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Portuguese ALMA Community Days 2016

We are glad to announce the Portuguese ALMA Community Days to be held on 14th and 15th March 2016 at the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Science in Oporto.

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME:
— 14th March
11h00—11h30 – “The observatory ALMA” (Hugo Messias)
11h30—12h30 – “From our solar system to the Galactic centre” (Elizabeth Humphreys, ESO)
12h30—14h00 – [Lunch]
14h00—15h00 – “The Extra-galactic Universe and its Cosmology” (Israel Matute)
15h00—15h30 – “Proposing for time and the ALMA Observing Tool” (Ciro Pappalardo)
15h30—16h00 – “Observation simulations” (Hugo Messias)
16h00—16h20 – [coffee break]
16h20—18h00 – Science discussion — bring your own science case
— 15th March
09h30—11h00 – Face-to-face hands-on: ALMA Observing Tool
11h00—12h30 – Face-to-face hands-on: Observation simulations
12h30—14h00 – [Lunch]
14h00—16h00 – Face-to-face hands-on (general)

FEE: No fee is required.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: [passed]

REQUIREMENTS: If the user is interested to participate in the hands-on sessions, please bring a laptop with the ALMA Observing Tool and the latest CASA version (4.5.2) installed.

SURVEY:

    Previous to PACD16, had you thought about ALMA to address your science goals?
    yesno

    After PACD15, do you now think ALMA can address your science goals?
    yesno

    Do you feel the presentations were clear and helpful?
    yesno

    Do you feel the science discussion was helpful?
    yesno

    Do you feel the hands-on sessions were clear and helpful?
    yesno

    Are you planing to contact PACE to obtain training with the ALMA Observational Tool (AOT) or CASA simulations (CASAsim)?
    AOTCASAsimbothno

    Please, write below any comment regarding the above questionnaire or any other issue you feel it should be mentioned about PACD16.