Opportunities for Industry from the European Southern Observatory
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - International Conferences Hall

Roma, Friday 22nd June 2012

9:30-10:00am: Registration of participants

10:15–11:00am: Institutional talks:

Maurizio Melani, General Director for the Country Promotion Economy, Culture and
Science of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Massimo Tarenghi, Representative of the General Director of ESO
Giovanni Fabrizio Bignami, President of INAF

11:00–11:15am: Introduction to ESO
Rowena Sirey, Head of External Relations, ESO

11:15-11:45am: ESO Technology Development and Needs
Roberto Tamai, Head of Technology Division, ESO

11: 45-12:00am: Coffee break & networking

12:00–12:30pm: Upcoming Opportunities: The E-ELT project
Alistair McPherson, E-ELT Project Manager, ESO

12:30-1:00pm: Instrumentation Programme at ESO
Mark Casali, Head of Instrumentation, ESO

1:00-1:30pm: Securing ESO Contracts–Overview of the procurement process
Yves Wesse, Head of Contracts and Procurement, ESO

1:30-2:30pm: Networking lunch (all participants)

3:00–5:00pm: Presentations by participating companies, max 5 minutes each

5:00–5:15pm: Coffee break & networking

5:15–6:00pm: Panel Sessions–15 minutes discussions with ESO team:

• Engineering and Control: Roberto Tamai, Head of Technology Division, ESO

• Civil and mechanical engineering opportunities in the E-ELT: Alistair McPherson, E-ELT Project Manager, ESO

• Instrumentation: Mark Casali, Head of Instrumentation, ESO

• Securing ESO Contracts-The procurement process: Patrick Geeraert, Head of Administration, ESO

6:00–6:15pm: Concluding Remarks by ESO representatives