Registration and abstract submission for the ESO workshop "Planetary Formation and Exoplanets in the ELT era”, to be held at ESO Garching, 17-21 November 2025, is now open. The workshop will discuss the understanding of how giant and rocky planets form and evolve, their internal structure and that of their atmosphere, in the context of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT).
ESO Community Workshop "Planetary Formation and Exoplanets in the ELT Era", ESO Garching, 17 - 21 November 2025: Registration and Abstract Submission Open
Published: 03 Apr 2025
The main aims of the workshop are to:
- inform the ESO community about the status, schedule, modes and performances of the MORFEO/MICADO, HARMONI, METIS, ANDES and PCS instruments;
- present and revisit the science that will be addressed by the ELT, the scientific cases, samples, strategies of observation, calibration, data analysis and interpretation tools of the programmes dedicated to the study of the planetary formation and exoplanets;
- foster collaboration and synergy within the community to harmonize efforts, tools and strategies for the preparatory work on the ELT programmes dedicated to these topics within the framework of the guaranteed and open time.
Priority in the selection process of this workshop will be given to talks from the ESO community. Only in-person posters will be accepted. However, all scientists are encouraged to submit an abstract. Thank you for your understanding and interest.
The main aims of the workshop are to:
- inform the ESO community about the status, schedule, modes and performances of the MORFEO/MICADO, HARMONI, METIS, ANDES and PCS instruments;
- present and revisit the science that will be addressed by the ELT, the scientific cases, samples, strategies of observation, calibration, data analysis and interpretation tools of the programmes dedicated to the study of the planetary formation and exoplanets;
- foster collaboration and synergy within the community to harmonize efforts, tools and strategies for the preparatory work on the ELT programmes dedicated to these topics within the framework of the guaranteed and open time.
Provisional list of invited speakers:
- Bernhard Brandl, Leiden University
- Gabriele Cugno, Zurich University
- Clémence Fontanive, IREx
- Antonio Garufi, INAF
- Sierra Grant, Carnegie
- Olivier Hainaut, ESO
- Markus Kasper, ESO
- Michiel Lambrechts, Copenhagen University
- Kieran Lechinski, Vienna University
- Enrique Macias, ESO
- Alessandro Marconi, University of Florence
- Johan Mazoyer, LIRA
- Lucile Mignon, IPAG
- Benoit Neichel, LAM
- Mathias Nowak, LIRA
- Julia Seidel, ESO/OCA
- Alessandro Sozzetti, Torino Observatory
- Giovanna Tinnetti, UCL
- Andrew Winter, MPIA
- Yapen Zhang, Caltech
Key dates:
- Abstract submission and registration open: 1 April 2025
- Abstract submission deadline: 15 May 2025
- Abstract selection notification: 15 July 2025
- Programme announcement: 15 July 2025
- Registration (and payment) deadline: 24 September 2025
- Workshop: 17 - 21 November 2025
More information can be obtained from the workshop website