Director of Science Town Hall Meeting

 

A virtual meeting to be held on Tuesday 28 May, from 09:30 - 12:30 CEST

 

PURPOSE OF THE MEETING

The Director of Science at the European Space Agency, Professor Carole Mundell, is delighted to invite you to join her for her first Science Directorate Town Hall.

During this Town Hall, we will provide an introduction to ESA’s world leading Science Programme, which is co-developed in a bottom-up approach from within the Member States. This will be followed by a presentation about the role of the Directorate’s Advisory Structure, the status of the Cosmic Vision programme, including LISA and NewAthena, and the status of and plans for Voyage 2050.

The Town Hall will provide an opportunity for direct exchange between the Directorate’s Executive and the broader scientific community, including current and future users of ESA’s missions. In introducing the long-term vision of ESA’s Science Programme and preparations for future funding, the event will provide a channel to hear the views and ambitions of the scientific community.

The event will be held fully online to ensure maximum accessibility. All members of the scientific community, independent of their career stage or affiliation, are invited to attend.

There will be opportunity to learn about ways in which community members of different career levels can benefit from and engage with the Science Programme, with ample time for Q&A with the Director of Science, her leadership team, and key members of the Advisory Structure.

 

Programme

Moderator: N. Lützgendorf    
Introduction by the Director of Science 09:30 - 10:00 C. Mundell [ESA Director of Science]
The role of the Advisory Structure and its impact on decisions 10:00 - 10:15 O. Grasset [SSAC Chair]
Q & A 10:15 - 10:30  
Status and plans for Cosmic Vision - LISA and NewAthena 10:30 - 10:45 P. McNamara
     
Break 10:45 - 11:00  
     
Moderator: Y. Zouganelis    
Status and plans for Voyage 2050 - M7 and L4 11:00 - 11:20 S. Bayon, Z. Martins
Ambition of the Science Programme vs. Decisions at CMINs 11:20 - 11:35 L. Colangeli
Ways of engagement in the Science Programme 11:35 - 11:50 G. Hussain
Q & A 11:50 - 12:30  

Registration

The Director of Science Town Hall meeting will be run as a virtual event. Individuals wishing to join the event must register. The event is expected to open at 09:15 CEST to allow people to join before the start of the programme.

 

Registration is now CLOSED

 

 

 

Contact

The townhall organizers can be contacted under townhall@cosmos.esa.int