Basic Science Call for Proposals & Asilomar 2010 Workshop

1. Basic Science Call for Proposals&Asilomar 2010 Workshop SSSC, February 17, 2010 Palmdale B-G Andersson SOFIA Science Operations Manager

2. Outline • Basic Science Call for Proposals • Timeline & Preparations • Asilomar 2010 Workshop • Purpose • Program • Timeline & Preparations

3. Basic Science Call for Proposals

4. Basic Science Schedule • 15 Dec., ‘08 Draft Call for Proposals Released • 27 Feb., ‘09 Comments on draft CfP due • 27 March, ‘09 Comments on draft CfP received • Winter ’10 Data Rights Agreement signed 1 March ’10 Final Call for Proposal released 31 May ‘10 Proposal Deadline (Call +90 days) Summer ’10 Selections announced Spring ’11 Science flights begin

5. Basic Science Call for Proposals - Preparations • Call for Proposal Document ready • Observer’s Handbook on track to be released by March 1 • SITE Updated for FORCAST • Tutorial for GREAT sensitivity calculation in final review • SPT in final revision for BaSc (formal reviews late Feb.) • Web pages under final review (deltas from Draft CfP release) • Templates for “Science Justification” (etc.) available

6. Basic Science Proposing Basics • Two-phase proposal with science justification in Phase 1 • Phase 2 for Basic Science will be led by SOFIA staff and will require significant involvement from the Instrument teams • Will take advantage of lessons learned from Short Science • Proposals shall be generated/submitted using the SOFIA Proposal Tool (SPT) • Similar to, and based on, the STScI APT • Exposure time calculator available for FORCAST (SITE) • Exposure time tutorial available for GREAT • Transmission calculator (ATRAN) • Visibility tool available on-line • No flight plans required/expected • Lists of Reserved Observations for FORCAST and GREAT will be published with final CfP

7. 2:nd Generation Instrumentation Workshop Science Opportunities For new Instrumentation, Asilomar 2010

8. Background • SOFIA was always planned to take advantage of regular instrument upgrades • “Science Vision” exercise, SOFIA 20/20 workshop, and developments of/for 1st generation instruments makes the issue of 2nd generation instruments timely • NASA HQ has started the preparations for an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for the 2nd Generation US SOFIA Instrumentation • Draft AO expected to be released in Winter 2010/2011 • At the SSSC in September 2009, Paul Hertz presented a schedule for the proposal solicitation/selection, including a recommendation/suggestion that a workshop be organized in Summer 2010. • An SOC/LOC was organized by the SOFIA project to respond to the NASA request, consisting of Erick Young, Pamela Marcum, B-G Andersson, Eric Becklin, Scott Horner, Thomas Roellig and Martin Ruzek and Hans Zinnecker.

9. Motivation • The SOC adopted the following Mission Statement for the workshop: • The workshop will provide a venue for interaction and collaboration between theorists, observers and instrument developers to: • Review the most important scientific questions addressable through IR and sub-millimeter observations, particularly as they pertain to SOFIA in a 3-7 year range. • Identify the most urgently needed new instruments required for those observations. • Highlight technology advancements that can lead to powerful new instrumentation in the near term. • Discuss unique, synergetic observing programs between SOFIA and other existing and near-term observatory facilities from both space and the ground. • While the workshop is being organized in response to the plans for the NASA instrument AO, it is hoped that it can also provide a forum for informal discussions between the US and German communities w.r.t. instrument development and “who does what”.

10. Organization • Because of potential conflicts of interest relating to the proposal selection, the SOC decided, on NASA’s advice, on a workshop organization where: • All talks are Invited Reviews • Invitees selected by SOC to not include likely instrument proposal PIs • Topics of the Invited Talks selected by the SOC • All contributed papers in poster format • Unlimited number of posters - none will be rejected due to space • All posters and talks will be made available on-line in a timely manner after the workshop • No printed proceedings

11. Location and Timing • The workshop will take place at the Asilomar Conference Grounds, on the Monterey peninsula, California • Sunday-Tuesday, June 6-8, 2010 • Sunday, June 6, activities consists of dinner and opening reception • Monday-Tuesday, June 7-8, full days of workshop activities

12. Topics and Invited Speakers

13. Workshop Program Lots of time for Posters! Direct feedback

14. Logistics • Registration is now open (Feb 1) - closes April 1 • Asilomar does not refund housing past “Event - 60 days” • Abstract form for Posters up and working (deadline also on April 1) • Poster files (in PDF format) to be delivered by May 28 • No Registration Fee • Lodging and Food (booked via the Asilomar web page): • Three meals a day included in housing fee • In addition, USRA/Workshop will provide coffee breaks and evening receptions • Several different lodging options available at Asilomar • Starting at $157/day/person (single occupancy) • Up to 4 pers./room in some rooms (from $82/day/person) • Cottages available which sleeps up to 6 • Default housing agreement is for 3 nights since the meeting ends at 8pm on Tuesday • Asilomar is easily reached from the San Jose or San Francisco airports

15. Please join us at Asilomar in June 2010!

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