| Activity |
| Perform triage on very highly
rated or poorly rated proposals |
| Discuss large proposals |
| Discuss regular proposals by referee category, starting with a
category's EVLA proposals then its VLBA proposals |
| Recommend proposals for approval or rejection, strongly
guided by median and consistency of normalized referee ratings |
| Proposals, particularly those requiring coordination with
other facilities, may be recommended for fixed-date observing.
Such actions are rare. Possibly adjust recommended time and/or
targets per proposal. (For Global VLBI proposals, only pass on
a rating.) |
| Proposals may be recommended, at some priority, for
insertion into the EVLA or VLBA dynamic scheduling queues. Such
actions are common. Possibly adjust recommended time and/or
targets per proposal. EVLA priorities range from 0 (highest) to
9 (lowest). VLBA priorities range from 1 (highest) to 3
(lowest). |
| Compare proposals at same dynamic priority, ensuring
uniformity. Possibly shuffle some proposals to higher or lower
priorities. |
| For EVLA, examine plots of pressure on dynamic time as a
function of LST for principal, hybrid and move
configurations. Assess over(under)subscriptions as function of
LST. Possibly re-visit rejects to remedy undersubscriptions
then revise plots. |
| For VLBA, examine number of recommended hours. Assess
over(under)subscription. Possibly re-visit rejects to remedy
undersubscriptions. |
| Produce list of recommended proposals to forward to Director's review. At the
Committee's discretion, a small number of recommended proposals
may be nominated for designation as Key
Science Projects. |
