Monday, September 30

Introduction Session (chair: H. Wiesemeyer)
 

09:00 Welcome address (M. Grewing)

09:05 Astronomy at mm wavelengths (P. Encrenaz, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon)

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Interferometry and aperture synthesis (J. Pety, IRAM Grenoble)
 

12:00 Lunch break
 

14:00 Interferometry at mm wavelengths (S. Guilloteau, IRAM Grenoble & AL MA)

15:30 Coffee break

16:00 The Plateau de Bure Interometer (D. Downes, IRAM Grenoble)

17:00 Session closing
 

Tuesday, October 1

Technical & atmosphere session (chair: F. Gueth)
 

09:00 Local oscillator system and signal distribution (R. Lucas, IRAM Grenoble)

10:00 Coffee break

10:30 Transmission & statistical properties of the atmosphere (J. Pardo, IEM Madrid)

11:30 Atmospheric turbulence and fluctuations (M. Bremer, IRAM Grenoble)
 

12:30 Lunch break
 

14:00 Antennas (A. Greve, IRAM Grenoble)

15:00 Receivers (B. Lazareff, IRAM Grenoble)

15:45 Coffee break

16:15 Correlators (H. Wiesemeyer, IRAM Grenoble)

17:00 Single dish calibration (R. Moreno, IRAM Grenoble)

17:45 Session closing
 

Wednesday, October 2

Data calibration session (chair: M. Bremer)
 

09:00 Operation of the Plateau de Bure interferometer (R. Neri, IRAM Grenoble)

10:00 Coffee break

10:30 Standard data calibration (R. Lucas, IRAM Grenoble)
 

12:30 Lunch break
 

14:00 Flux calibration (A. Dutrey, Observatoire de Grenoble, Lab. d'Astrophysique)

15:00 Coffee break

15:30 Class A: Tutorial (I) - calibration

           Class B: poster session

17:30 Session closing
 

Thursday, October 3

Imaging session (chair: R. Moreno)
 

09:15  UV-plane analysis (S. Muller, IRAM Grenoble)

10:00  Coffee break

10:30  Standard imaging and deconvolution (J. Pety)
 

12:00  Lunch break
 

14:00  Imaging analysis (F. Gueth)

14:45  Sensitivity (S. Guilloteau)

15:45  Coffee break

16:15  Class B: Tutorial (I) - calibration

Friday, October 4

Advanced techniques (chair: J. Pety)
 

09:00  Wide-field imaging (F. Gueth, IRAM Grenoble)

10:00 Coffee break

10:30 Astrometry (R. Neri, IRAM Grenoble)

11:30 Submm interferometry (R. Hills, MRAO, Cambridge UK)
 

12:30 Lunch break
 

14:00 Class A : Tutorial (II) - imaging

           Class B : Guided tour through the laboratories

16:00 Coffee break

16:30 Class B : Tutorial (II) - imaging

           Class A : Guided tour through the laboratories

18:30 Session closing

20:00 Conference dinner
 

Saturday, October 5

Advanced techniques contd. (chair: H. Wiesemeyer)
 

09:00 Using the Plateau de Bure interferometer (R. Neri)

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Future developments at Plateau de Bure (M. Guelin, IRAM Grenoble)

11:30 The scientific motivation of ALMA (E. van Dishoeck, Sterrewacht Leiden)
 

12:00 Lunch break
 

13:30 Description and status of ALMA (S. Guilloteau)

14:30 Coffee break

15:00 Calibration and imaging with ALMA (S. Guilloteau & F. Gueth)

16:00 Closing address