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Proposal creation and submission in 10 easy steps

The workflow to be followed for the creation and submission of an ALMA observing proposal is described in detail in the following sections, and is audio-visually illustrated in OT video tutorial 2: Creating a proposal in 10 easy steps. You are invited to make use of both the video and this written document, which follow the same format and complement each other.

The steps to be followed in proposal creation and submission are:

1.
Enter the basic information for your proposal
2.
Attach supporting material
3.
Create a Science Goal
4.
Add the source information
5.
Configure the spectral setup
6.
Finalise the spatial setup
7.
Select the calibration strategy
8.
Enter the control and performance parameters
9.
Validate your project
10.
Submit and save your proposal



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The ALMA OT Team, 2013 Feb 27