IRAM Program Committee recommendations

The IRAM program committee, chaired by Linda Tacconi, convened in Grenoble on October 4 and 5, 2001 to discuss the proposals submitted for the winter 2001/2 scheduling period. A total of 115 proposals requesting 5096 hours were received for the 30m telescope and 64 proposals were received for the interferometer. Considering technical periods, VLBI and, in the case of the interferometer, weather contingencies.

For the 30m telescope, the committee gave the highest rating ``A'' to 29 proposals, and 42 proposals received a ``B'' rating. Like last summer, the committee accepted several proposals requesting more than 100 hours. The individual ratings are listed in the attached table (the proposal numbers were communicated to the PI of each proposal shortly after submission). As usual, only part of the B proposals will be scheduled, depending on the scientific merit, right ascension range, and general aspects of balance. Owing to particularly crowding in some right ascension regions, even A-rated proposals may not always get all the time requested.

30m telescope proposal ratings
A		B		C
099-01	170-01	114-01	158-01	100-01	156-01
101-01	174-01	116-01	160-01	102-01	157-01
103-01	175-01	117-01	165-01	104-01	159-01
107-01	178-01	118-01	169-01	105-01	161-01
108-01	182-01	119-01	172-01	106-01	163-01
109-01	190-01	120-01	173-01	110-01	164-01
112-01	191-01	121-01	177-01	111-01	166-01
124-01	192-01	126-01	183-01	113-01	167-01
129-01	201-01	127-01	184-01	115-01	168-01
130-01	203-01	128-01	185-01	122-01	171-01
132-01	204-01	131-01	186-01	123-01	176-01
150-01	205-01	135-01	187-01	125-01	179-01
154-01	207-01	138-01	188-01	133-01	180-01
155-01	209-01	140-01	189-01	134-01	181-01
162-01		141-01	194-01	136-01	193-01
		142-01	196-01	137-01	195-01
		143-01	198-01	139-01	197-01
		144-01	202-01	146-01	199-01
		145-01	210-01	147-01	200-01
		151-01	211-01	148-01	206-01
		152-01	212-01	149-01	208-01
				153-01	213-01

For the interferometer, the programs were, as usual, classified as category A, B or C. 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. Backup projects which are not scheduled before the end of the winter period, will have to be resubmitted and rated again together with any new programs that come in for the next semester.

PdBI proposal ratings
Project	Rate	Project	Rate	Project	Rate
L020	C	L021	A$^\ddagger$	L022	C
L023	B	L024	A$^\diamond$	L025	C
L026	C	L027	B	L028	C
L029	B	L02A	A	L02B	B
L02C	C	L02D	B	L02E	A$^\dagger$
L02F	--	L030	B	L031	B
L032	B	L033	C	L034	B
L035	C	L036	B	L037	A$^\diamond$
L038	B	L039	C	L03A	B
L03B	B	L03C	A	L03D	B
L03E	C	L03F	C	L040	A
L041	A $^{\dagger\diamond}$	L042	B	L043	C
L044	B	L045	A$^\bullet$	L046	A
L047	A$^\dagger$	L048	B	L049	B
L04A	A	L04B	A $^{\bullet\diamond}$	L04C	C
L04D	B$^\star$	L04E	B	L04F	C
L050	B	L051	B	L052	C
L053	C	L054	A$^\star$	L055	C
L056	C	L057	C	L058	A
L059	B	L05A	A	L05B	B
L05C	B	L05D	C	L05E	C
L05F	A

$^\ddagger$ program rated B and C in one or more parts.

$^\dagger$ program rated B in one or more parts.

$^\star$ program rated C in one or more parts.

$^\bullet$ program scheduling is bound to conditions.

$^\diamond$ no guarantee on all configurations because of sun avoidance constraints.

Roberto NERI and Clemens THUM