This is the preliminary programme of the School. Please, note that changes are still possible.
| Monday 3rd | ||
| 08.45-09.00 | Welcome to the school | Paco Garzón |
| 09.00-11.00 | The Gaia mission | Nick Walton |
| 11.30-13.30 | GES: description, status and prospects | Carlos Allende |
| 15.00-18.00 | Introduction to practical sessions: description and distribution of exercises | Peter / Paco + instructor team |
| Tuesday 4th | ||
| 09.00-11.00 | Observation management and logistics. Types of obs. progs. | Fernando Comerón |
| 11.30-13.30 | Gaia data flow: date treatment and reduction | Xavier Luri |
| 15.00-18.00 | Working @ IAC | Instructor team |
| 20.00-???? | School dinner | |
| Wednesday 5th | ||
| 09.00-11.00 | Pre-observations and models | Carine Babusieaux |
| 11.30-13.30 | The Virtual Observatory | Enrique Solano |
| 15.00-17.00 | Working @ IAC (VO oriented) | Instructor team |
| 17.00-01.00 | Observing run @ OT: IAC80 + TCS: CMD of selected clusters (visible + NIR) | Instructor team |
| Thursday 6th | ||
| 10.00:11-30 | ESO observatories: description and how to optimize obs. to fit on it | Peter Hammersley |
| 12.00-13.30 | ORM telescopes: same as above | Rene Rutten |
| 15.00-18.00 | Presentations of student's work | |
| Friday 7th | ||
| 08-00-20.00 | Visit to ORM | |
Last update: August 22th