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ALMA Ground Breaking Program: November 6, 2003
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11:30
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Reception begins at the Off Site Facility (OSF), Andean music
playing
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11:30 - 12:00
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Guests arrive from Park Calama, Aguas del Desierto, and
airport
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12:20
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Guests gather in tent area for lunch and presentations
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12:30 - 13:15
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Presentations:
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Piet Van der Kruit, Director, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute,
Chair, ESO Council & Chair, ALMA Board
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Wayne Van Citters, Astronomical Sciences Division Director,
National Science Foundation
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Arthur Carty, President, National Research Council of
Canada
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Catherine Cesarsky, Director General, European Southern
Observatory
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Fred K. Y. Lo, Director, National Radio Astronomy
Observatory
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Jorge Molina, Intendente de Antofagasta
- Sandra Berna, Mayor of the San Pedro Commune and Atacama
Indigenous People Associations representative
- Obispo Guillermo Vera , Bishop of Calama, Blessing of
the Project
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13:15
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13:15 Andean Music
Ground Breaking Ceremony, Participants:
- Piet Van der Kruit, Director, Kapteyn
Astronomical Institute, Chair ALMA Board
- Wayne Van Citters, Director, Astronomical
Sciences Division, NSF
- Massimo Tarenghi, Director, ALMA
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Ceremonial wine offering:
- Robert Dickman, NSF ALMA Coordinator
- Eduardo Hardy, NRAO Representative
- Fred K. Y. Lo, Director, NRAO
- Massimo Tarenghi, Director, ALMA
- Catherine Cesarsky, Director General, ESO
- Daniel Hofstadt, ESO Representative
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13:30
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Lunch is served
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14:30
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Presentation: Riccardo Giacconi, President, Associated
Universities, Inc.
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15:15
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Guests depart OSF
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Modified on Friday, 30-Jan-2004 11:51:53 EST
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