Day 1: Tuesday, 25 March 2025 - SOWG day 1

  • 09:30 - Welcome & Introduction - Geraint Jones, Johannes Benkhoff, Raymond Hoofs (10min)
  • 09:40 - Mission status - Santa Martinez, Jessica Hopkins (30 min)
  • 10:10 - SGS planning system: status, SGS-PI interfaces - David Frew (30 min)
  • 10:40 - Operations readiness: Operations Rehearsals, team meetings, schedule - David Frew (20min + 15 min discussion)
  • 11:15 – 11:45: Coffee Break
  • 11:45 – - Science Operations Analysis (SOA) results: Antenna validation for new arrival date - Raymond Hoofs (1h + 15min discussion)
  • 13:00 – SOA schedule – Raymond Hoofs (30min)
  • 13:30 – 14:45: Lunch Break
  • 14:45 - LTP discussion and strategies. - Sebastien Besse + Ops Scientists (2h)
    • Instrument LTP-timeline
    • PTR generation and content
    • Consolidation of LTP process and procedures
  • 16:45 – 17:15: Coffee Break
  • 17:15 - SPICE status - Alfredo Escalante (15min)
  • 17:30 - MIO Science Operations Update (TBD) - Go Murakami  (20mins)
  • 17:50 - End of Day 1 wrap-up and discussion (20 min)
  • 19:00 - Social Gathering at ESAC

Day 2: Wednesday, 26 March 2025 - SOWG day 2

  • 09:30 - Operations Discussions - Miguel Pérez-Ayúcar, Raymond Hoofs (1h + discussion)
    • MTP001/MTP002 planning
    • Observation definition and EDF model updates
    • Special pointings
    • Team meeting preparation
  • 11:00 – 11:30: Coffee Break
  • 11:30 – Mercury commissioning Plan status – Raymond Hoofs (30 min + 15 min questions)
  • 12:15 – Presentations from PI teams (15min per team; 3h block in total)
    • Presentations expected to cover:
      • PI team setup and roles for Mercury operations preparation and execution
      • Science Operations at Mercury including calibrations
      • Commissioning operations
      • Main priorities for 2025
  • 13:30 – 14:45: Lunch Break
  • 14:45 – Presentations from PI teams – continuation
  • 17:00 – Review of Actions / Conclusions/ AOB/ Next Meetings – Raymond Hoofs, Johannes Benkhoff (15min)
  • 17:15 – End of SOWG

Day 3: Thursday, 27 March 2025 - DHAWG

  • 09:30 - Welcome & Introduction - Geraint Jones + Mark Bentley
  • 09:35 - Data handling for Mercury phase - Mark Bentley
    • Changes needed to products and pipelines for Mercury orbit phase
    • Ka-band files
  • 10:00 - Data processing tools - Mark Bentley (with support from downlink team)
    • Transition to new WebMUST/ARES
    • Removal of parameter visualisation from BOA until post-ops
    • PDS4 packager
  • 10:30 - BepiColombo Archive
    • MMO - Mio Science Center
    • MPO - Mark Bentley
  • 11:00 – 11:30: Coffee Break
  • 11:30 – Instrument data processing and archiving status
    • 10 minutes max per team, following guidelines to be given
  • 13:30 – 14:30: Lunch Break
  • 14:30 – Planetary Science Archive - Mark Bentley
  • 14:45 – Quicklook Analysis 
  • 15:00 – SPICE - Alfredo Escalante
  • 15:15 – AOB - All
  • 15:30 – End of DHAWG
    • Followed by splinter sessions as needed