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</font><p align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; text-align: center; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>International LOFAR
Telescope</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></font></p><font size="3">
</font><p align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; text-align: center; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3">Proposal Call to the
Worldwide Community </font></span></b></p><font size="3">
</font><p align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; text-align: center; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span></span></p><font size="3">
</font><p align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; text-align: center; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Cycle 1</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>7<span style="color: black;">: 01
December 202</span>1<span style="color: black;"> – 31 May 202</span>2</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></font></p><font size="3">
</font><p align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; text-align: center; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Submission deadline
Wednesday </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>08<span style="color: black;"> September 202</span>1<span style="color: black;">, 12 UT</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></font></p><font size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3"> </font></span></p><font size="3">
</font><p align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; text-align: center; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Submission only via the online tool </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://lofar.astron.nl/proposal"><span style='color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>NorthStar</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>.</span></font></p><font size="3">
</font><p align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; text-align: center; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3"> </font></span></p><font size="3">
</font><p align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; text-align: center; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>** Proposers must ensure their
justification files adhere to the instructions given in Northstar, including
restrictions on formats and proposal length, repeated online </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/observing-lofar/observing-proposals/justification-file-instructions/instructions-j"><span style='color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>. **</span></font></p><font size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3"> </font></span></b></p><font size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; text-indent: 36pt; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3">NOTE:
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</font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3"> </font></span></b></p><font size="3">
</font><ul style="list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"><p style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3">Proposals concerning Long-Term science already reviewed
following the March 2021 deadline are not eligible for the present call.</font></span></b></p></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"><p style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Proposals should request only the available system observing
modes and functionalities described </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/observing-lofar/observing-proposals/observing-capabilities-cycle-17/availability-o"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>online</span></b></a></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>.</span></b></font></p><p style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3"> </font></span></b></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14pt;"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>WORLD-WIDE ACCESS: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Time
on the ILT is available to scientists from the worldwide community. The
single-cycle time offered in this call is allocated in tandem between National
Consortia and the ILT-PC. Scientific excellence and breadth as well as the
technical strength of the proposals are taken along in the evaluations. The
ILT-PC will define restricted data access rights (default period 1 year) based
on the specific science goals and arguments in the proposal. Other groups may
be allocated simultaneous access for different science. </span></font></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14pt;"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>SINGLE-CYCLE ONLY</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>: </span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>F<span style="color: black;">or Cycle
17, </span>o<span style="color: black;">nly single-cycle </span>p<span style="color: black;">roposals are invited in any supported general-user mode.
Single-cycle projects should achieve their science goals with an allocation
only in the upcoming semester (1 December 202</span>1<span style="color: black;">
– 31 May 202</span>2<span style="color: black;">). </span>It is expected that
about 590 hours may be allocated, roughly evenly split into priority A and B
(explained below).</span></font></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>PRIORITY
CLASSES: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Due to ongoing upgrade work, system
availability and stability will vary with time. The ILT-PC will classify
observing allocations as A and/or B priority time. Allocations in A priority
will have a high likelihood to yield a successful observation; in case such an
observation suffers substantial failures, it will be repeated (once) at a later
date. Allocations in priority B will likely be realized partially; they are
carried out on a best-efforts basis, where the total of all priority B
allocations requires an optimistic availability scenario.</span></font></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>LST
AND RESOURCE AVAILABILITY: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>The availability of observing time
as a function of LST after taking into account the already active long-term
projects is presented </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/observing-lofar/observing-proposals/lst-availability-during-cycles-17/lst-availabi"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>online</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>. Some further limitations due to look-ahead time assigned
earlier are not shown, since the ILT-PC may still tension off the merits of
Cycle 17 proposals for that time.</span></font></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Each proposal must request
processing time to match the observing time within appropriate documented
ratios (see documentation </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/observing-capabilities/depth-technical-information/major-observing-modes/major-obs"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>online</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>), or should justify how processing will proceed elsewhere. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Required support</i> for the proposed
projects is taken into account during allocation. An </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/observing-lofar/observing-proposals/support-load-instructions/support-load-instruc"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>online</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> tool is available to understand whether a proposal entails
a low, medium, or high support load of the ASTRON staff. During the allocation
process, the ILT-PC will be advised about the amounts of support effort
requested and available, and these will be used as boundary conditions for
proposal allocations; support will be treated as a scarce resource in the same
way as has become customary on LOFAR for processing and data storage resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Advice is available </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/observing-lofar/observing-proposals/support-load-instructions/support-load-instruc"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>online</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> on how proposers can reduce the support load of their
project by a prudent choice of observing mode. The proposal may also indicate
that the support will be carried out by members of the proposing team; in that
case, both the expertise and the work plan must be carefully argued in the
proposal. </span></font></p><p style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3"> </font></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>SYSTEM
CAPABILITIES</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>: The ILT is a powerful radio
telescope for frequencies below 240 MHz that offers state-of-the-art observing
capabilities thanks to its phased-array technology with digital beam-forming.
