ESO STC 72nd Meeting
Garching, 20 - 21 April, 2010
Draft Agenda (ESO/STC-461, Version 1.5, 20.04.2010 )
Items marked with [*] are for recommendation
Recommendations and Report from the 72nd STC Meeting: STC-468
| April 20 | Document | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Closed session | ||
| 10:00 | Welcome | ||
| 10:05 | 1. | Adoption of the Agenda | STC-461 |
| 2. | Approval of the Minutes of the 71st STC Meeting, Next STC Meeting | STC-460 | |
| 10:15 | 3. | Report of the Director General (incl. discussion of previous recommendations) | |
| 10:45 | Coffee Break | ||
| 4. | Directorate of Programmes | ||
| 11:00 | 4a. | Directorate of Programmes Overview (A. Moorwood) | |
| 11:10 | 4b. | Discussion of Directorate of Programmes Fact Sheets | STC-462B-DOP |
| 5. | Instrumentation | ||
| 11:20 | 5a. | ESPRESSO Phase A study (M. Casali/ L. Pasquini) Also available: ESPRESSO Executive Summary and ESPRESSO Scientific Report |
STC-463 [*] |
| 11:50 | 5b. | Discussion | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:15 | 5c. | Update on maintaining and improving VLT AO capabilities (M. Casali) | STC-467 |
| 13:35 | 5d. | Discussion | |
| 6. | Directorate of Operations | ||
| 13:50 | 6a. | Directorate of Operations Overview (A. Kaufer) | |
| 14:00 | 6b. | Discussion of Directorate of Operations Fact Sheets | STC-462A-DOO |
| 14:10 | 6c. | Report from La Silla Paranal Subpanel (Y. Mellier) | |
| 14:25 | 6d. | Discussion | |
| 7. | Directorate for Science | ||
| 14:40 | 7a. | Directorate for Science Overview (B. Leibundgut) | |
| 14:50 | 7b. | Discussion of Directorate for Science Fact Sheets | STC-462C-DSC |
| 15:00 | 7c. | Report on the OPC Working Group (B. Leibundgut) | |
| 15:10 | 7d. | Spectroscopic Surveys (B. Leibundgut) | STC-464 [*] |
| 15:20 | 7e. | Discussion | |
| 15:45 | Coffee Break | ||
| 8. | ALMA | ||
| 16:00 | 8a. | Project Status Report (W. Wild) | |
| 16:10 | 8b. | Discussion of ALMA Fact Sheets | STC-462D-ALMA |
| 16:20 | 8c. | ALMA development in operations phase (L. Testi) | STC-465 |
| 16:30 | 8d. | Report from ESAC (L. Tacconi) | |
| 16:45 | 8e. | Discussion | |
| 17:00 | Closed session | ||
| April 21 | Document | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Closed session with DG | ||
| 9. | E-ELT | ||
| 09:30 | 9a. | Report from the Programme Office (R. Gilmozzi) | |
| 09:40 | 9b. | Report from the Telescope Project Office (J. Spyromilio) | |
| 09:50 | 9c. | Presentation of E-ELT science developments (M. Kissler-Patig) | |
| 10:00 | 9d. | Presentation of the instrument studies (S. D'Odorico) |
STC-466 |
| 10:20 | 9e. | Report from the ESE Subpanel (T. Herbst) | |
| 10:35 | 9f. | Discussion | |
| 11:00 | Closed Session | ||
| 12:15 | Meeting with DG and Directors | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 | End of Meeting | ||
LIST OF DOCUMENTS
| Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure for the STC | |
| Rules for Dealing with Conflicts of Interest on ESO Committees | |
| STC-459 | Recommendations of STC 71st Meeting |
| STC-460 | Draft Minutes STC 71st Meeting |
| STC-462A-DOO | Directorate of Operations - Fact Sheets |
| STC-462B-DOP | Directorate of Programmes - Fact Sheets |
| STC-462C-DSC | Directorate for Science - Fact Sheets |
| STC-462D-ALMA | ALMA - Fact Sheets |
| STC-463 | ESPRESSO Phase A study |
| STC-464 | Proposal for the implementation of Public Spectroscopic Surveys |
| STC-465 | Call for ALMA Development Plan Studies |
| STC-466 | Synopsis of E-ELT Instrument and AO Studies |
| STC-467 | A high-strehl instrument for UT4 - pre-study |