Ribbon-cutting ceremony at the inauguration of the ESO Headquarters Extension

The ribbon-cutting ceremony at the inauguration of the ESO Headquarters extension on 4 December 2013. From left to right in the picture: Patrick Geeraert, ESO Head of Administration, Tim de Zeeuw, ESO Director General, Hannelore Gabor, Mayor of Garching, Xavier Barcons, President of the ESO Council and Christoph Haupt, ESO HQ extension project manager.

ESO’s new office and conference building in Garching, together with the technical building, have a total area of 13 200 square metres, which more than doubles the total area of ESO Headquarters. The new buildings will strengthen ESO’s presence on the Garching research campus, allowing the organisation to further expand its economic and scientific contribution to the region.