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September 2008
September 22-23
Pasadena, CA
8:30 am - 5:00 pm PDT
GMT Board Meeting
Meeting of the GMT Board at Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena, CA.
Contact: Silvia Hutchison
September 16-17
Pasadena, CA
8:30 am - 5:00 pm PDT
Project Scientists' Working Group Meeting
Meeting of the GMT Project Scientist Working Group at Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena, CA.
Contact: Matt Johns
August 2008
August 12
Tucson, AZ
9:00 am - 3:00 pm MST
GMT1 Quarterly Review
Quarterly Review of the GMT1 Primary Mirror production and metrology status in Tucson, AZ.
Contact: Matt Johns
April 2008
April 23
Tucson, AZ
9:00 am - 5:00 pm MST
GMT1 Quarterly Review
Quarterly Review of the GMT1 Primary Mirror production and metrology development status in Tucson, AZ.
Contact: Matt Johns
March 2008
March 26-28
Canberra, ACT, Australia
GMT Science Workshop
International GMT Science Workshop to be held 26-28 March 2008 in Canberra.
Contact: Pat McCarthy, Warrick Couch
March 24-25
Canberra, ACT, Australia
GMT Board Meeting
Meeting of the GMT Board.
Contact: Silvia Hutchison
March 11-12
Pasadena, CA
8:30 am - 5:00 pm PST
Project Scientists' Working Group Meeting
Meeting of the GMT Project Scientist Working Group at Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena, CA.
Contact: Matt Johns
January 2008
January 24
Tucson, AZ
8:00 am - 5:00 pm MST
GMT1 Quarterly Review
Quarterly Review of the GMT1 Primary Mirror production and metrology development status in Tucson, AZ.
Contact: Matt Johns
January 8-11
Austin, TX
9:20 am - 6:45 pm CST
AAS 211th Meeting
Visit GMT at Booth #119 at the 211th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Austin Convention Center.
October 2007
October 25
Tucson, AZ
8:00 am - 5:00 pm MST
GMT1 Quarterly Review
Quarterly Review of the GMT1 Primary Mirror production and metrology development status in Tucson, AZ.
Contact: Matt Johns
September 2007
September 12-13
Pasadena, CA
8:30 am - 5:00 pm PDT
GMT Board Meeting
Meeting of the GMT Board at OCIW, Pasadena, CA.
Contact: Silvia Hutchison
July 2007
July 26-27
Tucson, AZ
8:00 am - 5:00 pm MST
Project Scientists' Working Group Meeting
at Steward Observatory. Thursday July 26 is a joint meeting with the Science Working Group. Friday July 27 is a half-day.
Contact: Matt Johns
July 25
Tucson, AZ
8:00 am - 5:00 pm MST
Science Working Group Meeting
at Steward Observatory in Tucson, AZ.
Contact: Pat McCarthy
April 2007
April 24
Tuscon, AZ
8:00 am - 3:00 pm MST
GMT1 Quarterly Review
Quarterly Review of the GMT1 Primary Mirror production and metrology development status in Tucson, AZ.
Contact: Matt Johns
March 2007
March 29
La Serena, Chile
8:00 am - 5:00 pm GMT-4
GMT Board Meeting
Meeting of the GMT Board, following Magellan Council meeting and visit to Las Campanas Observatory, in La Serena, Chile.
Contact: Silvia Hutchison
March 21-22
Cambridge, MA
9:00 am - 6:00 pm EST
PSWG & SWG Joint Meeting
Joint Meeting of the GMT Project Scientists Working Group and Science Working Group on March 21 and 22 at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
February 2007
February 22
Tucson, AZ
9:00 am - 5:00 pm MST
GMT1 Quarterly Review
Quarterly Review of the GMT1 Primary Mirror production and metrology development status in Tucson, AZ.
Contact: Matt Johns
December 2006
December 6-8
Tucson, AZ
8:00 am - 5:00 pm MST
GMT Instrument Workshop II
The second of two workshops to follow up on the progress made which lead up to the GMT Conceptual Design Review, and to plan the future development path. Participants include key individuals from the instrument teams, members of the PSWG and Science Working Group, and a small number of other cognizant individuals. This meeting will focus on AO and AO-fed instruments. The meeting will last 2-1/2 days.
Contact:
October 2006
October 10-12
Pasadena, CA
9:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT
GMT Instrument Workshop I
The first of two instrumentation workshops to follow up on the progress made which lead up to the GMT Conceptual Design Review, and to plan the future development path. Participants include key individuals from the instrument teams, members of the PSWG and Science Working Group, and a small number of other cognizant individuals. The first meeting will be focused on seeing-limited and wide-field instruments. The second meeting, tentatively scheduled for late November - early December in Tucson, will focus on AO and AO-fed instruments. Both meetings will last 2-1/2 days.
