EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY La Silla Observatory - Science Operation Department

Please not that, as of today, the La Silla Science Operation will have the following structure, following the definitions included in the SciOp re-engineering documents LSO-PLA-ESO-90000-1 to -6

Administrative Structure:

• Deputies to the Head of SciOp: Emilio Barrios, Paul Le Saux
  
• Astronomers' Section Leader: 
• Head: Michael Sterzik. 
• Members of the Section are: M.Billeres, K.Brooks, Th.Dall, V.Doublier (when on duty at la Silla), C.Foellmi, G.Hau, G.LoCurto, E.Pompei, L.Vanzi, J.Willis
  
• TIO Section A: 
• Head: Eduardo Matamoros. 
• Members of the Section are: M.Castillo, J.Cortes, M.Pizarro, G.Roman, A.Sanchez.
  
• TIO Section B: 
• Head: Jorge Miranda. 
• Members of the Section are: K.Aubel, D.Castex, A.Gonzalez, C.LaFuente, E.Wenderoth.
  
• MET Section (till Sep.30, 2002):
• Head: Rene Mendez. 
• Members of the Section are: L.Germany, J.Pritchard, I.Saviane, L.Schmidtobreick, F.Selman, R.Vega, J.Araya, C.Esparza, F.Labraba, M.Martinez, A.Torrejon.
  

Technical Structure and contacts:

• The main entry point for La Silla SciOps is   lasilla@eso.org . The front page of the SciOp Web site is http://www.ls.eso.org/lasilla/sciops
  
  
• Instrument Forces: 
• Imaging Instrument Force (WFI and SuSI2). Leader: R.Mendez. Email: ls-imaging@eso.org
• Visible Spectro-Imager Instrument Force (EFOSC2 and EMMI). Leader: E.Pompei. Email: ls-spectro@eso.org
• Infra-Red Instrument Force (TIMMI2, ADONIS and SofI): Leader: M.Sterzik. Email: ls-infrared@eso.org
• High-Resolution Spectrograph Instrument Force (FEROS, CES, HARPS, EMMI/Ech). Leader: J.Pritchard. Email: ls-highres@eso.org
• Telescope Force (NTT, 3.6m, 2.2m, 1.54m, 1.52m, 1m, DIMM). Leader: O.Hainaut. Email: ls-telescopes@eso.org
  
  
• Telescope Coordinators: ls-ntt@eso.org, ls-360@eso.org and (from Oct.1, 2002) ls-220@eso.org. Until Sep.30, 2002, the coordinator of 2.2m, 1.54m and 1.52m can be reached at 2p2team@eso.org.
  
  
• Mailing lists: the following mailing lists are available:
• ls-astro@eso.org: all the astronomers of SciOp
• ls-tios@eso.org: all the TIOs of SciOp
• ls-openg@eso.org: all the Operation Engineers of SciOp
• ls-sciops@eso.org: all of SciOp (= merging of the 3 previous lists).

Budget Work Package Structure:

• during FYr 2002, the existing budgets WP will keep their designation and managers

• For Fyr 2003, including budget preparation, the WP will be reshufled as following:
  

•  632 SciOp Management
• WP Manager: Olivier Hainaut
• Deputy: TBD.
  
• WP Approver: Jorge Melnick
  
• 633 SciOp Operation
• WP Manager: Paul Le Saux
• Deputy: Emilio Barrios
  
• WP Approver: Olivier Hainaut
  
• 634 Imaging Instrument Force Projects
• WP Manager: Rene Mendez
• Deputy: Paul Le Saux
  
• WP Approver: Olivier Hainaut
• 637 Visible Spectro-Imagers Instrument Force Projects
• WP Manager: Emanuela Pompei
• Deputy: Paul Le Saux
  
• WP Approver: Olivier Hainaut
• 642 IR Instrument Force Project
• WP Manager: Leonardo Vanzi
• Deputy: Emilio Barrios
  
• WP Approver: Olivier Hainaut
• 643 High-Resolution Spectrographs IFo Projects
• WP Manager: John Pritchard
• Deputy: Emilio Barrios
  
• WP Approver: Olivier Hainaut
• 694 Telescope Projects
• WP Manager: Emilio Barrios
• Deputy: Paul Le Saux
  
• WP Approver: Olivier Hainaut