• CCD Electronics  
• CCD Characterization and Optimization  
• CCD Contamination

The roundtables have a format that aims to promote free discussion. The format of the roundtable will be as follows: 

1. The roundtable chair and a panel of presenters will sit at the front of the auditorium. 
2. The roundtable chair will provide an overview of the discussion topic (in 5 minutes or less) and will moderate the discussion. 
3. Following the presentation by the chair, the panelists will present 2 or 3 viewgraphs of their contribution (max of 5 minute presentation). 
4. After a small number of presentations, the floor is opened for discussion. The audience is encouraged to make comments, ask questions or if desired, present a SINGLE viewgraph to make a specific point. Please come to the workshop with a small set of viewgraphs that address specific issues of concern to you. 

The single major deficiency of the 1996 workshop was the delay of the publication of the Proceedings. We think we can really do better this time, especially if you are all willing to help us! The best help is of course to respect the deadline (in case you missed it before is: 16 October 1999) but also to send us contribution written according to a specific format:

• Text - text in plain ASCII with no specific formatting or Microsoft Word (*.doc) with normal formatting. Those of you who have math formulas, Greek symbols and/or special characters in the text and cannot submit the contribution in Word will be required to send, in addition to the electronic ASCII version, a paper version with all the special formatting and/or symbols in it. We will type in what is missing.
  In case you have special requests or doubts, let us know in due time.
• Graphics - only the following graphic formats will be accepted: JPEG, GIF, BMP and encapsulated postscript. The encapsulated postscript has to be standard level 2 or 3 (PS-Adobe-2.0 or PS-Adobe-3.0), readable by ghostview. When possible try to avoid encapsulating bitmap images. In this case, send us directly the bitmap.
  Maximum dimension of each picture is (width x height) 12 x 9 cm (4.7 x 3.6 in). Taller pictures (up to 18 cm) can also be accomodated, but they count as one page. The width of 9 cm cannot be exceeded.
  Quality and resolution should be good enough for paper copy, not less than 600 DPI. It is advisable to produce the picture in the right format, thus avoiding resizings. This holds especially for pictures with text in them. Please check that text and numbers are readable on your originals when printed the right size.
  Due to the high cost, no color pictures will be printed.
• Page limits - The page limit will be a function of the type of presentation. We may adjust these limits depending on the quantity of papers, but approximate page limits are: 
  • Oral (20 min) - 10 pages 
  • Oral (10 min) - 5 pages 
  • Poster - 3 pages 
  • Roundtable - 3 pages for presentation - 2 pages for "contribution" 
  The number of pages includes figures and references. A standard page is defined as 12.5 x 18.5 cm (4.9 x 7.3 in) , single line spacing, with standard 10 points Times New Roman fonts.

ESO will provide transportation from Garching to where the event will take place. At the end of the affair, buses will return us to the hotels in Garching. Please invite your accompanying guests to join us for this adventure (An extra fee of 50 DM per guest has to be paid at the registration). Please mark in the Registration/Accomodation form how many persons and your preferences (e.g. vegetarian).