FINAL PROGRAM

ALMA COMMUNITY DAY

European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

24 September 2004


ESO AUDITORIUM

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24 September, 2004

08:00 Bus transportation from hotels in Garching to ESO (leaving from the Maibaum)

8:15 - 8:30 Workshop registrationat the Registration Desk, ESO Headquarters

08:30 - 08:45 C. Cesarsky: Opening Workshop Welcome

08:45 - 10:30 Session 1. (Chair: R. Hills)

  • 08:45 - 09:15 M. Tarenghi (JAO): Project Status

  • 09:15 - 09:40 F. Walter (MPIfA, Heidelberg): High-redshift galaxies

  • 09:40 - 10:05 L. Tacconi (MPIfEP, Garching): Nuclei of galaxies

  • 10:05 - 10:30 W. Holland (ATC/ROE): Debris disks and planetary systems

10:30 - 10:50 Coffee Break

10:50 - 12:45 Session 2. (Chair E. van Dishoeck)

  • 10:50 - 11:15 D. Bockelee-Morvan (Obs. de Paris, Meudon): Solar system

  • 11:15 - 11:45 D. Wilner (CfA): First results from the SMA and lessons at high frequencies

  • 11:45 - 12:45 short contributions from community on recent developments relevant for ALMA, e.g. update on APEX, new instruments + first results on mm or submm telescopes:

    • P. Schilke: Status of APEX
    • M. Wittkowski: Multiwavelength studies of evolved stars using VLTI, VLBA, and ALMA
    • F. Combes: Predictions for ALMA with the HORIZON project
    • E. Schinnerer: Molecular gas spiral arms of M51
    • S. Molinari: The Herschel far-infrared galatic plane survey
    • M. Hogerheijde: Spitzer legacy programs on star- and planet formation
    • P. Diamond: RADIONET activities in mm/submm astronomy
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch Reception

13:45 - 15:15 Session 3. (Chair R. Bachiller)

  • 13:45 - 14:15 L. Testi (Oss. di Arcetri): User Expectations from the ALMA software

  • 14:15 - 14:45 R. Laing (ESO) Early Science Observing

  • 14:45 - 15:15 D. Silva (ESO): ESO's plan for user support (core) functions

  • 15:15 - 15:45 T. Wilson (ESO): Organization of science support functions

15:15 - 16:30 Session 4. (Chairs P. Cox, A. Benz)

  • 15:45 - 16:30 Open discussion

Bus leaving for Munich airport: 16:30 - 17:00 - 17:30 -18:00 hrs.