Preliminary Program
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April 6, 2011
Auditorium, ESO main building
08:45-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:50: Introduction to ALMA and its current status / ALMA Early Science Capabilities - Leonardo Testi
09:50-10:15: Current Status of ALMA Commissioning and Science Verification – Tim van Kempen
10:15-10:30: The real life of an ALMA Commissioning Scientist - Liz Humphreys
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-11:15: Introduction to the European ARC - Paola Andreani
11:15-11:30: The European ARC nodes – Martin Zwaan
11:30-11:45: The proposal review process – Gautier Mathys
11:45-12:00: The ALMA Science Portal and Helpdesk - Felix Stoehr / Suzanna Randall
12:00-12:10: The ALMA Simulators - Eelco van Kampen
12:10-12:20: The web-based sensitivity calculator - Andy Biggs
12:20-12:30: Brief introduction to CASA and the ALMA pipeline - Dirk Petry
12:30-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-14:45: The ALMA Observing Tool - Andy Biggs
Science related talks focussing on CSV data and Early Science capabilities
14:50-15:10: Galactic high-energy astrophysics with ALMA - Anthony Rushton
15:10-15:30: AGB stars with ALMA - Matthias Maercker
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-16:35: Extragalactic astrophysics with ALMA – Luca Cortese / Steve Longmore
16:35-16:45: Solar system science with ALMA – Martin Zwaan
16:45-17:05: Low-mass star formation with ALMA - Jaime Pineda
17:05-17:25: High-mass star formation with ALMA - Pamela Klaassen
17:30: Reception
April 7, 2011
Room L130, 1st floor IPP building Room 231/232, ESO main building
09:00-12:30: Observing Tool Tutorial 10:00-12:30: Simulator Tutorial
(novice group) (advanced group)
Andy Biggs' introduction to the OT
12:30-13:30 Lunch break
13:30-16:30: Simulator Tutorial 13:30-16:30: Observing Tool Tutorial
(novice group) (advanced group)
Anita Richards' introduction to radio interferometry