ESO Council 126th Meeting

Garching, 4 and 5 December 2012

Draft Agenda

4 December Session Document Approval/Information/Discussion
08:30 C 1 Closed Session    
09:00   2

Opening of Meeting

    
  O   a. Adoption of Agenda Cou-1462 rev
 Approval - Simple Majority
  O   b. Verification of Credentials    
09:15   3 Approval of draft minutes
 
  O   a. Approval of draft minutes (open sessions) - 125th Council Meeting Cou-1459 Approval - Simple Majority
  R   b. Approval of draft minutes (restricted/closed sessions) - 125th Council Meeting Cou-1460 rev conf. Approval - Simple Majority
  O  

c. Matters arising from last Meeting

 Verbal Information
09:30 R 4 Report by Council President Verbal Information
10.00 O 5 Report by Director General Verbal Information
        Presentation  
10.30     Break    
10.45   6 La Silla Paranal    
  O   a. La Silla Paranal Status Report Verbal Information
        Presentation  
  O   b. LSP Instrumentation Programme 6 Monthly Progress Report - September 2012 Cou-1456 Information
        Presentation  
11.45   7 ALMA    
  O   a. ALMA Status Report and European ALMA 6 Monthly Progress Report - September 2012 Cou-1457 Information
        Presentation  
  O   b. Highlights of November 2012 ALMA Board Cou-1463 Information
  O   c. Recommendations by STC Verbal Information
12.45     Lunch    
13.45   8 E-ELT    
  O   a. E-ELT Design Phase Status 6 Monthly Report - September 2012 Verbal Information
        Presentation  
  O   b. Recommendations by STC Report Information
  O   c. Status of Approval of E-ELT Programme Verbal Information
15.00 O 9 Scientific and Technical Matters - Report by STC Chair STC-510 Information
        Presentation  
15.30     Break    
15.45   10 Finance Matters    
  O   a. Report by Chair of Finance Committee FC 1946 Information
  R   b. Summary of Recommendations and Decisions of 134th FC Meeting
 FC 1943 conf. Information
  R   c. Adjustment of Remuneration and Allowances for ESO International Staff 2013 Cou-1471 conf. Simple Majority
  O   d. Scale of Contributions FC 1920 rev
 Two-thirds of all Member States
  O   e. ESO Budget 2013 and Foward Look 2014-2016 FC 1921
Two-thirds of all Member States
        FC 1921 add rev  
        Presentation  
17.30 C 11 Closed Session    
5 December Session Document Approval/Information/Discussiom
08:30 C 12 Closed Session    
09:30 C 13

Elections

 Cou-1465 conf. Approval - Simple Majority
10.15   14 Personnel Matters
 
  C   a. Personnel Matters Cou-1466 conf.
 Approval - Simple Majority
  C   b. Organisational Matters - Personnel Statistics and Organigramme Cou-1467 conf.
 Information
  C   c. Recruitment at ESO
 Cou-1468 conf.
 Information
10.45 O 15 Tripartite Group - Terms of Reference Cou-1470 Approval - Simple Majority
11.00     Break    
11.15   16 Observing Programmes    
  O   a. OPC Report
 OPC-123
 Information
  O   b. Statistics on Telescope Time Demand
 Cou-1464 Information
11.45   17 CERN Pension Fund
    
  R   a. Presentation on Investment Policy Verbal Information
  R   b. Status of Implementation of Euro-denominated salary scale
 Verbal Information
12.45     Lunch    
14.30 O 18 ESO's Participation in EU Framework Programme Cou-1469 Information
14.45 O 19 System of Budget for A&A Journal Verbal Information
15.00 O 20 Date of Next Meetings Verbal Information
        Presentation  
15.15   21 Any Other Business    
15.30 R 22 Review of Meeting Summary    
      Close of Meeting