"The ALMA Era for Astrophysics Begins" 
IAU, Prague, Aug. 24, 2006     
Start time (9:30) End time (12:00)
Dressing Room 225

M. Tarenghi (Director): "Scope, Science Goals and Organization"  30 min

H. Rykaczewski (EU Project Manager):                   "Present Status" 30 min

R. Kawabe: "ALMA Enhanced by the ALMA Compact Array" 30 min

Break for 30 minutes

Reviews of ALMA Science Meetings: Synergy with other projects (total time 60 min). 
This will be organized by the regional Project Scientists.

The SZ Effect and ALMA (Meeting in Orsay Apr 2005)          
Galactic and Extragalactic ISM Modelling in an ALMA Perspective (Meeting in Onsala Oct 2005)                                
Stellar Physics with ALMA (Meeting in Montpellier Oct 2005) 
From z-Machines to ALMA (Meeting in Charlottesville Va, January 2006)       
Complex Molecules in Space: present status and prospects with ALMA (Meeting in Aahrus, Denmark, May 2006)                              
The fate of gas in galaxies (Meeting in Dwingeloo, NL, July 2006)   
Subaru-ALMA Science (Meeting in Hilo, March 2006)           
ALMA Science (Ast. Soc. of Japan Meeting in Wakayama, March 2006)