of reference                  EvD
             Relation to ASAC and ESO-STC                      JSR, RH

 8:50- 9:20: Project overview and status                       RK

 9:20- 9:45: Project scientist and Science IPT activities      SG, EvD

 9:45-10:15: ASAC April 2003 report and charges for next       JSR
             ASAC meeting

             ***ASAC April 2003 report and related Web site

10:15-10:30: Coffee

10:30-11:45: Brief statements from each ESAC member            All
             (5 min, 2-3 viewgraphs each)

             - your own ALMA-related science interests
             - the interests of the community in your country
               as related to ALMA
             - what your community needs/would like to see in 
               preparation for ALMA

11:45-12:00: Status of plans for European RSC                  EvD?

12:00-12:30: ALMA-related EU-FP6 proposals                     PC

             - MC RTN
               *** MC RTN ALMA proposal

             - Opticon
             - Radionet
               *** ALMA sections of Opticon/Radionet
 
             - Suggestions for ALMA related workshops in 2004  All

12:30-13:15: Lunch

13:15-13:35: Outreach: ALMA material for IAU GA Sydney         CM,PS

13:35-16:00: ALMA EU-FP6 construction proposal
             *** Brief write-up based on telecon material

             - introduction  (10 min)                          EvD
             - software  (15 min pres + 15 min disc)           JSR,JS,GR
             - receivers (15 min pres + 15 min disc)           GHT
               (incl. Junctions, InP amplifiers)
             - 2G correlator (10 min pres + 5 min disc)        RK
             - photonic LO   (10 min pres + 10 min disc)       RG
             - abs calibration (10 min pres + 5 min disc)      SG
             - general discussion + recommendations            All

16:00-16:20:  Election of European ASAC members

16:20:        AOB

16:30:        Adjourn


General material to be linked to agenda:

*** ASAC September 2001, April 2002 and September 2002 reports

*** Scientific case for ALMA enhancements

*** November 8 discussion day material



Abbreviations:

CM=Claus Madsen
EvD=Ewine
GHT=Gie Han Tan
JSR=John Richer
JS= Joe Schwartz
GR= Gianni Raffi
PC= Pierre Cox
PS= Peter Shaver
RG= Rolf Guesten
RH= Richard Hills
RK= Richard Kurz
SG= Stephane Guilloteau