This is the first announcement of the 11th IRAM 30-meter School on Millimetre Astronomy that will take place on October 31st to November 7th in Granada, Spain. On-line registration will open shortly.
The school will combine lectures on millimetre astronomy with observations using the 30-meter telescope. Lectures will be given by experienced scientists and 30-meter observers, covering a wide range of topics, from comets and planetary atmospheres in the solar system to the study of the chemistry of interstellar clouds, low and high mass star formation, in the Milky Way, in nearby galaxies, and in ultra-luminous objects at high-redshifts. These lectures will be complemented by lectures on instrumentation, observing techniques, and data processing.
In addition, the students, lecturers and technical assistants will form small groups, to work on one topic, preparing a science case, conducting the observations with the 30-meter telescope, reduce the data, and present first results on the last day of the school.
The school will run over one week from Friday to Friday, with six days of about 4 hours of lectures per day, leaving ample time for the observations and for the group work. Both Fridays are arrival and departure days (the final session on Friday morning will be devoted to work group presentations). The venue will be Hotel Turia Granada (Av. Constitución 21, 18014 Granada) where lectures, lodging and meals will be given. Observations will be carried out on-site at the 30-meter telescope (transports will be arranged every day).
The school is aimed at attracting new scientists to current and future single-dish millimetre and sub-millimetre facilities. The school is primarily meant for researchers with little previous experience in mm-astronomy. It is limited to about 40 students who will be selected on the basis of their interests, experience, and references. The selection criteria will take into account gender balance and other ethical considerations.
The school page is available here.
Miguel Sánchez-Portal, on behalf of the Science and Local Organising Committees.