| Monday, October 8th |
| 10:00-13:30 |
Registration |
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| 13:30-13:40 |
Welcome by ESO Director General |
Tim de Zeeuw |
| 13:40-13:45 |
Introduction to the Workshop |
Alan Moorwood |
| VLT science highlights |
| Chair: Linda Tacconi |
| 13:45-14:25 |
VLT science highlights |
Alvio Renzini (I) |
| 14:25-14:45 |
Pushing VLT spectroscopy of distant galaxies to the limits and future prospects |
Andrea Cimatti (I) |
| 14:45-15:00 |
Pushing FORS/VLT to the limit - Searching for fluorescent Ly-alpha emission from Lyman limit systems |
Martin Haehnelt |
| 15:00-15:15 |
The ESO Large Programme "First Stars" |
Piercarlo Bonifacio |
| 15:15-15:30 |
The contribution of UVES@VLT to the new era of QSO absorption line studies |
Valentina D'Odorico |
| 15:30-16:00 |
COFFEE |
| Chair: Francois Hammer |
| 16:00-16:15 |
IMAGES: a unique view of the galaxy mass assembly since z=1 |
Mathieu Puech |
| 16:15-16:30 |
The metallicity evolution in the early Universe |
Roberto Maiolino |
| 16:30-16:45 |
SINS: Probing the early stages of galaxy evolution with SINFONI and NACO |
Natascha Forster-Schreiber |
| 16:45-17:00 |
The big blue bump of quasars: its intrinsic Balmer edge and near-IR spectral shape as revealed by polarimetry |
Makato Kishimoto |
| 17:00-17:15 |
Near-IR spectroscopy of Blue Supergiants |
Norbert Przybilla |
| 17:15-17:30 |
Integral field spectroscopy of protoplanetary disks in Orion with VLT FLAMES |
Yiannis Tsamis |
| 17:30-17:45 |
The impact of Deep and High Spatial Resolution NIR images on Globular Clusters |
Guiseppe Bono |
| 17:45-18:00 |
Chemical evolution of the Galaxy and Supernova yields after UVES |
Piercarlo Bonifacio |
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| Tuesday, October 9th |
| VLTI science highlights |
| Chair: Ray Sharples |
| 09:00-09:30 |
VLTI science highlights |
Guy Perrin (I) |
| 09:30-09:45 |
AGN science with MIDI |
Walter Jaffe |
| 09:45-10:00 |
The use of the VLTI for studying the asymmetric mass loss of evolved stars |
Olivier Chesnau |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Mid-Infrared Interferometric Observations of Young Circumstellar Disks |
Thorsten Ratzka |
| 10:15-10:30 |
VLTI-AMBER observations of Eta Carinae: first NIR interferometry with spectral resolution of 12000 |
Gerd Weigelt |
| 10:30-11:00 |
COFFEE |
| 11:00-11:15 |
Resolving the inner active accretion disk around the Herbig Be star MWC 147 with VLTI/MIDI and AMBER spectro-interferometry |
Stefan Kraus |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Multi-epoch VLTI/MIDI observations of the carbon-rich Mira star V Oph: Detection of temporal variations of the outer atmosphere and the dust shell |
Thomas Driebe |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Discussion on VLT/I unique science capabilities |
| 12:00-13:15 |
LUNCH |
| Future VLT science priorities |
| Chair: Reinhard Genzel |
| 13:15-13:55 |
The ASTRONET Science Vision |
Guy Monnet (I) |
| 13:55-14:15 |
Hunting dark energy: The need for massive galaxy redshift surveys |
Bob Nichol |
| 14:15-14:35 |
Galaxy formation and evolution |
Jacqueline Bergeron (I) |
| 14:35-14:55 |
Radial-velocity search for extrasolar planets: From the "past" giant gaseous planets to the "future" Earth twins |
Stephane Udry |
| 14:55-15:15 |
Next generation deep spectroscopic redshift surveys |
Olivier Le Fevre |
| 15:15-15:30 |
VISTA surveys and future VLT follow-up |
Will Sutherland |
| 15:30-16:00 |
COFFEE |
| 16:00-16:15 |
Precise constraints on dark energy from measurements of the growth rate of fluctuations from future large redshift surveys with the VLT |
Luigi Guzzo |
| 16:15-16:30 |
The first galaxies and galaxy clusters |
Eelco van Kampen |
| 16:30-16:45 |
Narrow band surveys and the epoch of reionization |
Bram Venemans |
| 16:45-17:00 |
Stellar Archaeology and Galaxy Genesis: the need for wide area spectroscopic surveys |
Mike Irwin |
| 17:00-17:15 |
Near-field cosmology with the VLT |
Steffen Mieske |
| 17:15-17:30 |
Chemical evolution of the Local Group galaxies |
Grazina Tautvaisiene |
| 17:30-17:45 |
Spectro-polarimetric diagnostics of strong magnetic fields in compact stars |
Klaus Reinsch |
| 17:45-18:15 |
Discussion on VLT/I science priorities |
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| 19:30-22:30 |
RECEPTION and WORKSHOP DINNER (Hosted by ESO at the Gasthof Neuwirt - Garching) |
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| Wednesday, October 10th |
| VLT and VLTI synergy with ELTs |
| Chair: Arne Ardeberg |
| 09:00-09:30 |
The European ELT |
Roberto Gilmozzi (I) |
| 09:30-10:00 |
The ELT Science Case |
Isobel Hook (I) |
| 10:00-10:30 |
On the way to an ELT instrumentation plan |
Sandro D'Odorico (I) |
| 10:30-11:00 |
COFFEE |
| 11:00-11:20 |
