The ING Newsletter No. 1, September 1999
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Dr René Rutten. Director, INGDear Reader,
First there was the Gemini newsletter of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, then there was Spectrum, produced by the Royal Observatories... But now there is ING's own magazine: the ING Newsletter!
The ING Newsletter is the third incarnation of the information bulletin for the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes on La Palma. The changes in name over the years reflect the managerial changes that have passed the scene. The name of this newsletter may not be as poetic as the previous two incarnations, but at least it describes its purpose well.
The main purpose of the ING Newsletter is to keep users of the telescopes informed on the actual state of the facilities. It will report on telescope and instrument enhancements, on progress in improving the infrastructure, and to keep the community up to date with new instrument developments and policy issues. The ING Newsletter will also be a source of factual information that astronomers may need when applying for telescope time.
Of course we will also report on scientific highlights that have come out of the telescopes. You, as a user of the ING telescopes may wish to write a short article on your most recent scientific result from the telescopes. Our editor is eagerly awaiting your submissions and ideas!
The Newsletter will be issued twice per year, before the deadline for telescope applications so that everyone is made aware of the latest plans for the instruments and telescopes. Distribution will primarily be through the World Wide Web because that is the fastest and most reliable distribution route. We will inform you on the availability of new issues of the Newsletter through our email distribution list. A small number of copies will be printed and distributed to libraries of astronomical research centres where most of ING's users work.
In this first issue you will encounter various interesting articles, such as a progress report on the INT Wide Field Survey observations, about the programme to improve the computing infrastructure at ING, and on progress on ING's two main development projects INGRID and NAOMI. You will also find useful practical information such as contact points at ING and which instruments will be available for semester 2000A.
I hope you will enjoy reading this first issue of the ING Newsletter, and if you have any comments or suggestions regarding its content then don't hesitate let us know.
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