September 2006
September 20
Pasadena, CA
8:00 am - 6:00 pm PDT
GMT Board Meeting
Contact: Silvia Hutchison
August 2006
August 8
Tucson, AZ
8:30 am - 5:00 pm MST
GMT1 Primary Mirror Quarterly Review
Contact: Matt Johns
July 2006
July 11-12
Cambridge, MA
8:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Project Scientists Working Group Meeting
Meeting of the GMT Project Scientists Working Group on July 11 and 12 at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, to discuss Design Development Phase. The 11th is all day, the 12th is expected to be a half day.
Contact: Eli Slawson
June 2006
June 14
Pasadena, CA
10:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT
GMT Engineering Meeting June 14, 2006
Meeting of the GMT Engineering Group on June 14, 2006 at Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, CA, to discuss progress on the GMT Structure.
Contact: Eli Slawson
May 2006
May 18
Mount Stromlo, Canberra, Australia
8:00 am - 6:00 pm EST
RSAA ELT/GMT Information Meeting
ANU has recently joined the GMT consortium and a meeting/information session is to be held on the 18th May 2006 in the Duffield Lecture Theatre at Mount Stromlo Observatory to discuss Australia's involvement in ELT projects - specifically GMT. The meeting is jointly sponsored by RSAA and the ELTWG.
May 9
Tuscon, AZ
8:30 am - 5:00 pm MST
GMT1 Quarterly Review
GMT1 Primary Mirror Segment Quarterly Review.
Contact: Matt Johns
April 2006
April 14
Austin, TX
GMT Board Meeting
Meeting of the GMT Board
Contact: Silvia Hutchison
February 2006
February 21-23
Pasadena, CA
9:00 am - 6:00 pm PST
Conceptual Design Review
The Giant Magellan Telescope's Conceptual Design Phase culminates in the Conceptual Design Review. Leaders within the astronomical and astrophysical research community will attend presentations, review support documents and report their assessment and recommendations to the GMT Consortium.
Contact: Eli Slawson
December 2005
December 12-13
Pasadena, CA
9:00 am - 4:00 pm PST
PSWG Meeting
Project Scientist Working Group Meeting.
Contact: Eli Slawson
November 2005
November 3-4
Washington, DC
8:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
SWG Meeting
Science Working Group Meeting
Contact: Patrick McCarthy
October 2005
October 24-25
Tucson, AZ
9:00 am - 5:00 pm MST
GMT Mirror Quarterly Review
GMT Meeting including Quarterly Primary Mirror Report, Adaptive Optics Update, Primary Mirror Support Update
Contact: Eli Slawson
September 2005
September 20
Washington, DC
Board Meeting
Contact: Silvia Hutchison
September 1-2
Cambridge, MA
9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
PSWG Meeting
Project Scientists' Working Group Meeting
Contact: Eli Slawson
August 2005
August 9
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm PDT/MST
SWG Telecon
Science Working Group Telecon
Contact: Eli Slawson
August 2
10:00 am - 11:00 am PDT
Board Telecon
Monthly Teleconference of the GMT Board
Contact: Silvia Hutchison
July 2005
July 24-25
Tucson, AZ
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm MST
Science Working Group Meeting
July 24-25, following Mirror Casting Event
Contact: Eli Slawson
July 23
Tucson, AZ
12:00 pm - 10:00 pm MST
GMT1 Mirror Casting Event
Milestone Event - Steward Observatory Mirror Labs begins the casting of the first 8.4-meter GMT Primary Mirror, "GMT1."
Contact: Arnie Phiffer
July 22
Tucson, AZ
9:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT/MST
Project Scientists Working Group Meeting
Contact: Eli Slawson
July 14
Tucson, AZ
9:30 am - 5:00 pm PDT/MST
Second Quarter for GMT1 Primary Mirror
The second quarterly review for the GMT primary mirror (GMT1) will be held July 14 in Tucson.
Contact: Eli Slawson
July 5
10:00 am - 11:00 am PDT
Board Telecon
Monthly Teleconference of the GMT Board
Contact: Silvia Hutchison
June 2005
June 21
Pasadena, CA
8:30 am - 2:30 pm PDT
Joint Fundraising Meeting
Contact: Arnie Phifer
June 13
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PDT
Science Working Group Telecon
Contact: Eli Slawson
June 8
Tucson, AZ
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm MST
Project Engineering Meeting
Discussion of Mirror Supports. Follows PSWG Meeting
Contact: Eli Slawson
June 7-8
Tucson, AZ
9:00 am - 12:00 pm MST
Project Scientists Working Group Meeting
Contact: Eli Slawson
June 1
OCIW, Pasadena, CA
10:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT
Engineering Meeting
Prior to next week's PSWG Meeting. To discuss the GMT strategy for implementing active/adaptive controls.
