ESO Council 162nd Meeting

Garching, 6 and 7 December 2022

Draft Agenda

6 December Session Document for Status
08:30 C 1. Closed Session      
10:00   2. Opening of the Meeting      
  O   a. Verification of Credentials Verbal Information  
  O   b. Adoption of agenda Cou-2027 rev. 2 Approval - Simple Majority Approved -Public
10:05   3. Approval of Draft Minutes of Council Meetings  

 

 

  
  O   a. Draft Minutes - 160th Meeting - open sessions Cou-2038 Approval - Simple Majority Approved - ESO Internal
  R   b. Draft Minutes - 160th Meeting - restricted/closed sessions

Cou-2010 conf.

Cou-2010 conf. rev.

(revised after meeting)

 Approval - Simple Majority Approved -Confidential
  R   c. Draft Minutes - 161st (extraordinary) Meeting - restricted/closed sessions Cou-2017 conf. Approval - Simple Majority Approved - Confidential
  O  

d. Matters arising from the last Meetings

Verbal Information  
10:15 R 4. Report by Council President Verbal Information  
10:30 O 5. Remarks by Director General Verbal Information  
11.15     Coffee Break      
11.30 O 6. ESO - SKAO Collaboration Agreement Cou-2026 Approval - Simple Majority Approved - ESO Internal
12.00 O 7. The ESO Vision Cou-2025 Approval - Simple Majority Approved - Public
12.30 O 8. Cybersecurity Verbal Information  
12.45     Lunch break      
13.30 O 9. Scientific and Technical Matters - Report by STC Chair STC-700 Information Public
14.00   10. La Silla Paranal      
  O   a. La Silla Paranal Status Report Verbal Information  
  O   b. Paranal Instrumentation Programme Plan and 6 Monthly Progress Report, September 2022 Cou-2016 rev. 2 Information Public
14.30   11. ALMA      
  O   a. ALMA status report Verbal Information  
  R   b. Highlights of ALMA Board Verbal Information  
15.15 R 12. CTA Programme 6 Monthly Report December 2022 Cou-2028 conf. Information Confidential
15.30     Coffee Break      
15.45   13. ELT      
  O   a. ELT Project 6 Monthly Update - December 2022

Cou-2022 conf.

Cou-2024

Information

Information

Confidential

Public
  R   b. ELT: GTO for MORFEO Cou-2036 Approval - Simple Majority Approved - ESO Internal
  R   c. GTO for ELT Instruments Cou-2037 Approval - Simple Majority Approved - ESO Internal
  R   d. ELT Project 6 Monthly Financial Overview - September 2022 Cou-2018 conf. Information Confidential
  R   e. Report by EMAC Chair Verbal Information  
18.30     End of Day 1      
7 December Session Document for Status
08:30 C 14. Closed Session      
09:00 C 15.

Elections

 Cou-2032 conf. Approval - Simple Majority
 Approved -Confidential
09:45     Coffee Break
      
10:00   16. Finance Matters      
  R   a. Report by Chair of Finance Committee including Minutes and Summary of Recommendations/Decisions from:      
      - 166th Meeting - open sessions FC 2333 Information ESO Internal
      - 166th Meeting - restricted/closed sessions FC 2334 conf. Information Confidential
      - 167th (extraordinary) Meeting - open sessions FC 2342 Information ESO Internal
      - 167th (extraordinary) Meeting - restricted/closed sessions FC 2343 conf. Information Confidential
       - 168th Meeting FC 2353 conf. rev. Information Confidential
  O   b. Adjustment of Remuneration and Allowances for ESO International staff for 2023 Cou-2019 rev. 2 Approval - Simple Majority Approved - ESO Internal
  O   c. Financial Challenges at ESO Cou-2020 conf. rev. Discussion Confidential
  O   d. ESO Budget 2023 and Forward Look 2024-2026 Cou-2009 rev. 2 Approval - two-thirds of all Member States Approved - Public
11.00   17. Personnel Matters      
  O   a. Recruitment and Statistical Information Cou-2030 Information ESO Internal
  C   b. ESO Personnel Statistics Cou-2031 conf. Information Confidential
11.15   18. HR Matters      
  O   a. Report of the Tripartite Group Verbal Information  
  O   b. Extension of the Progressive Retirement Programme Cou-2023 Approval - Simple Majority Approved - ESO Internal
11.45     Lunch Break including meeting with ESO staff      
13.30 O 19. Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for the ESO Council and its advisory bodies Cou-2035 Approval - Simple Majority Withdrawn-Confidential
14.30   20. Observing Programmes      
  O   a. OPC Report OPC-161 Information Public
  O   b. Statistics on Telescope Time Distribution on La Silla Paranal Observatory Cou-2033 Information Public
  O   c. Statistics on Telescope Time Distribution on ALMA Verbal Information  
15.00 O 21. Dates of next Meetings Verbal Information  
15.10 O 22. Any Other Business Verbal Information`  
15.30     Close of Meeting      
             
      Zip folder (all documents)     Confidential
             
Summary of Decisions Classification  
Cou-2039 - Summary of Decisions of 162nd Council meeting Public  
Cou-2039 conf. - Summary of Decisions of 162nd Council meeting Confidential  
     
Presentations Classification  
Report by Council President Confidential  
Remarks by Director General ESO Internal  
Cybersecurity ESO Internal  
Scientific and Technical Matters - Report by STC Chair ESO Internal  
La Silla Paranal Status Report ESO Internal  
ALMA status report ESO Internal  
Highlights of ALMA Board Confidential  
ELT Project 6 Monthly Report - December 2022 Confidential  
ELT: GTO for MORFEO and ELT: GTO for ELT Instruments (combined presentation for items 13b and 13c) Confidential  
ELT Project 6 Monthly Financial Overview - September 2022 Confidential  
Report by EMAC Chair Confidential
  
ESO Budget 2023 and Forward Look 2024-2026 ESO Internal  
Report of Tripartite Group ESO Internal  
Extension of Progressive Retirement Programme ESO Internal  
Dates of next Meetings ESO Internal
  
     
Zip folder (all presentations) Confidential  
     
Documents Classification  
Cou-2029 conf. (EMAC report) - item 13e. Confidential