ALMA Cycle 9 Proposal Preparation Events

In advance of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Cycle 9 Call for Proposals deadline, the North American ALMA Science Center (NAASC), along with current ALMA Ambassadors, have organized a series of ALMA proposal preparation workshops from 28 March to 8 April 2022. The goal of these events is to provide users with the knowledge they need to carry out cutting-edge scientific research using the ALMA facilities. We are particularly interested in reaching new users, so no experience with radio astronomy is required to participate!

These ALMA talks are hosted by experienced postdocs and graduate students as part of the ALMA Ambassadors program. Registration for these events is free. The workshops are designed to assist you in proposal preparation and observation planning for ALMA Cycle 9, and may include talks on the following topics:

• ALMA Basics and Cycle 9 Capabilities
• Radio Interferometry Basics
• Cycle 9 Proposal Preparation and the Proposal Review Process
• Introduction to the ALMA Observing Tool
• ALMA Data Products, Archive Use, and Notes on the
• Pipeline Weblog
• Common Astronomy Software Applications (CASA) Simulations
• Science-ready Data Products
• Imaging with CASA

Information on the locations and dates for these workshops is available on the NAASC Community Events web page and in the table below.

The ALMA Ambassadors will also host several webinars for people unable to attend one of the workshops. The talks, dates, and registration links for the webinars are listed below. Webinars are planned in both English and Spanish.

Later in the year, the ALMA Ambassadors will run another series of community events focused on the processing and analysis of ALMA data. Those events will be announced in the future, so please stay tuned.