Pre-Cycle 13 Workshop
ALMA Pre-Cycle 13 hybrid workshop - Prague
07 April, 2026, Prague, Astronomical Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences
The Czech ALMA Regional Centre node is organizing a workshop aimed to 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: Astronomical Institute, CAS - Boční II 1401, Spořilov, Prague
Date: Tuesday, 07 April, 2026, 11:30 - 17:30
Registration deadline: 02 April, 2026
Program, 11:30 - 17:30
- Lunch in front of the meeting room (11:30 - 12:15)
- 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)
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