IRAM Program Committee Recommendations

The IRAM program committee convened in Madrid on April 11 and 12 to discuss the proposals submitted for the summer 2005 scheduling period. The committee was chaired by Mario Tafalla (Observatorio de Madrid). The principal investigators of each proposal have been informed by letter which will include comments issued by the committee about the outcome, if there are any.

Plateau de Bure Interferometer Proposals

A total of 54 proposals were received for the interferometer. The programs were classified A (accepted), B (backup) and C (rejected), as given in Tab. 1. Programs rated A will be scheduled in priority. Further time, if it becomes available, will go to the B programs, taking into account scientific merit, crowding in certain right ascension ranges and general aspects of balance.

For projects rated A and B and without IRAM internal collaborator, please consult the list of local contacts, which will be made available shortly.

Table 1: PdBI ratings: Summer 2005. $\dagger$: some parts of the program, others rated B or C

A: Accepted, B: Backup, C: Rejected
Project	Rate	Project	Rate	Project	Rate
P001	A	P002	B	P003	B
P004	B	P005	C	P006	A
P007	C	P008	B	P009	A$\dagger$
P00A	B	P00B	C	P00C	-
P00D	B	P00E	B	P00F	C
P010	A	P011	A	P012	C
P013	B	P014	C	P015	C
P016	B	P017	A	P018	C
P019	C	P01A	C	P01B	B
P01C	C	P01D	C	P01E	-
P01F	C	P020	A$\dagger$	P021	B
P022	C	P023	A	P024	C
P025	C	P026	B	P027	C
P028	B	P029	A	P02A	C
P02B	A	P02C	C	P02D	C
P02E	A	P02F	A	P030	C
P031	B	P032	A	P033	B
P034	C	P035	A	P036	A$\dagger$

30m Proposals

104 proposals were received for the 30m telescope, requesting 4491.6 hours of telescope time. The highest rating ``A'' was given to 28 proposals; 51 proposals were rated ``B'', i.e. were given backup status. The remaining proposals, although scientifically valuable in most cases, were rated ``C''. The individual ratings are listed in Tab. 2. All A-rated proposals will be scheduled on the telescope, although some with less time than requested. We expect that about half of the B-rated programs will actually be scheduled. The selection will take into account scientific merit, crowding in certain right ascension ranges, and general aspects of balance. Proposals rated ``C'' will not get telescope time.

The principal investigators of each proposal have been informed by letter which will include comments issued by the committee if there are any.

Table 2: IRAM 30m proposal ratings: Summer 2005

A		B		C
001-05	002-05	004-05	005-05	007-05	012-05
003-05	006-05	008-05	010-05	016-05	027-05
009-05	013-05	011-05	015-05	029-05	030-05
014-05	022-05	017-05	018-05	035-05	036-05
024-05	025-05	019-05	020-05	042-05	043-05
028-05	031-05	021-05	023-05	046-05	048-05
037-05	041-05	026-05	032-05	050-05	051-05
044-05	045-05	033-05	034-05	052-05	056-05
055-05	071-05	038-05	039-05	061-05	063-05
073-05	074-05	040-05	047-05	067-05	069-05
079-05	080-05	049-05	053-05	077-05	088-05
081-05	085-05	054-05	057-05	097-05	100-05
090-05	091-05	058-05	059-05	104-05
093-05	096-05	060-05	062-05
		064-05	065-05
		066-05	068-05
		070-05	072-05
		076-05	078-05
		082-05	083-05
		084-05	086-05
		087-05	089-05
		092-05	094-05
		095-05	098-05
		099-05	101-05
		102-05	103-05
		105-05

Accepted interferometer proposals which had requested time for measurement of zero spacings will also get 30m time if they get observed at Bure.

Roberto NERI and Clemens THUM