People who have affiliation to Korea-based institutions are able to write their proposals for the East-Asian share of the ALMA Cycle 2 observation time as a PI.  If you are interested in the ALMA Cycle 2, please look at the ALMA Cycle 2 Pre-announcement website,

http://almascience.nao.ac.jp/news/alma-cycle-2-pre-announcement

and prepare for your proposal. When you make an account, please choose “East Asia” after selecting your affiliation. The nearest deadline that you should take an action is October 10, 2013, which is for the Notices of Intent. The important dates are as follows:

•        Early October 2013: Publication of Cycle 1 status report on
the Science Portal.

•        10 October 2013, 15:00 UT: Deadline for Notices of Intent.

•        24 October 2013: Call for Proposals for ALMA Early Science
Cycle 2, release of Observing Tool, and opening of Archive for proposal submission.

•        5 December 2013: Proposal Deadline.

•        Mid April 2014: Result of the proposal review process sent to PIs.

•        June 2014: Start of ALMA Cycle 2 observing.

•        October 2015: End of ALMA Cycle 2 observing.

The KASI has a plan to help Korean astronomers prepare for their proposals. A more detailed plan will be announced later.  If you have any questions on the ALMA Cycle 2 proposals, please contact Jongsoo Kim, jskim@kasi.re.kr, 042-865-3218.