UC 49th Meeting
28-29 April 2025
Meeting will be held in hybrid mode (ESO HQ Crux + online)
Draft Agenda (Version 2.0, 24.02.2025)
| Monday - April 28, 2025 |
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| 08:20-08:45 | 1. | Closed session (UC only) |
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| 08:45-09:00 |
2. | Opening of the UC meeting and adoption of the agenda |
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| 09:00-09:30 | 3. | Update on ESO's Programme (X. Barcons) | Presentation |
| 09:30-09:45 | 4. | Report from ALMA Operations (E. Humphreys) | Presentation |
| 09:45-10:00 | 5. | Report from the ALMA Regional Centre (E. Macias) | Presentation |
| 10:00-10:15 | 6. | CTA-O overview and ESO Guaranteed Time (P. Andreani) | Presentation |
| 10:15-10:40 | 7. | Discussion (all) | |
| 10:40-11:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00-11:15 | 8. | Report from La Silla Parana (T. Klein) | Presentation |
| 11:15-11:30 | 9. | Report from end-to-end VLT Operations (M. Sterzik) | Presentation |
| 11:30-11:45 | 10. | Observing Programme Office: Yearly Call and FTC Plans (F. Patat) | Presentation |
| 11:45-12:10 | 11. | Discussion (all) | |
| 12:10-12:25 | 12. | Report from the UC Chair (E. Iodice) | Presentation |
| 12:25-12:45 | 13. | Old recommendations (M. Rejkuba/all) | Presentation |
| 12:45-14:00 | Lunch Break & Visit to ESO Labs | ||
| 14:00-15:00 | 14. | Closed session (UC only) | |
| 15:00-16:00 | 15. | General discussion (all) | |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16:30-18:00 | 16. | Closed session (UC only) | |
| Tuesday - April 29, 2025 |
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| 9:00-11:00 | 17. |
Special Topic: "Quality Assurance and Data Quality" | |
| 09:00-09:25 | 17.1 | Introduction from ESO (W.-J. de Wit/E. Macias) | Presentation |
| 09:25-09:45 | 17.2 | Feedback from Expert User (M. Benisty) | Presentation |
| 09:45:10:00 | 17.3 | Feedback from Expert User (A. Matter) | Presentation |
| 10:05-11:00 | 17.4 | General Discussion on Special Topic (all) | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:15-13:00 | 18. | Closed Session (UC only) | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break | ||
| 14:00-14:40 | 19. | Recommendations (UC Chair) |
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| 14:40-14:50 | 20. | Any other business (All) | |
| 14:50-15:00 | 21. | Closing Remarks | |
| 15:00 | End of Meeting | ||
List of documents
- Terms of Reference for the ESO Users Committee
- Rules of Procedure for the ESO Users Committee
- ESO Code of Conduct for Workshops and Conferences: https://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/CodeofConductWorkshops.html
- Approved Minutes of the 48th Users Committee meeting (2024)
- La Silla Paranal Observatory Fact Sheets 2025
- La Silla Paranal End of Mission Reports 2025
- Data Management and Operations Fact Sheets 2025
- ALMA Fact Sheets 2025
- Observing Programme Office Fact Sheets 2025
- ESO Poll on Paranal Service Mode Observing
- ESO Replies to UC48 Recommendations
- Users Committee 2025 Report
- Approved Minutes of the 49th Users Committee Meeting (2025)