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TAC Deliberations (1Jun92)
(from KPNO, NOAO Newsletter No. 30, 1 June 1992)

The Bright and Dark TAC committees met the first week of May to review
proposals for the fall 1992 semester. We are writing the final schedule
and will notify the principal investigators the first week of June. We
received a total of 274 proposals, and as usual the overall quality of
the proposals was excellent. Oversubscription rates are again high, and
once again it was impossible to schedule many proposals.  As in the
past, we shall provide on request a summary of the TAC comments and
discussion for those proposals that did not receive time. Please note
that the deadline for requesting a summary of TAC comments is 11
September 1992.  Allow 4-6 weeks for a response to your request.

In response to comments from various committees and individuals, KPNO is
reevaluating the methods used to provide a summary of TAC comments to
the principal investigators of unsuccessful proposals. We plan to have
a revised system in place for the spring 1993 semester, and we would
welcome any comments you may have on how this procedure could be
improved. Please bear in mind that budget constraints will not permit a
significant increase in personnel to be devoted to this project and
that it is not wise to add to the labors of an already overburdened
TAC.

Please send any suggestions you have to me; they will be most welcome and
will be carefully considered.

David De Young

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