Program

Program

The tentative program agenda is below. In the registration questionnaire form, please feel free to suggest topics that you would like me to include or focus on. The agenda and content will be adjusted accordingly.

Time	Content
12:30-01:30	ALMA Overview, Recent Science Highlights, and Cycle 6 Capabilities
01:30 - 02:30	Proposal Preparation Overview
02:30.--02:45	Break
02:45 --03:45	Hands-on Tutorial of the Cycle6 Observing Tool (OT)
02:45 --03:45	ALMA Data Products, Imaging and Analysis using CASA
03:45 - 05:00	Simulating Observations for the Proposal Preparation

For the hands-on session, all participants are encouraged to bring personal laptops and have the following software installed and tested.

ALMA Cycle 6 observing Tool (OT): https://almascience.nrao.edu/proposing/observing-tool

CASA 5.1.1 with the ALMA pipeline: https://casa.nrao.edu/casa_obtaining.shtml

A limited number of desktop computers will be available in the room.

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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Green Bank Observatory are facilities of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.