  The Solar Simulations for the Atacama Large Millimeter Observatory Network
(SSALMON) was initiated in 2014 in connection with two ALMA development
studies. The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is a powerful
new tool, which can also observe the Sun at high spatial, temporal, and
spectral resolution. The international SSALMONetwork aims at coordinating the
further development of solar observing modes for ALMA and at promoting
scientific opportunities for solar physics with particular focus on numerical
simulations, which can provide important constraints for the observing modes
and can aid the interpretation of future observations. The radiation detected
by ALMA originates mostly in the solar chromosphere - a complex and dynamic
layer between the photosphere and corona, which plays an important role in the
transport of energy and matter and the heating of the outer layers of the solar
atmosphere. Potential targets include active regions, prominences, quiet Sun
regions, flares. Here, we give a brief overview over the network and potential
science cases for future solar observations with ALMA.
