Implementing remote observing at the JCMT

The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) is the largest single dish telescope in the world focused on submillimeter astronomy - and it remains at the forefront of sub-millimeter discovery space. JCMT continues its push for higher efficiency and greater science impact with a switch to fully remote operation. This switch to remote operations occurred on November 1st 2019. The switch to remote operations should be recognized to be part of a decade long process involving incremental changes leading to Extended Observing - observing beyond the classical night shift - and eventually to full remote operations. The success of Remote Observing is indicated in the number of productive hours and continued low fault rate from before and after the switch.