NAASC Team Meeting Support

 

Apply to have your ALMA-related Research Team Meeting hosted at NRAO-Charlottesville

In 2026, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)/North American ALMA Science Center (NAASC) invites ALMA-related research teams to apply to hold their collaboration meeting at the NRAO Headquarters in Charlottesville. The NAASC can support your team’s scientific productivity by offering local resources and facilities, following the example of successful recent events.

We anticipate that up to two collaboration events can be hosted in 2026.

To be eligible for this program, the event must:
  • Host an established research team or collaboration which uses ALMA data as part of their research. Note that North American ALMA Large Program teams do not need to apply through this program and should instead contact the ARC Manager directly with requests for meeting support. 
  • Be scheduled between May and December 2026, over 2 to 5 days (Monday- Friday)
  • Expect fewer than 30 participants. Participants must be members of the team/collaboration.
  • Be proposed by a member of the research team who is affiliated with a US or Canadian institution.
  • Include a component (session, talk) open to the local NRAO/University of Virginia community
 

The NAASC will offer the following services to the selected events:

  • Use of the NRAO auditorium or meeting rooms
  • AV equipment and support
  • NRAO meeting planner support before and during the event 
  • Event Website Hosting (for announcements, logistical information and agendas) 
  • One luncheon funded by the NAASC, for the team and local NAASC staff
  • Coffee and light break snacks funded by the NAASC
  • Preferred rates at local hotels (to be funded by participants)
  • Participants will be responsible for all other expenses including travel, lodging, meals, and any other support or costs. Collection of registration fees, etc., are the responsibility of the proposing research / collaboration team. 

To submit an event proposal for this call, members of the North American scientific community should apply on behalf of their research team / collaboration through this online form. Applications received by February 15, 2026 will receive full consideration. Selection will be based on feasibility and scientific relevance to ALMA. 

For any questions about this program please email the NAASC at .

The NAASC also periodically opens calls to offer funding in support of conferences and workshops. At this time this program is closed and no call is anticipated in FY26.  

Events supported in FY25-F26

 

Events supported in FY24

 

Events supported in FY23

  • exoALMA Large Program Start of Science Workshop (invitation only), Boston, MA, USA, 5-9 December 2022
  • DECO Large Program Workshop (invitation only), Charlottesville, VA, USA, May 23-26 2023
  • Gordon Research Conference on Origins of Solar Systems: Chemical and Dynamical Constraints on Planet Formation, Conference and Seminar, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA, 11-16 June 2023.
  • 76th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Champaign-Illinois, IL, USA, June 19-23 2023
  • COMPASS Large Program Workshop, Direction for Scientific Discovery with ALMA (invitation only) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, July 7-9, 2023
  • Kavli-AUI Symposium, Astrochemistry VIII – From the First Galaxies to the Formation of Habitable Worlds, Traverse City, MI, USA, 10-14 July 2023
  • New Era of AGN Science with the Vera C. Rubin LSST, NRAO, Charlottesville, VA, USA, 24-26 July 2023
  • The Evolution of Gas in and around Galaxies, Stanley, ID, USA, 31 July-4 August 2023

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