Sunday 23 October: Arrival at Santiago Airport.
Monday 24: Activities in Santiago.
10 AM - 1 PM: Mini-Conference at Universidad Andrés Bello, Casona de Las Condes (Fernández Concha 700, Las Condes, 7591538, Región Metropolitana) (3 hours tentative):
- Introduction: Claudio Dib (country rep.) (view presentation)
- SWGO presentation (20 minutes): Petra Huentemeyer (SWGO co-spokesperson) (view presentation)
- Physics labs/teams at Universities in Chile (20 minutes): William Brooks (UTFSM) (view presentation)
- The Computer Center NLHPC (20 minutes): Pedro Schurmann (NLHPC) (view presentation)
- REUNA (Internet infrastructure in Chile) (20 minutes): Albert Astudillo (REUNA) (view presentation)
- The DO (Data Observatory) (20 minutes): Andrés Jordán (UAI) (view presentation)
- Discussion/coffee (90 minutes).
Tuesday 25: Activities in Calama
Flight Santiago to Calama. Recommended flight: LA146 Santiago-Calama, 8:31 AM.
In Calama:
11:30 AM: Meeting with people from industry, at Park Hotel, Calama (Alcalde Jose Lira Ave. 1392, Calama, near airport).
- Antofagasta Industrial Association (AIA Director rep. Alicia Reyes) (view presentation)
- Water company "Aguas Antofagasta" (AA rep. Christian Soto) (view presentation)
- Tank industry "Petricio Industrial S.A." (Ivan Petricio, CEO) (view presentation)
- Water transport company "Sanchez Transportes" (Luis Sanchez, CEO).
5 PM: Land trip from Calama to San Pedro de Atacama (2 hour trip)
In San Pedro:
Chek-in at Hotel Diego de Almagro.
7 PM: Visit to RadioSky private storage facility (Miguel Angel Díaz, manager)
Wednesday 26: Visit to Pampa La Bola
9 AM: Trip from San Pedro to Pampa La Bola: Visit candidate site, and area nearby ALMA.
12 PM: Return to San Pedro for lunch (2 PM)
3 PM: Meeting with Mayor of San Pedro, Mr. Justo Zuleta.
Thursday 27: Visit to Pajonales and AEROSITE
9 AM: Trip from San Pedro to Pajonales: Visit candidate site, and Cerro Toco (telescopes ACT, CLASS, etc, and AEROSITE).
12 PM: Return to San Pedro for lunch (2 PM).
6 PM: meeting with staff of observatories at the AAP: Jullianna D. Couto & Deniz N. Valle (CLASS),
and Osamu Matsubara (TAO).
Friday 28: Visit to ALMA OSF (Operation Support Facility)
9 AM: Trip from San Pedro to ALMA OSF,
Reception at the OSF by Director's Rep. Dr. Norikazu Mizuno.
1 PM: Return to San Pedro.
Saturday 29 morning: crossing to Argentina.
- Expect to be at the Argentinian Border Control at 10 or 10:30 AM.