LOFAR delivers correlated visibility data for synthesis imaging, plus
(in)coherently-added single and multiple station data (several beam-formed
modes) as well as transient buffer read-out, for example for studies of
pulsars, transients, and cosmic rays. LOFAR capabilities are described in
detail </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/astronomers/technical-information/lofar-technical-information"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>online</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>. Note the restrictions on functionalities offered in Cycle
17, as described in </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/observing-lofar/observing-proposals/observing-capabilities-cycle-17/availability-o"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>this page</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>.</span></font></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3"> </font></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>PILOT
PREFACTOR PROJECT</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>: ASTRON is currently implementing
in production <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Prefactor</i>, the
direction-independent calibration pipeline, which produces
direction-independent calibrated visibilities and wide-band images of the
target field, and diagnostic plots. Details about this pipeline, including its
performance, are given </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/observing-lofar/observing-proposals/pilot-prefactor-pipeline-cycle-17/pilot-prefac"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>online</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>. While Prefactor cannot yet be widely offered in Cycle 17,
we will select a sample of appropriate projects that will be given the
opportunity to obtain data products processed through this pipeline. In this
respect, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">PIs who are interested in taking
advantage of this option for the reduction of their data should clearly
indicate that in the technical justification of their proposals.</i></span></font></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3"> </font></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>IMPORTANT
CONSIDERATIONS</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>: </span></font></p></li></ul><font size="3">
</font><ul style="list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Proposals should request only the
system observing modes and functionalities described </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/observing-lofar/observing-proposals/observing-capabilities-cycle-17/availability-o"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>online</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>.</span></font></p></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3">For all proposals, the technical
case must argue both the optimal and the minimal required total amount of time
and other resources (and any requirements on cadence or time span). <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>If the stated minimum time or other
requirements cannot be allocated, the proposal will not be carried out at all.</u></b></font></span></p></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>When preparing the proposal, please
take into account proper ordering of the target list (see details </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/observing-proposals/target-list-order/target-list-order"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>online</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>) and check if any data is already available in the </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://lta.lofar.eu/"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>LOFAR Long Term Archive</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>.
</span></font></p></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>For standard HBA and LBA imaging,
the possibility is offered of co-observing with the LOFAR Survey project (see
details </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/observing-proposals/co-observing-surveys-ksp-team/co-observing-surveys-ksp-team"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> for HBA and </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/observing-lofar/observing-proposals/lba-co-observing-strategy/lba-co-observing-str"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> for LBA). </span></font></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>OBTAINING
ADVICE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>: In view of the novel and evolving
character of the ILT, proposers are strongly urged to get in contact with
Science Data Center Operations at ASTRON through the </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/submit-support-request/jira-sdc-helpdesk-ticketing-system"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>JIRA helpdesk</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> well ahead of the deadline. Novice groups may wish to seek
or request to be connected to suitable collaborators, and should also consider
keeping the scope of initial projects modest while they become familiar with
the complexities of data handling and analysis.</span></font></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font size="3"> </font></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>ASTRON will explore the possibility
for a few users unfamiliar with the reduction of LOFAR data to come to the
institute (or have online interaction) for assistance with this by ASTRON personnel.
If this is desired, it must be specified in the proposal. Limited travel
subsidies for eligible users can be supported through the Europe-funded ORP
project. Further details are given </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://old.astron.nl/radio-observatory/observing-proposals/radionet-transnational-access-programme/radionet-transnational"><span style='color: rgb(17, 85, 204); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>online</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>. </span></font></p><p style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3"> </font></span></p><p style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14pt; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3">Dr. <span style="color: black;">R.C.
Vermeulen </span></font></span></p><p style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14pt; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3">Director, International
LOFAR Telescope </font></span></p><p style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14pt; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes;"><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font size="3"> </font></span></p></li></ul><font size="3">
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