NRAO Town Hall - 221st AAS Meeting, Long Beach, CA

NRAO Town Hall

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM PST | Room 104C at the Long Beach Convention Center

ALMA GBT VLA VLBA

This Town Hall informed the AAS membership about the status of National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) science and science operations, observatory development and programs, and construction projects. The NRAO Town Hall opened with a reception that was followed by brief presentations designed to update the membership regarding: (a) science opportunities and construction status at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Jansky Very Large Array (VLA); (b) science opportunities and development programs at the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) and the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA); (c) recent science results from across the NRAO; and (d) technical development for the next generation of radio astronomy research facilities. The NRAO Town Hall concluded with an audience Q&A session.

NRAO Town Hall Presentations (pdf format)

Session Organizer:

Mark T. Adams
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
520 Edgemont Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903  U.S.A.
Phone: 434.296.0222 (office), 434.249.0584 (cell)
e-mail: mtadams@nrao.edu

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