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Program

The most important links

ALMA Cycle 6 deadline is April 19th, 15:00 UT. That means April 19th, 8:00 AM PDT (we’re UTC -7 in the summer). Proposals are yearly, so Cycle 7 deadline will be in April 2019.
Call for proposals (short announcement): https://almascience.nrao.edu/proposing/call-for-proposals
Proposer’s guide (50 page PDF/website with practically everything you will need to know for proposing) : https://almascience.nrao.edu/proposing/proposing/proposers-guide
ALMA Technical Handbook (220 page PDF, super comprehensive document): https://almascience.nrao.edu/proposing/documents-and-tools/latest/documents-and-tools/cycle6/alma-technical-handbook
If these resources don’t provide an answer your question, submit a HelpDesk ticket here: https://help.almascience.org/ The helpdesk is staffed and ready to answer your questions in a timely manner!

Time	Event
9:00 - 9:15 am	Welcome, Introduction, Logistics
9:15 - 10:00 am	Introduction to ALMA Science
10:00 - 10:30 am	Warren Morningstar (Stanford): Revealing the Small Scale Structure of Dark Matter with ALMA Observations of Gravitational Lenses
10:30 - 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 - 11:20 am	Megan Ansdell (Berkeley): Using ALMA to Conduct Large-Scale Protoplanetary Disk Surveys
11:20 - 12:30 pm	Interferometry Basics
12:30 - 1:15 pm	Lunch (provided)
1:15 - 1:45 pm	Cycle 6 ALMA Capabilities
1:45 - 2:15 pm	Proposal Preparation
2:15 - 2:45 pm	Observing Tool (OT)
2:45 - 3:15 pm	Coffee Break
3:15 - 4:15 pm	Imaging and Simobserve
4:15 - 5:00 pm	Discussion and Wrap Up

The ALMA HelpDesk https://help.almascience.org/ : support for any registered user, ticket-based
Data reduction visits https://science.nrao.edu/facilities/alma/visitors-shortterm : personalized support in Charlottesville
Data reduction parties in Charlottesville, a few times/ year, announced on https://science.nrao.edu/facilities/alma/community1
Synthesis Imaging workshop in Socorro, May 16-23. Registration is still open: http://www.cvent.com/events/16th-synthesis-imaging-workshop/event-summary-b36e4bc16b574d5d94229f9d885d0eff.aspx
Funding for students: https://science.nrao.edu/opportunities/student-programs/sos
Download CASA 5.1.1 here.

Thompson, A.R., Moran, J.M., Swensen, G.W. 2004 “Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy”, 2nd edition (Wiley-VCH)
Perley, R.A., Schwab, F.R., Bridle, A.H. eds. 1989 ASP Conf. Series 6 “Synthesis Imaging in Radio Astronomy” (San Francisco: ASP) - www.aoc.nrao.edu/events/synthesis