ESO's Governing Bodies
ESO's ruling body is its Council, which delegates day to day responsibility to the Executive under ESO's Director General. Other governing bodies of ESO are: the Finance Committee (FC), the Scientific Technical Committee (STC), the Observing Programmes Committee (OPC) and the Users Committee (UC).
Information about the meeting dates of the various committees is available via the meetings calender below. Please note that in most cases committees documents have restricted access and are password protected.
- Rules of Procedure for the ESO Council
- Rules of Procedure for the ESO Finance Committee
- Rules of Procedure for the ESO Scientific Technical Committee
- Rules of Procedure for the ESO Observing Programmes Committee
- Rules of Procedure for the ESO Users Committee
ESO procedures (password protected):
Council and Committee Meetings in 2020
| Council | Cou 153: (extraordinary): 4 Mar | Cou 154: 9-10 Jun |
Cou 155: 1-2 Dec | |
| Committee of Council | CoC 96: 3-4 Mar | CoC 97: 5-6 Oct | ||
| Finance Committee | FC 159 (extraordinary): 18 Feb | FC 160: 12-13 May | FC 161 (extraordinary): 15 Sep | FC 162: 9-10 Nov (Chile) |
| Scientific Technical Committee | STC 95: 16-17 Apr | STC 96: 27-28 Oct | ||
| ESAC: 20 Feb | ||||
| ESC: 3 Apr | ||||
| LSP: 14-15 Apr | ||||
| Observing Programmes Committee | OPC 106: 19-21 May | OPC 107: 17-19 Nov | ||
| Users Committee | UC 44: 29-30 Apr | |||
| ELT Management Advisory Committee (EMAC) |
Council and Committee Meetings in 2019
| Council | Cou 150: 4-5 Jun | Cou 151 (extraordinary): 9 Oct | Cou 152: 3-4 Dec |
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| Committee of Council | CoC 94: 5-6 Mar | CoC 95: 8-9 Oct | ||
| Finance Committee | 155 FC (extraordinary): 19 Feb | 156 FC: 7-8 May | 157 FC (extraordinary): 17 Sep |
158 FC: 4-5 Nov |
| Scientific Technical Committee | STC 93: 2-3 May | STC 94: 22-23 Oct | ||
| ESAC: 15 Feb | ESAC: 9-10 Oct | |||
| ESC: 12 Apr | ESC: 14 Oct | |||
| LSP: 26 Apr | LSP: 17 Oct | |||
| Observing Programmes Committee | OPC 104: 14-16 May | OPC 105: 19-21 Nov | ||
| Users Committee | UC 43: 29-30 Apr | |||
| ELT Management Advisory Committee (EMAC) | EMAC 06: 18-19 Nov |
Council and Committee Meetings in 2018
| Council | Cou 146 (extraordinary): 7 Mar |
Cou 147: 5-6 Jun | Cou 148 (extraordinary): 10 Oct |
Cou 149: 4-5 Dec |
| Committee of Council | CoC 92: 6-7 Mar | CoC 93: 10-11 Oct | ||
| Finance Committee | 151 FC (extraordinary): 20 Feb | 152 FC: 8-9 May | 153 FC (extraordinary): 21 Sep | 154 FC: 6-7 Nov |
| Scientific Technical Committee | STC 91: 24-25 Apr | STC 92: 23-24 Oct | ||
| ESAC: 19 Feb | ESAC: 19-20 Sept | |||
| ESC: 11 Apr | ESC: 17 Oct | |||
| LSP: 23 Apr | LSP: 22 Oct | |||
| Observing Programmes Committee | OPC 102: 22-24 May | OPC 103: 20-22 Nov | ||
| Users Committee | UC 42: 26-27 Apr |
Council and Committee Meetings in 2017
| Council | Cou 142: 31 May-1 Jun | Cou 143 (extraordinary): 6 Jul | Cou 144 (extraordinary): 10 Oct |
Cou-145: 6-7 Dec |
| Committee of Council | CoC 90: 7-8 Mar | CoC 91: 10-11 Oct | ||
| Finance Committee | 148 FC 3-4 May | 149 FC (extraordinary) 19 Sep | 150 FC 6-7 Nov | |
| Scientific Technical Committee | STC 89: 23-24 Apr | STC 90: 24-25 Oct |
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| ESAC: 17 Feb | ESAC: 20-21 Sept | |||
| ESC: 28 March | ESC: 12 Oct | |||
| LSP: 3 Apr | LSP: 23 Oct | |||
| Observing Programmes Committee | OPC 100: 16-18 May | OPC 101: 14-16 Nov | ||
| Users Committee | UC 41: 9-10 May |
Council and Committee Meetings in 2016
| Council | Cou 138: 7-8 Jun | Cou 139 (extraordinary): 7 Oct | Cou 140 (extraordinary): 3 Nov | Cou 141: 7-8 Dec |
| Committee of Council | CoC 88: 2-3 Mar |
CoC 89: 6-7 Oct | ||
| Finance Committee | 144 FC (extraordinary): 3 Feb | 145 FC: 3-4 May | 146 FC (extraordinary): 27 Sep | 147 FC: 8-9 Nov (Chile) |
| Scientific Technical Committee | STC 87: 26-27 Apr | STC 88: 25-26 Oct | ||
| ESAC: 2 Feb | ESAC: 29-30 Sept | |||
