TMT NewsThe inaugural meeting of the TMT International Observatory (TIO) Board was held on May 22. TIO has been a legal corporation (a Delaware LLC) for about a month. UC, Caltech, Japan and China are members, with ACURA, India and NOAO/AURA approved as associates. The major action was a vote to begin construction. A budget of $78M in kind and about $20M cash was approved for the year. We still need a sub lease to get fully underway, but that is expected in June. The next TIO board meetings are in July and October, with the October Board following the ground breaking ceremony. This is a ramp u
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