DATE: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 17:21:08 +1100
SUBJECT: Large Observing Programs on the AAT




                  Large Observing Programs on the AAT

                  Request for Proposals Semester 10B

The AAO announces a new call for major new Large Observing Programs
(i.e. those requiring 50 nights or more, possibly over several  
semesters)
to commence on the AAT in Semesters 10B or 11A.

The community's attention is drawn to the AAOmega spectrograph, whose  
use
in the current WiggleZ and GAMA Large Programs is expected to end in
Semester 10A, opening up new opportunities for future use of this  
instrument.

All proposals will be evaluated by the Australian Time Allocation  
Committee
(ATAC) that replaces the former Anglo-Australian Time Allocation  
Committee
(AATAC) for AAT proposal rankings.

The AAO will begin accepting new AAT proposals beginning late February
and will continue to do so until the proposal deadline of 15 March 2010.
Proposals for large observing programs should be submitted to ATAC by
this deadline, and use the new ATAC AAT proposal form (with non-standard
page limits for the Scientific and Technical justification) when it  
opens
in late February.

Proposers should consult the Request for Proposals for more information:
http://www.aao.gov.au/AAO/astro/Large_Programs_RfP_10B.pdf


Anyone considering submitting a large program proposal should contact  
the
AAO Director (director@aao.gov.au) in advance to discuss their plans.


This will be the last opportunity to submit such proposals until the 11B
proposal deadline in March 2011.

A separate call for standard AAT programs in 10B will be made in late
February.

Matthew Colless
(director@aao.gov.au)


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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN O’BYRNE
Chair, Academic Programs Committee
Secretary, Astronomical Society of Australia Inc.

Sydney Institute for Astronomy
School of Physics | Faculty of Science

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