The VLTI Community Days meeting will take place at ESO Garching on the 11, 12 and 13 of May 2026 (participation available via MS Teams). The meeting will be dedicated to the current status, scientific exploitation, and future evolution of the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) and the programme will cover recent and ongoing developments at the VLTI, with a strong focus on GRAVITY+ and ASGARD, as well as the status and prospects for MATISSE and PIONIER. The meeting will combine technical and operational updates, with science talks, together with time for discussion.
VLTI Community Days, ESO Garching, 11-13 May 2026
Published: 03 Feb 2026
Topics will include operations and imaging capabilities, time-domain interferometry, flexible scheduling strategies involving both ATs and UTs, and updates on data-reduction tools, data-bases and open data-analysis initiatives. Dedicated sessions will address community-driven strategic discussions, including possible future projects discussed at the recent "VLT Beyond 2030" conference.
ESO welcomes contributions on these topics, as well as presentations on astrophysical results with emphasize on operational / technical / data analysis aspects relevant to the meeting.
Further details, including registration information, are available.