VLT/ELT synergy |
Marijn Franx (I) |
| 11:20-11:35 |
From ESPRESSO to CODEX |
Jochen Liske |
| 11:35-11:50 |
Status of Aqueye, the prototype for a quantum photometer for Extremely Large Telesccopes |
Cesare Barbieri |
| 11:50-12:05 |
E-ELT: a chance to measure cosmic magnetic fields |
Klaus Strassmeier |
| 12:05-12:20 |
The experience of VLT/VISIR for designing an ELT mid-infrared instrument |
Eric Pantin |
| 12:20-12:35 |
A concept for a narrow field near-infrared integral field spectrogrpah for the E-ELT |
Matthias Tecza |
| 12:35-13:00 |
LUNCH |
| 13:00-14:30 |
POSTER SESSION |
| VLT and VLTI synergy with ELTs (continued) |
| Chair: Gerry Gilmore |
| 14:30-14:45 |
Synergy between the LBT/Linc Nirvana interferometer and future ELTs? |
Lucas Labadie |
| 14:45-15:10 |
TMT science and instruments |
David Crampton |
| 15:10-15:30 |
Discussion on VLT/VLTI/ELT scientific synergies |
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| 15:30-16:00 |
COFFEE |
| Synergies with ALMA and JWST |
| Chair: Tom Wilson |
| 16:00-16:30 |
The VLT in the era of ALMA |
Leonardo Testi (I) |
| 16:30-17:00 |
The VLT in the era of the JWST |
Mark McCaughrean (I) |
| 17:00-17:15 |
Observational cosmology with the ELT and JWST |
Massimo Stiavelli |
| 17:15-17:30 |
Integral Field Spectroscopy of (U)LIRGs. From VLT to JWST |
Luis Colina |
| 17:30-18:00 |
Discussion on ALMA and JWST synergy with the VLT |
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| Thursday, October 11th |
| Second generation VLT/I instrument programme |
| Chair: Pat Roche |
| 09:00-09:20 |
VLT/I 2nd generation instrument programme and resources |
Alan Moorwood |
| Approved second generation instruments |
| 09:20-09:30 |
HAWK-I |
Mark Casali |
| 09:30-09:50 |
X-shooter |
Lex Kaper |
| 09:50-10:10 |
KMOS and KMOS++ |
Ray Sharples |
| 10:10-10:30 |
Science with MUSE in the ELT area |
Roland Bacon |
| 10:30-10:55 |
COFFEE |
| 10:55-11:15 |
SPHERE |
David Mouillet |
| VLTI instruments in Phase A |
| 11:15-11:35 |
Very high resolution spectro-imaging in the near infrared (with VSI) in the ELT era |
Fabien Malbet |
| 11:35-11:55 |
Concept of the MATISSE instrument |
Bruno Lopez |
| 11:55-12:15 |
GRAVITY: Microarcsecond astrometry and deep interfereometric imaging with the VLT |
Frank Eisenhauer |
| 12:15-13:30 |
LUNCH |
| New instrument concepts and VLT/I operating modes |
| Chair: Paolo Vettolani |
| 13:30-14:00 |
Smart Focal Plane technologies for VLT Instruments |
Colin Cunningham |
| 14:00-14:20 |
Wide field options on the VLT |
Stephen Todd |
| 14:20-14:35 |
A few degrees very wide field of view camera for VLT as a finder for ELT |
Roberto Ragazzoni |
| 14:35-14:50 |
Science with a 16m equivalent VLT: the case of fundamental constants |
Paolo Molaro |
| 14:50-15:10 |
ESPRESSO: a high resolution spectrograph for the combined coude' focus of the VLT |
Luca Pasquini |
| 15:10-15:30 |
Instrumentation for large spectroscopic surveys |
Ian Parry |
| 15:30-16:00 |
COFFEE |
| Chair: Jean-Gabriel Cuby |
| 16:00-16:20 |
New developments in integral field spectrographs |
Anthony Horton |
| 16:20-16:40 |
Super-GIRAFFE: The Next Generation Optical Spectrograph with Deployable Integral-Field Units |
Matt Lehnert |
| 16:40-17:00 |
First Light Explorer (FLEX): the science case for a fully OH-suppressed IFU spectrograph |
Simon Ellis |
| 17:00-17:20 |
A mid-infrared integral field spectro-polarimeter |
Alistair Glasse |
| 17:20-17:35 |
High Resolution Imaging in the visible on the VLT |
Craig Mackay |
| 17:35-17:50 |
Life on the fast lane: the burst mode at the VLT at present and in the future |
Andrea Richichi |
| 17:50-18:10 |
High resolution near IR spectroscopy: from 4m to 10 and 40m class telescopes |
Tino Oliva |
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| Friday, 12th Oct |
| New instrument concepts and VLT/I operating modes (continued) |
| Chair: Tom Herbst |
| 09:00-09:20 |
Prospects and needs of micro-arcsecond astrometry |
Andreas Seifahrt |
| 09:20-09:35 |
CASIS: A Near-Infrared Cassegrain Imager for the Adaptive Optics Facilty of the VLT |
Markus Kissler-Patig |
| 09:35-09:50 |
Monitoring at the diffraction limit of the VLT |
Thomas Ott |
| 09:50-10:05 |
Exploring the time axis - high resolution timing observations with present and future instrumentation |
Valentin Ivanov |
| 10:05-10:20 |
Advanced calibration for quantitative astrophysics |
Florian Kerber |
| 10:20-10:50 |
COFFEE |
| Chair: Alan Moorwood |
| 10:50-11:10 |
The VLT Interferometer in the ELT Era |
Markus Schoeller |
| 11:10-11:30 |
Extrasolar planet science with the VLT/VLTI |
Didier Queloz |
| 11:30-11:45 |
VLTI and beyond: the next steps in AGN research with interferometers |
Klaus Meisenheimer |
| 11:45-12:30 |
Closing discussion |
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