A.3 How to submit a new proposal

Although proposals in the past have had loose guidelines as to the format, it is encouraged that a new proposal conform to the following for a more efficient use of the TBB. A proposal should be concise but at the same time should contain the following information:

1. Title
2. Collaboration (list of scientists working on the problem)
3. Primary science question being addressed
4. Method
5. Required data (i.e. date and time of the phenomenon)

All these should fit in to no more than a half page (roughly 80 characters and 20 lines).

Once completed, the proposal should be sent to the relevant DUCs. Currently, they are:

• Takeo Kosugi (kosugi@laputa.mtk.nao.ac.jp) for HXT,

• Saku Tsuneta (tsuneta@flare2.solar.isas.ac.jp) and
  Keith Strong (strong@sag.space.lockheed.com) for SXT,

• Tetsuya Watanabe (watanabe@uvlab.mtk.nao.ac.jp) and
  Andrzej Fludra (af@41887.dnet.nasa.gov) for BCS,

• Masato Yoshimori (yosimori@ax251.rikkyo.ac.jp) for WBS

It is advisable to send the proposal to multiple DUCs in case of network trouble. Once the DUCs find that the proposal has no problem in terms of jeopardizing on-going proposals, it will be forwarded to TBB administrators (currently Kazunarai Shibata and Nariaki Nitta) who will post it on the TBB in a timely fashion and keep it there for six months.