Name: MWGaiaDN Tech Workshop
Start: 2025-07-15T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-07-16T16:15:00+01:00
Location: Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge

MWGaiaDN Tech Workshop

from Tuesday, 15 July 2025 (09:00) to Wednesday, 16 July 2025 (16:15)

Monday, 14 July 2025
Tuesday, 15 July 2025

09:00

09:00 - 10:00

10:00

10:00 - 10:10
10:10 MWGaia Doctoral Network: Status and Updates
MWGaia Doctoral Network: Status and Updates
10:10 - 11:10
Contributions

10:10 MWGaia Doctoral Network: Overview and Status - Anthony Brown (Leiden University)

10:30 MWGaia Doctoral Network: Research Overview - Antonella Vallenari (INAF-Padova)

10:50 MWGaia Doctoral Network: Communications and Outreach - Despina Hatzidimitriou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
11:10 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:10 - 11:40
11:40 GaiaNIR: Overview and Status / Other existing and upcoming astrometry missions
GaiaNIR: Overview and Status / Other existing and upcoming astrometry missions
11:40 - 13:00
Contributions

11:40 GaiaNIR: Overview and Status - David Hobbs (Lund University)

12:10 JASMINE: Japan Astrometry Satellite Mission for INfrared Exploration - Ryouhei Kano (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)

12:30 Reflections from Gaia - Anthony Brown (Leiden University)

12:50 Discussion - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy)
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 MWGaiaDN/ Industry Forum and Discussion
MWGaiaDN/ Industry Forum and Discussion
14:00 - 15:30
Contributions

14:00 Payload and System Issues - Luis Venancio (ESTEC, ESA)

14:20 Detector systems - Robert Wilson (Leonardo UK)

14:40 Payload Instrumentation issues - Gaizka Murga Llano (IDOM)

15:00 Spacecraft Issues - Joan-Manel Casalta (SENER)

15:15 MWGaiaDN/ Industry Forum: Discussion - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy)
15:30 Coffee
Coffee
15:30 - 16:00

16:00

16:00 - 17:00

19:00 Workshop Dinner: 19.00 @ The Punter
Workshop Dinner: 19.00 @ The Punter
19:00 - 21:00
Wednesday, 16 July 2025

08:45 Arrival and Coffee
Arrival and Coffee
08:45 - 09:15
09:15 Science Requirement Input to Next Generation Astrometry Missions (input from the GaiaNIR White Paper)
Science Requirement Input to Next Generation Astrometry Missions (input from the GaiaNIR White Paper)
09:15 - 10:45
Contributions

09:15 GaiaNIR: Science Drivers - David Hobbs (Lund University)

09:35 MWGaiaDN Science Cases: Simulations - Marie Schölch (University of Barcelona)

09:50 MWGaiaDN Science Cases: Extinction - Alejandro Martín Escabia (Université Grenobles Alpes)

10:05 Lessons learned from Gaia - Robin Geyer (Lohrmann-Observatory / TUD) Sergei Klioner (Lohrmann-Observatory / TUD)

10:25 Lessons from Gaia: End of mission tests and outcomes - Ed Serpell (ESOC, ESA)
10:45 Coffee
Coffee
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 NearIR astrometry missions: Current and Future technical studies
NearIR astrometry missions: Current and Future technical studies
11:15 - 12:45
Contributions

11:15 NearIR Detector Studies - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy)

11:35 Metrology studies - Fabien Malbet (Université Grenoble Alpes)

11:55 Radial velocity calculations for the GaiaNIR spectrograph - Szabolcs Mészáros

12:15 DZA Detector Activities - Martin Roth (Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP))

12:35 Discussion: NearIR astrometry missions: technical studies - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy)
12:45 Lunch
Lunch
12:45 - 13:45
13:45 Roadmap for Next Generation Astrometry
Roadmap for Next Generation Astrometry
13:45 - 15:15
Contributions

13:45 The Voyage 2050 Process and timeline - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy)

14:05 GaiaNIR: Building the community - David Hobbs (Lund University)

14:25 Defining a technical development roadmap - Anthony Brown (Leiden University) David Hobbs (Lund University) Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy)
15:15
15:15 - 15:30
Contributions

15:15 Meeting Summary and Next Steps - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy)
15:30 Closing Tea/Coffee
Closing Tea/Coffee
15:30 - 16:00