Programme

Early-bird Registration Deadline: January 22, 2018

Normal Registration Deadline: February 28, 2018

Program Overview

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Monday, March 12
12:30	Registration
13:30	M. Rejkuba/M. Sterzik	Opening/ Welcome [Video]
Chair: E. Valenti Session 1: Overview of the Observatory facilities
13:50	B. Leibundgut	ESO as your observatory [PDF] [Video]
14:10	H. Boffin	How to find the right instrument for your science case? [PDF] [Video]
15:10	B. Leibundgut	New instruments coming to La Silla Paranal Observatory [PDF] [Video]
15:30	Coffee Break
Session 2: Applying for time at LPO
16:00	F. Primas/L. Tacconi-Garman/M. Hilker	Service vs Visitor mode observing at ESO - should I stay or should I go? [PDF] [Video (second part)]
16:40	F. Patat/D. Gadotti	How to write a successful proposal? [PDF] [Video (second part)]
17:40		Discussions/Questions
18:00	End of day	Bier & Brez'n

Tuesday, March 13
Chair: M. van den Ancker Session 3: Tools and services for observers
09:00	M. Petr-Gotzens	Getting the most out of your observing time [PDF] [Video]
09:30	G. Beccari	Using the new P2 tool (demo) [Video]
09:50	C. Hummel	The VLTI is easier than you think [PDF] [Video]
10:10	J. Pritchard	Where do I find what? or how to become a LPO superuser [PDF] [Video]
10:40	Coffee Break
Session 4: Getting the most out of your data
11:10	M. Romaniello	Different flavours of data [PDF] [Video]
11:30	J. Retzlaff/A. Micol	Navigating and finding your way around the Archive (demo) [Video part 2]

12:30	Lunch
Chair:	A. Mehner
14:00	W. Freudling	Doing your own data reduction [PDF] [Video]
14:30	L. Coccato	How to run the pipelines? (demo) [Video]
15:15		Discussions/Questions
15:30	Break
16:00	J. Pritchard	Modifying a Reflex Workflow [PDF] [Video]
16:45	L. Coccato	Molecfit and sky tools (demo) [Video]
17:30		Discussion, preparation for hands-on tutorials
18:00	End of Day

Wednesday, March 14
09:00-12:00		Reflex hands-on sessions: We will offer, in parallel, 3 dedicated hands-on sessions on the following instruments: MUSE_ZAP (L. Coccato, E. Valenti) - in Pictor+Sculptor (E.231+232) UVES (J. Pritchard, S. Moehler) - in Fornax (old Council room) X-Shooter (C. Manara, G. Beccari, A. Mehner) - in Telescopium Auditorium [Video of the X-SHOOTER demo] Read here instructions on how to prepare for these sessions.
09:00-17:00		Bring your own problem: get face-to-face support from ESO In parallel, or in the afternoon, we also propose one-to-one sessions to address any problem/issue you may bring with you: Ask for help with your proposal Ask for help with your data Ask for help finding data in the archive Ask for help with pipeline installation Ask for help with running a specific pipeline The one-to-one sessions take place in Fornax, Pictor+Sculptor and Telescopium.

Wednesday, March 14

09:00-12:00

Reflex hands-on sessions:

We will offer, in parallel, 3 dedicated hands-on sessions on the following instruments:

MUSE_ZAP (L. Coccato, E. Valenti) - in Pictor+Sculptor (E.231+232)
UVES (J. Pritchard, S. Moehler) - in Fornax (old Council room)
X-Shooter (C. Manara, G. Beccari, A. Mehner) - in Telescopium Auditorium [Video of the X-SHOOTER demo]

Read here instructions on how to prepare for these sessions.

09:00-17:00

Bring your own problem: get face-to-face support from ESO

In parallel, or in the afternoon, we also propose one-to-one sessions to address any problem/issue you may bring with you:

The one-to-one sessions take place in Fornax, Pictor+Sculptor and Telescopium.