Hello all, Since the matter of no-shows has come up again recently, I'm trying another new measure to minimize the problem, which comes up about once a quarter. It's important for us to have a home phone number for at least the PI of each program. Office numbers aren't good enough, since you aren't likely to be in your office at 2 am ET if you don't know you're supposed to observe. Email has the same problem. I have made this request before, but phone numbers are still not being included in the contact information listed on the proposals. I thought the reason for this might be that observers are reluctant to have their home phone numbers posted on the web. So instead, I propose to make a list that will be made available only to the observing specialists, for use only in the event of a no-show. You will not be awakened in the middle of the night unless there's a reason for it. If you have time in the upcoming quarter or if you are a frequent observer, please mail me your home contact information, and I will compile a list to be kept here in the control room. When the schedule for next quarter is available, I plan to start pestering people who did not either include adequate contact information or respond privately to this message. You can avoid the rush by mailing me now. Russet. APO APO APO APO APO Apache Point Observatory 3.5m APO APO APO APO APO This is message 474 in the apo35-general archive. You can find APO the archive on http://www.astro.princeton.edu/APO/apo35-general/INDEX.html APO To join/leave the list, send mail to apo35-request@astro.princeton.edu APO To post a message, mail it to apo35-general@astro.princeton.edu APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO