First announcement:

The Gaia-ESO survey (P.I.s: Gerry Gilmore & Sofia Randich) is a public spectroscopic survey that will observe more than 105 stars using FLAMES at the VLT. It will sample all major components of the Milky Way: halo, bulge, thin and thick discs, and open clusters of all ages and masses. It will provide a homogeneous overview of the distribution of kinematics and elemental abundances of the Galaxy, well beyond the Solar neighborhood. The Survey alone will have great impact on our knowledge of Galactic and stellar evolution. When combined with Gaia astrometry the Survey will quantify the formation history and evolution of young, mature and ancient Galactic populations.

This Survey is a large-scale test of the ability of the European Gaia community to handle large spectroscopic data sets. The data to be collected put new demands on all the teams involved in the analysis and the codes used. In particular, to safeguard homogeneity of results, we need to agree on a common methodology. This two-days workshop with representatives of all UVES teams shall serve as a forum for face-to-face discussions about the UVES analysis.

For more information contact: rsmiljan@eso.org

SPONSOR:

This workshop has received financial support from the European Science Foundation through the GAIA Research for European Astronomy Training (GREAT) initiative.

The European Science Foundation (ESF) provides a platform for its Member Organisations to advance European research and explore new directions for research at the European level.

Established in 1974 as an independent non-governmental organisation, the ESF currently serves 75 Member Organisations across 30 countries.