Contact: Eli Slawson
May 2005
May 3
OCIW, Pasadena CA
GMT Board
Board meeting of the GMT Project.
Contact: Silvia Hutchinson
April 2005
April 29
Pasadena
9:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT
GMT Facilities Meeting
Contact: Eli Slawson
April 25-26
Cambridge, MA
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Project Scientists Working Group Meeting
Contact: Matt Johns
April 20-21
Tucson, AZ
9:00 am - 5:00 pm MST
First Quarter for GMT1 Primary Mirror
The first quarterly review for the GMT primary mirror (GMT1) will be held April 20 in Tucson. There will also be a meeting the following day, April 21, to kick off the conceptual design effort for the mirror support system.
Contact: Matt Johns
March 2005
March 31
Pasadena, CA
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Engineering Group Meeting
Discussion includes Dynamic Modeling; Secondary Support
Contact: Matt Johns
March 23-24
Pasadena CA
9:00 am PST
Project Scientists' Working Group
GMT PSWG meeting at Carnegie Observatories. 1-1/2 day meeting will ajourn mid-day on 3/24.
Contact: Johns
March 7-8
Austin TX
Science Working Group
GMT SWG meeting at the U. Texas.
Contact: Pat McCarthy
February 2005
February 22
Tucson, AZ
8:00 am - 5:00 pm PST
Project Engineering- Mirror supports
Meeting at Steward Obsevatory to discuss GMT mirror support requirements and concepts. Also final specification of the locations for edge sensor mounting bosses.
Contact: Matt Johns
January 2005
January 24
Tucson Az
8:30 am - 4:00 pm MST
Primary Mirror Kick-off Meeting
Kick-off meeting for the GMT1 primary mirror at Steward Observatory Mirror Lab.
Contact: Jeff Kingsley
January 22-23
U. Arizona, Tucson AZ
9:00 am - 5:00 pm PST
Project Scientists Working Group
Meeting in Room 505A Steward Observatory, Tucson AZ
Contact: Matt Johns
December 2004
December 17
OCIW, Pasadena CA
10:30 am - 5:00 pm PST
GMT Project engineering- Enclosure
Progress meeting to review the conceptual design of the GMT enclosure.
Contact: Matt Johns
November 2004
November 30
OCIW Pasadena CA
9:30 am - 3:30 pm PST
Engineering group meeting
GMT Project Engineering meeting at OCIW: Telescope structure.
Contact: Matt Johns
November 16-17
Carnegie DTM, Washington DC
12:00 pm EST
Science Working Group
Joint Project Scientists Working Group/ Science Working Group meeting at Carnegie DTM, Washington DC: Nov. 15-16 PSWG, Nov. 16-17 SWG
Contact: Pat McCarthy/Alycia Weinberger
November 15-16
Carnegie DTM, Washington DC
9:30 am EST
Project Scientists Working Group
Joint Project Scientists Working Group/ Science Working Group meeting at Carnegie DTM, Washington DC: Nov. 15-16 PSWG Nov. 16-17 SWG
Contact: Matt Johns/Alycia Weinberger
November 3
OCIW, Pasadena
10:30 am PST
Project Engineering- Enclosure
Review meeting with M3 Engineering to discuss GMT Carousel Enclosure concept.
Contact: Matt Johns
October 2004
October 14
OCIW, Pasadena CA
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Project Engineering
Telescope structure & bearings.
Contact: Matt Johns
October 3
CFA, Cambridge MA
GMT Board
meeting at the CFA, Cambridge, MA.
Contact: Silvia Hutchinson
Email: silvia@ociw.edu
September 2004
September 27
OCIW, Pasadena CA
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Project engineering
Meeting at Carnegie Observatories to review the preliminary development of the GMT enclosure concept.
Contact: Matt Johns
September 17
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Project Engineering
GMT Project engineering meeting at OCIW, Pasadena CA.
Contact: Matt Johns
September 2-3
U. Texas, Austin
1:00 pm - 12:00 pm
GMT Science Working Group
meeting at U. Texas, Austin.
Contact: Pat McCarthy
September 1-2
U. Texas, Austin
9:00 am MDT
Project Scientists Working Group
1-1/2 day meeting at U. Texas, Austin.
Contact: Gary Hill
August 2004
August 24
OCIW, Pasadena CA
9:30 am
GMT Project Engineering
Meeting at Carnegie Observatories.
