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Associate Director's Letter to PIs of Successful Proposals30 November 2007 Dear Colleague, As Associate Director JCMT, I write to congratulate you on the award of telescope time. I recognise that the allocation of time to your project is the result of considerable effort on your part, not only in preparing and writing the proposal, but also in the perception and development of the scientific rationale. It is my goal to ensure that only the weather can prevent a successful and productive observing run. Your allocation in semester 08A can be viewed at the URL: http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/JCMT/allocations/08a-allocations.html In addition to the amount of time awarded to your project, this web page lets you know the name your "Friend of the Project" (FoP). Please contact your FoP for any information or assistance you may need with respect to your project. Complete instructions for observing on the JCMT in semester 08A are provided at this URL: http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/JCMT/observing/PI_procedures.html These instructions are required reading for all PIs, and for co-Is who will be participating in the preparation or carrying out of observations. This web page contains information that is important for you, as Principal Investigator, to enable your observations to be undertaken successfully. Please read it carefully and act on the instructions provided. Over the next few weeks, the telescope scheduler (Gerald Schieven) will be preparing the 08A schedule. Because of the uncertainty in the arrival date of SCUBA-2, the schedule for each month will likely only be prepared 1-2 months in advance. You will be contacted if your project is scheduled on the telescope. (Note that a listing on the allocations web page above does not necessarily mean that your project will appear on the schedule.) In the meantime, please be patient! If you have questions regarding the schedule, please contact your FoP, or the the telescope scheduler. A new version of the JCMT Observing Tool (jcmtot) is expected to be released soon, and you will be informed when it is available for download. Please use that version to create and submit your observing program (MSBs) when it comes available. For information on the jcmtot and creating MSBs, please see http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/software/jcmtot/, and/or consult with your FoP. It is to your advantage to install your MSBs early. Please note that it is your responsibility as PI to ensure that your collaborators are familiar with the information contained in these notes, since this letter is not being copied to them. I wish you all the very best with your observing. Kindest Regards, Antonio Chrysostomou |