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Program

Times are approximate.

June 4

09:00 - 09:05  Welcoming remarks  -  Local Host
09:05 - 09:35  Introduction to Radio Interferometry  -  Frank Schinzel
09:35 - 09:55  VLA  -  Emmanuel Momjian
09:55 - 10:15  VLBA  - Emmanuel Momjian

10:15 - 10:35  Coffee break

10:35 - 11:35  VLA/VLBA Proposal Preparation  -  Emmanuel Momjian
11:35 - 12:15  VLA Sky Survey (VLASS) Overview  -  Amy Kimball

12:15 - 13:15  Lunch (provided)

13:15 - 13:45  Next Generation VLA (ngVLA)  -  Emmanuel Momjian
13:45 - 14:15  Introduction to CASA and Data Structure -  Emmanuel Momjian
14:15 - 15:15  VLA Data Reduction Tutorial Part I  -  Amy Kimball

15:15 - 15:30  Coffee break

15:30 - 17:30  VLA Data Reduction Tutorial Part II  -  Amy Kimball

June 5

09:00 - 10:00  VLA Calibration Pipeline  -  Emmanuel Momjian
10:00 - 10:40  VLASS Calibration Pipeline and Weblogs  -  Frank Schinzel

10:40 - 11:00  Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00  VLASS Imaging Pipeline and Data Products  -  Frank Schinzel
12:00 - 12:30  VLASS Data Retrieval  -  Amy Kimball

12:30 - 13:30  Lunch (provided)

13:30 - 13:45  The Canadian Initiative for Radio Astronomy Data Analysis (CIRADA) - Bryan Gaensler
13:45 - 13:55  Spectral line data in CIRADA - Kristine Spekkens
13:55 - 14:15  Advanced data products for VLASS Polarization - Jennifer West

14:15 - 17:30  Open time with NRAO staff (please bring your questions on your own
                       data/images), self-guided OPT, CASA, VLBA tutorials, and coffee break.