| ESC: 25 Apr | ESC: 18 Oct | |||
| LSP: 25 Apr | LSP: 24 Oct | |||
| Observing Programmes Committee | OPC 98: 18-20 May | OPC 99: 15-17 Nov | ||
| Users Committee | UC 40: 18-19 Apr |
Council and Committee Meetings in 2015
| Council | Cou 134 (extraordinary): 4 Mar |
Cou 135: 10-11 Jun |
Cou 136 (extraordinary) : 8 Oct |
Cou 137 - 8-9 Dec |
| Committee of Council | CoC 86: 3-4 Mar | CoC 87: 7-8 Oct | ||
| Finance Committee | 141 FC: 12-13 May | 142 (Extraordinary) FC: 30 Sep | 143 FC: 3-4 Nov | |
| Scientific Technical Committee | STC 85: 21-22 Apr | STC 86: 20-21 Oct | ||
| ESAC: 29 Jan | ESAC: 22 Sep |
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| ESC: 20 Apr | ESC: 19 Oct | |||
| LSP: 20 Apr | LSP: 19 Oct | |||
| Observing Programmes Committee | OPC 96: 19-21 May | OPC 97: 17-19 Nov | ||
| Users Committee | UC 39: 27-28 Apr |
Council and Committee Meetings in 2014
| Council | Cou 130 (extraordinary): 5 Mar | Cou 131: 3-4 Jun | Cou 132 (extraordinary): 8 Oct | Cou 133: 3-4 Dec | |
| Committee of Council | CoC 84: 4-5 Mar | CoC 85: 7-8 Oct | |||
| Finance Committee | 138 FC: 6-7 May | 139 FC (extraordinary): 16 Sep |
140 FC: 4-5 Nov | ||
| Scientific Technical Committee | STC 82: 8-9 Apr | STC 83 (extraordinary): 19 Sep |
STC 84: 21-22 Oct | ||
| ESAC: 7 Apr | ESAC: 20 Oct | ||||
| ESC: 7 Apr | ESC: 20 Oct | ||||
| LSP: 7 Apr | LSP: 20 Oct | ||||
| Observing Programmes Committee | OPC 94: 19-22 May | OPC 95: 18-20 Nov | |||
| Users Committee | UC 38: 10-11 Apr | ||||
Council and Committee Meetings in 2013
| Council | Cou 127 (extraordinary): 12 Mar | Cou 128: 5-6 Jun | Cou 129: 4-5 Dec | |
| Committee of Council | CoC 82: 11-12 Mar | CoC 83: 9-10 Oct | ||
| Finance Committee | FC 135: 7-8 May | FC 136: 7 Oct |
FC 137: 6-7 Nov (Chile) |
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| Scientific Technical Committee | STC 80: 23-24 Apr | STC 81: 22-23 Oct | ||
| ESAC: 22 Apr | ESAC: 21 Oct | |||
| ESC: 21 Oct | ||||
| LSP: 22 Apr | LSP: 21 Oct | |||
| Observing Programmes Committee | OPC 92: 21-24 May | OPC 93: 18-21 Nov |
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| Users Committee | UC 37: 25-26 Apr | |||
Council and Committee Meetings in 2012
| Council | Cou 125: 11-12 Jun |
Cou 126: 4-5 Dec |
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| Committee of Council | CoC 80: 6-7 Mar | CoC 81: 10-11 Oct | ||
| Finance Committee | FC 133: 8-9 May | FC 134: 6-7 Nov |
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| Scientific Technical Committee | STC 78: 17 -18 Apr | STC 79: 23-24 Oct |
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| European Science Advisory Committee | ESAC: 16 April | ESAC: 22 October | ||
| E-ELT Science and Engineering Committee | ESE: 28-29 June | |||
| La Silla Paranal Committee | LSP: 16 April | LSP(E): 22 October | ||
| Observing Programmes Committee | OPC 90: 21 - 25 May |
OPC 91: 19-22 Nov |
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| Users Committee | UC 36: 23-24 Apr | |||
Overview of Previous Meetings
| Council | Cou 105, Cou 107, Cou 108, Cou 109, Cou 110, Cou 111, Cou 112, Cou 113, Cou 114, Cou 115, Cou 116, Cou 117, Cou 118, Cou 119, Cou 120, Cou 121, Cou 122, Cou 123, Cou 124 |
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| Finance Committee | FC 119, FC 120, FC 121, FC 122, FC 123, FC 124, FC 125, FC 126, FC 127, FC 128th, FC 129, FC 130, FC 131, FC 132 |
| Scientific Technical Committee | STC 56, STC 57, STC 58, STC 59, STC 60, STC 61, STC 62, STC 63, STC 64, STC 65, STC 66, STC 67, STC 68, STC 69, STC 70, STC 71, STC 72, STC 73, STC 74, STC 75, STC 76, STC 77 |
| Observing Programmes Committee | OPC 74, OPC 75, OPC 76, OPC 77, OPC 78, OPC 79, OPC 80, OPC 81, OPC 82, OPC 83, OPC 84, OPC 85, OPC 86, OPC 87, OPC 88, OPC 89, OPC 90, OPC 91, OPC 92, OPC93, OPC94, OPC95, OPC96, OPC97, OPC98, OPC99, OPC100, OPC101, OPC102 |
| Users Committee | UC 26, UC27, UC 28, UC29, UC 30, UC31, UC32, UC 33, UC 34, UC 35, UC 36 |