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Home > Public Information > ING Newsletter > No. 10, December 2005 > The ING Board and the ING Director's Advisory Committee

ING Newsletter No. 10, December 2005

GENERAL

SCIENCE

TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION

OTHER NEWS FROM ING

TELESCOPE TIME

The ING Board

The ING Board oversees the operation, maintenance and development of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, and fosters collaboration between the international partners. It approves annual budgets and determines the arrangements for the allocation of observing time on the telescopes. ING Board members are:

• Prof. T. van der Hulst (Univ. of Groningen), Chairperson.
• Dr. D. Telfer (PPARC), Secretary.
• Dr. P. Crowther (Univ. of Sheffield).
• Dr. G. Dalton (Univ. of Oxford).
• Dr. R. García López (IAC).
• Prof. J. Hough (Univ. of Hertfordshire).
• Dr. R. Stark (NWO).
• Dr. C. Vincent (PPARC).

The ING Director’s Advisory Committee

The Director’s Advisory Committee (DAC) assists the observatory in defining the strategic direction for operation and development of the telescopes. It also provides an international perspective and acts as an independent contact point for the community to present its ideas. DAC members are:

• Dr. M. McCaughrean (Univ. of Exeter), Chairperson.
• Dr. M. Balcells (IAC).
• Dr. P. A. James (Liverpool John Moores Univ.).
• Dr. N. Tanvir (Univ. of Hertfordshire).
• Dr. E. Tolstoy (Univ. of Groningen).

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