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Semester 2002A Important Dates

Key dates and events in the proposal process are shown below.

Individual partner countries may have slightly different dates for the nationally-managed elements of the process such as the proposal deadline and NTAC meeting. Follow the links to the partner-specific pages for more information.

Date	Event	Comments
30 September - 19 October 2001	Proposal deadline	For receipt of proposals by National Time Allocation Committees (NTACs) or National Gemini Offices (NGOs) - see caution above
various	NTAC meetings	Separate scientific and technical assessment in each Gemini partner
No later than 21 November	E-transmission	Electronic transmission of proposals to Gemini from NTACs/NGOs
3 December	Draft queue and classical schedule	Drafts generated by operations staff and distributed to ITAC members
11 December	ITAC	International Time Allocation Committee (ITAC) meets to resolve issues
18 December	Final schedule/queue plus ITAC & Gemini feedback to NGOs	After approval by Gemini Director
21 December	Issue queue and classical schedule on web
1 February 2001	Start of semester 2002A

Last update September 6, 2001; Phil Puxley

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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: February 18, 2021, achene

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