Science Operations with ALMA

Friday November 8, 2002
ESO auditorium

The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) consisting of 64x12m telescopes at the high-altitude Chajnantor site in Chile will provide a major leap forward in millimeter and submillimeter astronomy, allowing fundamental questions in the formation of galaxies, stars and planets to be addressed. The aim of this one-day meeting is to provide an overview and update to the European astronomical community of the ALMA project as it enters the construction phase, and to solicit input from the community on science operations and user support for ALMA.

Note:
The summary of the Answers Received on the Questionnaire sent out to all participants of the ALMA Science Operations Meeting on 8 November 2002 is now available.

Program
8:45 - 9:00	Welcome	C. Cesarsky
9:00 - 9:30	Project Status	S. Guilloteau

Science with ALMA
9:30 - 10:05	ALMA and the high redshift universe	S. Lilly
10:05 - 10:35	ALMA and star- and planet formation	A. Natta
10:35 - 10:55	ALMA and the study of Evolved Stars	H. Olofsson
10:55 - 11:15	Coffee

ALMA Operations
11:15 - 11:55	Science Operations with ALMA: Chile, Regional Support Centers, Early science observing	E. van Dishoeck
11:55 - 12:20	Toward Planning for ALMA Science Operations: Lessons from the VLT Experience	D. Silva
12:20 - 12:50	ALMA Software: Observing and Data Reduction Tools	R. Lucas

12:50 - 13:50	Lunch

13:50 - 14:15	Coordination of European millimeter community and preparation for ALMA: Opportunities within the EU Framework 6 program	P. Cox
Short contributions
14:15 - 15:00	Additional receiver properties and the cosmological aims of ALMA, by P. Papadopoulos Additional receiver priorities and the star formation aims of ALMA, by P. Schilke. (PDF size 6.9 Mbytes, but also available in MS Powerpoint format Radiative transfer tools and molecular data bases for ALMA, by F. Schoeier Surveys and large programs with ALMA, by A. Dutrey Analysis of aperture synthesis data; what can we learn from existing experience, by Th. van der Hulst RCSs and the experience gained from cm-wave interferometry, by P. Diamond The ADACE (ALMA Data Analysis Center in Europe) project, by F. Gueth
15:00 - 16:00	Open discussion
16:00 - 16:10	Summary and roadmap

Organizing Committee

R. Bachiller, A. Benz, R. Booth, P. Cox, E.F. van Dishoeck, S. Guilloteau, R. Kurz, J. Richer, P. Schilke, P. Shaver, M. Walmsley

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Science Operations with ALMA