Please find following the second circular of the ALMA Town Meeting
at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan,
for the upcoming ALMA Cycle 4 proposal preparations.

We are happy to announce that Atacama Large Millimeter submillimeter Array (ALMA)
call for proposal for Cycle 4 has been released. The deadline is scheduled
for 21st of April, 15:00UT, 2015. ALMA proposals are prepared and submitted by using
unique software, ALMA Observing Tool (OT). To encourage users in East Asia
to make use of the ALMA facility, we, East Asian ALMA Regional Center (EA ARC),
would like to organize Town Meeting to introduce ALMA Cycle 4 policies and
capabilities, and to demonstrate various tools.

※ Please refer to the ALMA science portal site for call for the proposal
and related documents;

http://www.almascience.org

◆ schedule etc.
Date: April 4th 10:30 - 16:00

Location: Large seminar room/Insei-seminar room, Subaru Building,
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Mitaka campus

◆ Program Overview
10:30-10:35 Opening
10:35-10:50 ALMA Cycle 4 capability
10:50-11:00 Before submitting proposals (Science portal/Helpdesk)
11:00-12:00 Observing Tool - demonstration -

Lunch

13:00-13:30 ALMA archive and data structure
13:30-14:30 CASA simulation
14:30-14:45 CASA Total Power data reduction
14:45-15:45 Basics of Intereferometer / 14:30-16:00 Question corner

* Town Meeting will be broadcasted via internet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PxshXA7eNo

◆ Notes
Please bring your own laptop with the latest version of Observing Tool
installed when you visit support desk. The tools are now available
from "Documents & Tools" at the ALMA science portal site .