ESO Council 124th Meeting

Garching, 7 & 8 December 2011

Draft Agenda

7 Dec Session Document Approval/Information/Discussion
08.30 C 1 Closed Session    
    2 Opening of Meeting    
09.00 O
  

Adoption of Agenda

 Cou-1416 Approval - Simple Majority
  O   Verification of Credentials
 Verbal Information
09.15   3 Approval of Draft Minutes    
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   a. Approval of draft Minutes (open sessions) - 122nd Council Meeting Cou-1400 Approval - Simple Majority
  O  

b. Matters arising from last Meetings

 Verbal Information
09.30 O 4 Report by Director General Verbal Information
10.15     Break    
10.30   5 La Silla Paranal    
  O   a. La Silla Paranal Status Report Verbal Information
  O   b. LSP Instrumentation Programme 6 Monthly Progress Report - September 2011
 Cou-1408 Information
  O   c. GTO - HARPS Laser Frequency Comb Cou-1419 Approval - Simple Majority
  O   d. Recommendations by STC Verbal Information
11.30   6 ALMA    
  O   a. ALMA Status Report and European ALMA 6 Monthly Progress Report - September 2011 Cou-1410 Information
  O   b. Highlights of November 2011 ALMA Board Cou-1420 Information
  O   c. Recommendations by STC Verbal Information
12.30     Lunch    
13.30   7 E-ELT    
  O   a. E-ELT Design Phase Status 6 Monthly Progress Report - September 2011 Cou-1409 Information
  O   b. Recommendations by STC Verbal Information
  O   c. Outcome of Additional Review Report Discussion
        Executive Summary  
  O   d. Report from E-ELT Standing Review Committee Cou-1428 Information
14.30 O 8 Principles of E-ELT Funding FC 1882 rev Approval - 2/3 of all Member States
        FC Recommendation to Council  
15.45     Break    
16.00 O 9 Scientific and Technical Matters - Report by STC Chair STC-497 Information
16.15   10 Observing Programmes    
  O   a. OPC Report OPC-119 Information
  O   b. OPC WG Report Verbal Information
  O   c. Statistics on Telescope Time Distribution Cou-1421 Information
16.45   11 CERN Pension Fund    
  R   a. Presentation on Investment Policy Verbal Information
  R   b. Measures concerning New Members of CERN Pension Fund FC 1883 conf. Approval - Simple Majority
  R   c. Definition of ESO Reference Salary/CERN Pension Fund FC 1884 conf. Approval - Simple Majority
17.45 C 12 Closed Session    
      End of day 1    
8 Dec Session Document Approval/Information/Discussion
08.30 C 13 Closed Session    
09.00 C 14 Elections Cou-1422 conf. Approval - Simple Majority
09.45   15 Closed Session Approval - Simple Majority
  C   Personnel Matters Cou-1423 conf. Approval - Simple Majority
        Cou-1424 conf. Information
        Cou-1425 conf. Information
10.30   16 Approval of Draft Minutes (closed sessions)    
  C   a. 122nd Council Meeting
 Cou-1402 conf. Approval - Simple Majority
  C   b. 122nd Council Meeting - VISTA Cou-1403 conf. Approval - Simple Majority
  C   c. 122nd Council Meeting - Contract Extension Cou-1404 conf. Approval - Simple Majority
  C   d. 123rd (Extraordinary) Council Meeting Cou-1418 conf. Approval - Simple Majority
10.40   17 Approval of Draft Minutes (restricted sessions)    
  C   a. 122nd Council Meeting Cou-1401 conf. Approval - Simple Majority
  C   b. 123rd (Extraordinary) Council Meeting Cou-1417 conf. Approval - Simple Majority
10.45     Break    
11.00   18 Finance Matters    
  O   a. Report by Chair of Finance Committee FC 1891 Information
  O   b. Summary of Recommendations and Decisions of 131st FC Meeting FC 1874 Information
  O   c. Summary of Recommendations and Decisions of 132nd FC Meeting FC 1888 Information
  R   d. Adjustment of Remuneration and Allowances for ESO International Staff 2012 FC 1879 conf. Approval - Simple Majority
  O   e. Scale of Contributions 2012 FC 1880 rev 2 Approval - 2/3 of all Member States
  O   f. ESO Budget 2012 and Forward Look 2013-2015, Section 10 FC 1892 Approval - 2/3 of all Member States
  O   g. ESO Budget 2012 and Forward Look 2013-2015, Section 11 FC 1893 Approval - 2/3 of all Member States
12.00   19 New Member States    
  R   a. Report of NMSWG Chair Cou-1426 conf. Discussion
  R   b. Recent Developments Verbal Discussion
12.45     Lunch    
13.45 O 20 ESO's Participation in EU Framework Programme Cou-1427 Information
14.00 O 21 ESO 50 Year Celebration Event Verbal Information
14.30   22 Date of next meeting    
14.40   23 Any Other Business