ANASAC Face-to-Face Agenda

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August 25, Chicago O'Hare Four Points Sheraton

10249 W. Irving Park Road, Schiller Park, IL 60176

Telephone 847-671-6000

Conveniently located just minutes from O'Hare International Airport, they offer a complimentary shuttle service to/from the airport - 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

 8:00- 8:20: Welcome,                                            R. Crutcher
             ANASAC terms of reference; relation to ASAC & ESAC  K. Y. Lo

 8:20- 8:50: Project overview and status                         A. Wootten, D. Emerson

 8:50- 9:15: Project scientist job and Science IPT activities    A. Wootten
             Discussion of ALMA 'Design Reference Science Plan'

 9:15- 9:35: ASAC Charges for next ASAC meeting                  L. Mundy

 9:35-10:15: Brief statements from each ANASAC member            All
             - your own ALMA-related science interests
             - the interests of the community in your University
               as related to ALMA
             - what your University/colleagues needs/would like to see in 
               preparation for ALMA

10:15-10:30: Coffee

10:30-11:45: ALMA science operations:                            D. Emerson, A. Wootten
                Chile, Regional Support Centers, U. S. ALMA Science Center,
                NSF Support, Early science observing 

11:45 - 12:30:  ALMA data reduction software and                  B. Glendenning
                observing tools; Pipeline

12:30-13:15: Lunch

13:15 - 14:45: Discussion U. S. ALMA Science Center               R. Crutcher

14:45 - 15:00: AAS Town Meeting                                   R. Crutcher

15:00 - 15:15: Outreach: ALMA materials available                 A. Wootten

15:30 - 15:45   Coffee

15:45 - 16:00: ALMA Science Meeting NA 2004: Planning Session 

16:00:          AOB

16:00:        Adjourn

Reading material:

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- JAO Quarterly Report to the ALMA Board, April-June 2003.

- ANASAC terms of reference (How the ANASAC is to operate)
   

- Chapter 6, Project Plan*, on ALMA Operations
  Revisions to be discussed.

- ASAC April 2003 agenda and material:
  

- ASAC April 2003 report: 
  

- ASAC Charges  paper:
                 -  ALMA Memo No. 466. by D'Addario*; receiver stability documents*  
                 - imaging simulations from Mark Holdaway*
                 - DRSP call to assess science implications* (some results are in but undigested)
                 - draft of calibration plan*
                 - calibration examples*

- Scientific justification for the ALMA Enhancements
  


General background material:
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- ASAC September 2001, April 2002 and September 2002 reports:
  http://www.alma.nrao.edu/committees/ASAC/
  scroll down to "ASAC reports" and click on relevant document
  
- November 8 2002 ESO discussion day material
  http://www.eso.org/projects/alma/meetings/gar-nov02/