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2008B Important Dates

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Key dates and events in the proposal process are shown below. The Phase I and Phase II deadlines are highlighted.

*Date*	*Event*	*Comments*
31 March 2008	Proposal deadline	Proposals received by National Gemini Offices (NGOs) - see partner-specific pages
Set by partner	NTAC meetings	Separate scientific and technical assessments by each Gemini partner ("National TACs")
No later than 15 May	E-transmission	Electronic transmission of proposals to Gemini from NTACs
21-26 May	Draft queue and classical schedule	E-mail iterations with ITAC members of preliminary allocations
28-29 May	ITAC	International Time Allocation Committee meets to resolve issues and recommend programs
9 June	Final queue/schedule, and ITAC & Gemini feedback to NGOs	After approval by Gemini Director
13 June	Queue and classical schedule on web	Phase II programs ("skeletons") available in Observing Database; 2008B OT released
14 July	Phase II deadline	Final PI deadline for submission of completed Phase II Science Programs to National Offices (earlier submission is encouraged)
28 July	Phase II review complete	Goal for electronic transfer of checked Phase II programs from National Offices to Gemini
1 August 2008	Start of semester 2008B	2008B programs may be observed earlier to fill queue nights
15 August 2008	Queue fully loaded	Goal for activation of all Phase II programs

Gemini Observatory Participants

Gemini's mission is to advance our knowledge of the Universe by providing the international Gemini Community with forefront access to the entire sky.

The Gemini Observatory is an international collaboration with two identical 8-meter telescopes. The Frederick C. Gillett Gemini Telescope is located on Mauna Kea, Hawai'i (Gemini North) and the other telescope on Cerro Pachón in central Chile (Gemini South); together the twin telescopes provide full coverage over both hemispheres of the sky. The telescopes incorporate technologies that allow large, relatively thin mirrors, under active control, to collect and focus both visible and infrared radiation from space.

The Gemini Observatory provides the astronomical communities in six participant countries with state-of-the-art astronomical facilities that allocate observing time in proportion to each country's contribution. In addition to financial support, each country also contributes significant scientific and technical resources. The national research agencies that form the Gemini partnership include: the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the Canadian National Research Council (NRC), the Chilean Comisión Nacional de Investigación Cientifica y Tecnológica (CONICYT), the Brazilian Ministério da Ciência, the Argentinean Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva, Tecnologia e Inovação and the Korea Astronomy and Space Institute (KASI). The observatory is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA) under a cooperative agreement with the NSF. The NSF also serves as the executive agency for the international partnership.

Last Modified: September 2, 2008, sleggett

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