OPTICON ELT science meeting
8-10 November 2004, Florence

PROGRAMME

Sunday 7 November

EVENING INFORMAL RECEPTION 7-9pm

The reception will be held at the Convitto della Calza (the meeting venue). Drinks and food will be provided courtesy of INAF-Arcetri.

Monday 8th November

MORNING : Introduction

09:00 ELT projects worldwide: Update [Gilmore] 30 min
09:30 European design study update [Monnet] 30 min
10:00 Status of European ELT science case and goals of this meeting [Hook] 30 min
10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE
11:00 Status of Design requirements for European ELT [Salinari] 30 min

AFTERNOON : Key issues for discussion at this meeting

14:00 Stars & Planets [Zinneker/Rebolo] 20 min
14:25 Stars & Galaxies [Merrifield/Ortolani] 20 min
14:50 Galaxies & Cosmology [Bergeron/Leibundgut] 20 min
15:00 - 15:30 COFFEE

Three Parallel break-out sessions: in science groups

Stars and Planets Stars and Galaxies Galaxies and Cosmology

CHAIR: CHAIR: CHAIR:

Hans Zinnecker /
Rafael Rebolo
Mike Merrifield /
Sergio Ortolani Jacqueline Bergeron /
Bruno Leibundgut
Each parallel session consists of:

Contributed talks from working group members
Development of science cases
planning and writing sections for the science book
wrinting down Requirements on design
comparison with other planned facilities (30m, JWST, TPF etc)

Tuesday 9th November

MORNING :

Talks on instrumentation and AO
- 09:00 Issues for ELT instrumentation [Colin Cunningham]
- 09:30 Issues for ELT Adaptive Optics [Roberto Ragazzoni]
- 10:00 1st Generation Adaptive Optics for OWL: preliminary simulations [Christophe Verinaud]
- 10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE
- 11:00 The European Virtual Observatory [Anita Richards]
- 11:20 Scientific advantages of Antarctic sites [Chris Tinney]
12:00 Parallel breakout sessions (cont)

AFTERNOON : Parallel Breakout Sessions (cont)

EVENING : MEETING DINNER

INAF-Arcetri are providing the meeting dinner which will be held at the restaurant "Il Latini", in the center of Town.

Wednesday 10th November

MORNING : Summary and Conclusion

09:00 Summaries from group Chairs - 30 min each
- Stars & Planets [Zinneker/Rebolo]
- Stars & Galaxies [Ortolani]
- Galaxies & Cosmology [Leibundgut]
10:30 Discussion and next steps
- What Next? [Gerry Gilmore]
- Timeline [Isobel Hook]
11:00 - 11:30 COFFEE
11:30 Plans for IAU Symposium on ELTs (Nov 2005) [Michel Dennefeld]
Date of Next Meeting

LUNCH : END OF MEETING

The afternoon of 10th and Morning of 11th are reserved for the Group Chairs to develop the written science case and requirements document

Stars and Planets	Stars and Galaxies	Galaxies and Cosmology
CHAIR:	CHAIR:	CHAIR:
Hans Zinnecker / Rafael Rebolo	Mike Merrifield / Sergio Ortolani	Jacqueline Bergeron / Bruno Leibundgut
Each parallel session consists of:
Contributed talks from working group members Development of science cases planning and writing sections for the science book wrinting down Requirements on design comparison with other planned facilities (30m, JWST, TPF etc)

OPTICON ELT science meeting 8-10 November 2004, Florence