Contact: Matt Johns
July 2004
July 21
Pasadena CA
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Enclosure Design Meeting
Kick-off meeting for the design development of the GMT carousel enclosure concept.
Contact: Matt Johns
July 14-15
CFA, Cambridge MA
1:00 pm
Science Working Group
Science working group meeting the afternoon of July 14 and morning of July 15.
Contact: Pat McCarthy
July 13-14
Cambridge MA
9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
GMT Project Scientists Working Group
PSWG meeting at Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Phillips Auditorium.
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
June 2004
June 21-25
Glasgow, Scotland
SPIE Conference
Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation.
June 16
Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena CA
9:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT
GMT Project Engineering
Project Engineering meeting: - Telescope Structure, drives & bearings. - Instrument mounting - Enclosure
Contact: johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
June 2
Telecon
10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
Project Scientists Working Group
PSWG telecon. Planning meeting to discuss Project Status & instrument planning.
Contact: Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
May 2004
May 12
Pasadena CA
10:00 am - 3:00 pm PDT
Engineering Group Meeting
Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena CA
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
April 2004
April 28
Pasadena CA
9:30 am - 12:00 pm PDT
Project Engineering Meeting
Engineering meeting April 28, 2004 at OCIW, Pasadena CA to discuss GMT structure.
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
April 24
Tucson AZ
12:00 pm MST
GMT Planning Meeting
Planning Meeting for GMT held in Tucson AZ April 24, 2004.
Contact: Wendy Freedman
April 23-24
Tucson AZ
1:00 pm MST
GMT Board Meeting
Meeting of the GMT Board in Tucson AZ April 23-24, 2004
Contact: Wendy Freedman
April 14
Steward Observatory, AZ
10:30 am - 3:00 pm MST
Project Engineering
Engineering meeting to discuss off-axis primary mirror specifications at Steward Observatory, 14 April 2004.
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
March 2004
March 20-21
Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena CA
9:00 am PST
PSWG Meeting 3/20-21, 2004
Project Scientists' Working Group meeting March 20-21 at Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena CA
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
March 12
Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena CA
9:30 am - 2:00 pm PST
GMT Enclosure
Project Engineering meeting at Carnegie Observatories to discuss enclsosure concepts for GMT.
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
February 2004
February 6
OCIW, Pasadena CA
10:00 am - 3:00 pm PST
Project Engineering meeting
Project Engineering meeting at OCIW, Pasadena CA. Discussion items include enclosure concepts and the GMT Instrument Platform (IP).
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
January 2004
January 10-11
Cambridge MA
9:00 am - 4:30 pm EST
Project Scientists Working Group
Meeting at MIT, Cambridge MA
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
December 2003
December 9
Pasadena CA
10:00 am PST
Engineering Group Meeting
Meeting at OCIW, Pasadena CA
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
November 2003
November 8
Pasadena CA
Project Scientists' Working Group
PSWG meeting at OCIW, Pasadena CA
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
October 2003
October 30
OCIW, Pasadena CA
10:00 am PST
Engineering Group meeting
Meeting held in Pasadena CA
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
September 2003
September 29
Pasadena CA
9:00 am PDT
GMT Board Meeting
Meeting of the GMT Board at Carnegie Observatories.
Contact: Silvia Hutchinson
Email: silvia@ociw.edu
September 1
Tucson AZ
8:00 am MST
Project Scientists' Working Group
Meeting at U. Arizona in Tucson AZ
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
July 2003
July 11-12
Cambridge MA
Science Working Group
July SWG meeting at CFA.
Contact: Pat McCarthy
Email: pmc2@ociw.edu
July 10-11
Cambridge MA
9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
Project Scientists Working Group
PSWG meeting at CFA room C-34. Joint session with SWG.
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
May 2003
May 19
Ann Arbor, MI
1:00 pm EDT
Board Meeting
Meeting of the Magellan 20 Project Board.
Contact: Wendy Freedman
Email: wendy@ociw.edu
May 5-6
Ann Arbor MI
9:00 am CDT
Project Scientists Working Group
Contact: Matt Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
April 2003
April 16
Tucson AZ
9:00 am MST
Science Working Group
SWG meeting in Tucson AZ.
Contact: Pat McCarthy
Email: pmc2@ociw.edu
April 14
7:00 am PDT
Board Telecon
Contact: Freedman
Email: wendy@ociw.edu
March 2003
March 27-28
Tucson AZ
9:00 am CST
Project Scientists Working Group
Meeting held in Tucson AZ.
Contact: Johns
Email: johns@ociw.edu
February 2003
February 11
MIT, Boston MA
Project Scientists Working Group
Meeting held in Boston Mass.

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