ALMA Science Advisory Committee was held in Maryland, U.S., on January 28 and 29. Eight participants from Japan attended the committee with U.S. and European members to discuss on such issue as the operation mode combining ACA and 64 element array. Japanese participants included three committee members (Yasuo Fukui, Nagoya U.; Toru Yamada, NAOJ; Satoshi Yamamoto, U. Tokyo) and ALMA-J Project Scientist (Ryohei Kawabe). The picture shows members chatting before the committee: (from right front) Kawabe, Yamada, Yamamoto and other committee members. Observers are sitting in chairs lined up along the wall.