Organizers

Tony Beasley	NRAO	SOC
Roger Blandford	Stanford University	SOC
John Carlstrom	University of Chicago	SOC
Martha Haynes	Cornell University	SOC
Jackie Hewitt	MIT	SOC
Joseph Lazio	JPL / Caltech	SOC
Tony Readhead	Caltech	SOC
Mark Reid	Harvard Smithsonian CfA	SOC
Karen Ransom	NRAO	LOC, Chair
Mark Adams	NRAO	LOC
David Halstead		LOC

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.

Founded in 1956, the NRAO provides state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community. NRAO telescopes are open to all astronomers regardless of institutional or national affiliation. Observing time on NRAO telescopes is available on a competitive basis to qualified scientists after evaluation of research proposals on the basis of scientific merit, the capability of the instruments to do the work, and the availability of the telescope during the requested time. NRAO also provides both formal and informal programs in education and public outreach for teachers, students, the general public, and the media.

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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.