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Please see below the call for community input for ALMA2040 white papers. Please note that you do not need to be in an ESO member state to contribute.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 4, 2026 22:30<br>
<b>To:</b> hodge <hodge@strw.leidenuniv.nl><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Call for Community Input: ALMA2040 White Papers</span>
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<p class="v1v1v1pre"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dear colleagues,</span></p>
<p class="v1v1v1pre"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Apologies if you receive this message via multiple channels.)</span></p>
<p class="v1v1v1pre"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I wanted to share a brief update on the ALMA2040 effort, which is being developed in the context of ESO’s Expanding Horizons process to define the next major ground-based
facility for the 2040s.</span></p>
<p class="v1v1v1pre"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Following an initial European call for ideas last year, which led to a broad set of science cases and White Papers submitted to ESO, we are now moving into the next
phase: developing a more coordinated set of scientific and technical White Papers, supported by simulations, that will form the basis of a reference concept for a next-generation mm/submm interferometric facility.</span></p>
<p class="v1v1v1pre"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We are now opening this up more broadly and would really welcome input from across the community — both in terms of helping to develop existing topics and bringing
forward additional strong ideas. It would be great to have your perspective represented in this process.</span></p>
<p class="v1v1v1pre"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The current timeline is:</span></p>
<p class="v1v1v1pre"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>15 May 2026
</b>— Deadline for proposing new topics and/or expressing interest in (co-)leading White Papers<br>
<b>June–September 2026</b> — White Paper development<br>
<b>20 September 2026</b> — White Paper submission deadline</span></p>
<p class="v1v1v1pre"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Further details, including how to get involved, are available here:<br>
<a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/LB_lCXLW2mUq0Z3GvhVhDUWVSVi?domain=euroalma2040.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" originalsrc="https://www.euroalma2040.com/contact_1" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.euroalma2040.com/contact_1</a></span></p>
<p class="v1v1v1pre"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please feel free to share this within your networks as well. We are aiming to build a strong and broadly supported concept for a next-generation mm/submm interferometric
facility, and broad community input will be key.</span></p>
<p class="v1v1v1pre"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Best regards on behalf of the ALMA2040 SC,<br>
Jackie</span></p>
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Jacqueline Hodge (she/her)<br>
Associate Professor<br>
Leiden Observatory<br>
Gorlaeus Building room BW.3.34<br>
Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden<br>
The Netherlands</div>
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