ESO Council 155th Meeting

By videoconferencing, 1 and 2 December 2020

Draft Agenda

1 December Session Document for Status
08.45 C 1 Closed Session      
10.00   2

Opening of Meeting

      
  O   a. Verification of Credentials Verbal Information  
  O   b. Adoption of Agenda Cou-1919 rev. 2 Approval - Simple Majority Approved - public
10.15   3 Approval of Draft Minutes of Council Meetings      
  O   a. Draft minutes - 154th meeting - open sessions Cou-1909 Approval - Simple Majority Approved - ESO internal
        Cou-1909 conf. rev.    
  R   b. Draft minutes - 154th meeting - restricted/closed sessions Cou-1910 conf. Approval - Simple Majority Approved - confidential
  O   c. Matters arising from last meeting Verbal Information  
10.30 R 4 Report from Council President Verbal Information  
10.45     Break      
11.00 O 5 Remarks by Director General Verbal Information  
        Cou-1929     ESO internal
        Societal Benefits brochure   Public
11.45 O 6 Scientific and Technical Matters - Report by STC Chair STC-653 Information Public
        STC-665 Information Public
12.15 R 7 CTA 6 Monthly Report Cou-1922 conf. Information Confidential
12.30     Lunch break      
13.30   8 ALMA      
  R   a. Highlights of ALMA Board Report Information Confidential
  O   b. ALMA status report Verbal Information  
14.00   9 La Silla Paranal      
  O   a. La Silla Paranal Status Report Verbal Information  
  O   b. Paranal Instrumentation Plan and 6 Monthly Progress Report - September    Cou-1912 Information Public
  O   c. MAVIS GTO Approval Cou-1921 Approval - Simple Majority
 Approved - ESO internal
14.30 O 10 ESO Engineering Standards Verbal Information  
15.15     Break      
15.30   11 ELT      
  O   a. ELT Project 6 Monthly Report - October 2020 Cou-1915 conf. Information Confidential
        Cou-1923   Public
  O
   b. ELT - new webpages Verbal Information  
  R   c. METIS additional GTO approval Cou-1900 Approval - Simple Majority Approved - ESO internal
  R   d. ELT Project 6 Monthly Financial Overview - September 2020 Cou-1916 conf. Information Confidential
  R   e. Report by EMAC Chair EMAC Report Information Confidential
  R   f. Total Cost Estimate - Funding Mechanism Cou-1897 conf. rev. 4 Approval - two-thirds of all Member States Approved - confidential
17.30     End of Day 1      
2 December Session Document for Status
09.00   12 Finance Matters      
  R   a. Report by Finance Committee Chair including Summary of Recommendations/Decisions from:      
      - 161st (extraordinary) Meeting FC 2266 Information ESO internal
        FC 2267 conf. rev. Information Confidential
      - 162nd Meeting FC 2277 conf.
 Information Confidential
  O   b. Adjustment to Remuneration and Allowances for ESO International Staff for 2021 Cou-1914 rev. Approval - Simple Majority Approved - ESO internal
  O   c. ESO Budget 2021 and Forward Look 2022-2024 Cou-1907 Approval - two-thirds of all Member States Approved - public
09.30   13 HR Matters      
  O   a. Report of Tripartite Group Verbal Information  
  O   b. Regular Review Verbal Information  
  O   c. Internal Vacancy Guidelines Cou-1917 Approval - Simple Majority Approved - ESO internal
10.00   14 Personnel Matters      
  O   a. Recruitment and Statistical Information Cou-1925   Information ESO internal
  C   b. ESO Personnel Statistics Cou-1924 conf. Information Confidential
10.15     Break      
10.30 C 15 Elections Cou-1926 conf. Approval - Simple Majority Approved confidential
11.00 C 16 ESO Council Resolution on Strategy Cou-1911 conf. Approval - Simple Majority Approved - confidential
11.30 O 17 Report on Satellite Constellations and UN COPUOS actions Cou-1928 Information Public
12.30     Lunch break including meetings with staff      
13.30 C 18 Closed Session      
14.00   19 Observing Programmes      
  O   a. OPC Report OPC-153 Information Public
  O   b. Complementary Call for Proposals for P107 Cou-1918 rev. Approval - Simple Majority Approved - public
14.30 O 20 Dates of next Meetings Verbal Information  
14.45   21 Any Other Business      
15.00     Close of meeting      
Cou-1930 public - Summary of Recommendations and Decisions of 155th Council meeting (public)  
Cou-1930 conf. - Summary of Recommendations and Decisions of 156th Council meeting (confidential)  
   
Presentation Classification
Remarks - Director General
 ESO internal
Scientific and Technical Matters - Report by STC Chair ESO internal
ALMA Status Report ESO internal
La Silla Paranal Status Report ESO internal
MAVIS GTO Approval Confidential
ESO Engineering Standards ESO internal
ELT Project 6 Monthly Report - October 2020 Confidential
METIS Additional GTO Approval Confidential
ELT Project 6 Monthly Financial Overview - September 2020 Confidential
Report by EMAC Chair Confidential
ELT Total Cost Estimate - Funding Mechanism Confidential
Adjustment and Remuneration of Allowances for ESO International Staff 2021 rev. ESO internal
ESO Budget 2020 and Forward Look 2022-2024 ESO internal
Report of Tripartite Group ESO internal
Regular Review rev. ESO internal
Internal Vacancy Guidelines ESO internal
Recruitment and Statistical Information ESO internal
Complementary Call for Proposals for P107 rev. Confidential