ESO-ESA Meeting
15-16 September 2003

ESO-ESA Meeting on a Coordinated Approach to Astronomy,

Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

ESO-Garching, September 15-16, 2003

Agenda
*Monday, September 15*
10:00 Welcome address	C. Cesarsky (ESO
*Session 1: The Situation*
10:10 ESO facilities Now and Then	C. Cesarsky (ESO)
10:40 ESA facilities Now and Then	A. Gimenez (ESA)
11:10 Coffee Break
11:30 Major ongoing space/ground programs	M. Grewing (ESA), A. Renzini (ESO)
12:30 ST-ECF as an example of cooperation	R. Fosbury (ESA)
13:00 Lunch Break
*Session 2: Science Issues*
14:30 Solar System:
Solar-Terrestrial Physics	P. Cargill (TBC) (ESA)
Planetary Exploration	M. Coradini (ESA)
Ground-based Research	E. van Dishoeck (ESO)
15:00 Extra-solar Planets:
Space-based studies	C. Turon (ESA)
Ground-based studies	E. van Dishoeck (ESO)
15:30 Star Formation	R. Genzel (ESO), M. Grewing (ESA)
16:00 Coffee Break
16:30 High-energy Astrophysics	S. Volonte (ESA), C. Cesarsky (ESO)
17:00 Formation and Evolution of Galaxies	R. Bender (ESO), S. Volonte (ESA)
17:30 Fundamental Physics & Cosmology	J.L. Puget (ESO), S. Vitale (ESA)
18:00 General Discussion
18:30 End of the Session

*Tuesday, September 16*
*Session 3: Discussion on ESO/ESA Coordination*
09:00 Existing Facilities	Moderators: A. Gimenez (ESA) and P. Quinn (ESO)
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Major New Facilities for the 2010-2020 Decade	Moderators: G. Cavallo (ESA) and A. Renzini (ESO)
**13:00 Lunch Break**
*Session 4: Drafting Conclusions*
14:30 Conclusions and recommendations	All
*16:00 End of Meeting*

Agenda