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UK PATT Applications
The deadline for submission of proposals for the A-Semester (1st February
to 31st July)
is 24h UT 15th September, and for the B-Semester
(1st August to 31st January) 24h UT, 15th March.
Note that late submissions are not accepted.
PIs planning to submit a proposal based on a new (to ING) visitor instrument should follow the procedure for New Visitor Instruments. Applications must be submitted on the current version of the PATT2 form, version 02/2008. Please send your proposal (Latex file) and figures (Postscript files, black-and-white) as separate uncompressed attachments (not as a tar-file attachment) to a single email to ingpatt@ing.iac.es, and state in the Subject line of the email which telescope the proposal is intended for, i.e. WHT Proposal or INT Proposal. Scientific feedback will be sent to PIs by the Swindon PATT office a few weeks after the Time Allocation Panel has met. The PATT2 form template, style-files and an example form are available via the http URL PATT2_Pack.tar.gz. Copy this tar file to your local computer, and unpack it using the Unix command tar zxvf PATT2_Pack.tar.gz The tar file contains six files:
To create your own proposal enter the proposal details between the keyword brackets {} in the template, patt2_blank.tex. Refer to the example form if you are unsure of any details, such as how to embed PostScript figures.
Font sizes should not be reduced from the style-file defaults, and likewise the typeface must not be changed (bold typeface is acceptable). Proposals written in a smaller font or different typeface will not be accepted. The PATT2 style-file, patt2.sty, and if used, the PostScript style-files psfig.sty and epsf.sty, should not be edited; applications are processed at ING with the original versions of the style-files. For standard proposals the science case should not exceed one page. Text which exceeds this limit will not be read by the panel, and this may adversely affect the grade awarded to your proposal. If you include figures with your application, they should be located in the working directory, i.e. do not put a local path to figures in your application form. This path would not, of course, be recognised on our system when your proposal is processed. PostScript figures larger than ~5MBytes (uncompressed size) in total should not be submitted. If you are unable to provide figures within this limit, you may include a URL in your proposal pointing to such figures, so that they can be viewed by referees and assessors. This is at your own risk. Colour diagrams and/or images may also be referenced by URL at your own risk. Latex your proposal and ensure that it processes correctly, and display it using xdvi or dvips to check its appearance, correct location of figures and so on. When you are satisfied, send the completed proposal as a Latex source file together with any PostScript figures as uncompressed attachments (not as a tar-file) to a single email to ingpatt@ing.iac.es and state in the Subject line of the email which telescope, WHT or INT, the proposal is intended for, i.e. "WHT Proposal" or "INT Proposal". On submitting your proposal, you will receive an automatic acknowledgement, and within a few days you will receive confirmation that it has been processed, and its PATT reference number. Quote this reference number in any future correspondence concerning your proposal. Large, Long-Term and Co-ordinated Proposals The PATT2 application form allows a two-page scientific justification for WHT proposals for eight or more nights. Proposals to the WHT or INT which are long-term, that is which request an allocation (not necessarily eight or more nights) over more than one semester, may use a two-page scientific justification. Similarly, proposals to the WHT or INT which are coordinated with other non-ING telescopes, may also use a two-page scientific justification. Override Proposals Applications for override programmes should be submitted to the PATT in the same way as proposals for scheduled time, and will be judged and ranked by the PATT head-to-head with such proposals. Proposal Refereeing As part of the assessment process, each proposal is assigned to a referee external to the time allocation panel for evaluation. If you have submitted a proposal to the panel in the current or in a recent semester, you may be asked to undertake such a role. If you do not respond to any such request your future proposals may receive a more negative reception from the panel than would otherwise be the case! |
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