Program


About the format

The workshop format is designed to foster interactions and collaborations, with a significant fraction of the time dedicated to discussions and break-out sessions.

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Detailed Program (PDF)

Monday, May 16 (Location: Haus der Astronomie)

08:15Bus to MPIA
08:45Opening: Aim and Logistics
09:00Session: DIRECT IMAGING OF EXOPLANETS
10:45Coffee break
11:30Session: DIRECT IMAGING OF EXOPLANETS
13:00Lunch
14:30Working Groups "Collaborations": Ground, Space, Post-processing, Technology
16:00Coffee break
16:30Reports and Plenary Discussion
17:30Adjourn
18:00Bus to downtown

Tuedsay, May 17 (Location: Haus der Astronomie)

08:15Bus to MPIA
08:45Session: EXOPLANET ATMOSPHERES FROM RV AND TRANSITS
10:15Coffee break
10:45Session: EXOPLANET ATMOSPHERES FROM RV AND TRANSITS
12:15Discussion
12:45Lunch
14:30Working Groups: High-spectral resolution instrumentation, Atmospheric modelling, Post-processing low- and high-spectral resolution
16:00Coffee break
16:30Reports and Plenary Discussion
17:30Adjourn
18:00Bus to downtown

Wednesday, May 18 (Location: Haus der Astronomie)

08:15Bus to MPIA
08:45Session: EXOPLANET ASTROMETRY FROM GROUND AND SPACE
10:15Coffee break
10:45Session: EXOPLANET ASTROMETRY FROM GROUND AND SPACE
11:15Discussion
12:00Lunch
13:40Bus to Anlegestelle Heidelberg
14:30Excursion: Boat tour on the Neckar
17:30Brain storming session (new iniitiatives)
18:30Workshop dinner at Kulturbrauerei
20:00Summary of GAIA + PRV initiatives
20:30 Visit to astronomical significant sites in Heidelberg

Thursday, May 19 (Location: Haus der Astronomie)

08:15Bus to MPIA
08:45Session: STATE AND CHALLENGES OF PRECISION RV
10:15Coffee break
10:45Session: STATE AND CHALLENGES OF PRECISION RV
11:15Discussion
12:15Lunch
13:45Session: TARGET SELECTION FOR FUTURE MISSIONS
14:45Coffee break
15:15Working Groups: Dynamical astronomy, Target characterization
17:15Reports and Plenary Discussion
17:30Adjourn
18:00Bus to downtown

Friday, May 20 (Location: Haus der Astronomie)

08:15Bus to MPIA
08:45Plenary session
09:15working groups and collaborations
10:40Coffee break
11:00Königstuhl Colloquium by Dimitri Mawet (MPIA lecture hall and projection in HdA auditorium)
12:00Plenary Session
12:45Lunch
13:45Hackathon sessions
15:15Final Discussions
15:40Coffee break
16:00Adjourn, Bus to downtown
17:00University of Heidelberg, Physikalisches Kolloquium on Exoplanets by Didier Queloz
Background image: "many worlds" (NASA)