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Semester 2007B Important Dates

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

*Date*	*Event*	*Comments*
2 April 2007	Proposal deadline	For receipt of proposals by National Gemini Offices (NGOs) - see partner-specific pages for details
early May	NTAC meetings	Separate scientific and technical assessments by each Gemini partner ("National TACs")
No later than 16 May	E-transmission	Electronic transmission of proposals to Gemini from NTACs
24 May	Draft queue and classical schedule	Drafts generated by operations staff and distributed to ITAC members
30 May	ITAC	International Time Allocation Committee meets to resolve issues and recommend 2007B programs
5 June	Final schedule/queue plus ITAC & Gemini feedback to NGOs	After approval by Gemini Director
8 June	Announce queue and classical schedule on web	Phase II programs ("skeletons") available in Observing Database; 2007B OT released
11-15 June	Gemini Science Conference	and Users Meeting, Iguazu Falls, Brazil
10 July 2007	Phase II deadline	Final PI Deadline for submission of completed Phase II Science Programs to National Offices (earlier submission is encouraged)
24 July 2007	Phase II Review Complete	Goal for electronic transfer of checked Phase II programs from National Offices to Gemini
1 August 2007	Start of semester 2007B
14 August 2007	Queue fully loaded	Goal for activation of all Phase II programs

Last update February 25, 2007; B. Rodgers

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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: February 18, 2021, achene

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