Czech-French Collaboration Workshop

Prof. Françoise Combes & Czech-French Collaboration in Astronomy and Astrophysics Workshop

26 June, 2026, Prague, Czech Academy of Sciences

The Czech ALMA Regional Centre node - the research infrastructure EU-ARC.CZ, together with the Space for Humankind, is organizing a workshop aimed to promote prepare the local communities for the upcoming ALMA Cycle 13. The focus will be on the preparation of observations, capabilities of ALMA in Cycle 13, important observation parameters, examples of observing proposals, and how to work with the new web-based Observing Tool for the preparation and submission of proposals. The workshop will be held in the Astronomical Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, with the possibility of online participation. It is open to all ALMA users and prospective ALMA users. No previous experience with ALMA is assumed.

Venue: Czech Academy of Sciences, Národní, Prague 1
Date: Friday, 26 June, 2026, 09:00 - 13:00
Registration deadline: 18 June, 2026

Program, 09:00 - 13:00

• Welcome, Czech ARC node (12:15 - 12:30)
• ALMA and Cycle 13 capabilities (12:30 - 13:00)
• Before you propose - basic observational parameters (13:00 - 13:30)
• How to write a (good) proposal (13:30 - 14:00)
• Distributed peer-review (14:00 - 14:10)
• Coffee break
• ALMA Scientific Archive (14:30 - 15:00)
• Examples of observing proposals, Observing Tool (15:00 - 15:45)
• Observing Tool - hands-on tutorial (15:45 - 16:45)
• Future ALMA capabilities with WSU upgrade (16:45 - 17:15)
• Discussion (17:15 - 17:30)
• Lunch in front of the meeting room (12:15 - 13:00)

Lectures and tutorials will be given by members of the Czech ARC node.

Registration:

If you would like to attend the workshop, please register here. Do not forget there to indicate if you want to participate using online access. Registration deadline is 02 April, 2026.

Contact: alma-arc@asu.cas.cz