The European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) has the pleasure of announcing SciOps2011, a workshop dedicated to the science operations of space missions.

The workshop goals are to present the different approaches to science operations from a number of missions to see what we can learn from one another and to encourage further collaboration.

There will be talks on ESA and national missions covering a range of space-based science applications, but mainly astronomy and solar system science. The focus is primarily on missions in, or about to go into, operations and those that have recently been completed. The programme includes topics such as:

• The Organisation of Science Operations
  
• The Role of Science Data Centres and External Consortia
  
• Science Operations from Small Missions to Observatory Class Facilities
  
• Ensuring the Optimum Science Return
  
• Future Directions in Science Operations and Archiving

Logistics

• The workshop is by invitation only and there is no registration fee.
  
• The workshop will be held at ESAC, near Madrid, Spain. Please click on Venue for details of how to reach ESAC and Accommodation for hotel options.
  
• The workshop will start on 12 December 2011 at 14:00 and end on 14 December at 13:30 hrs. 
  

Presentations

Organising Committee

• Arvind Parmar, chair
• Michelle Arpizou
  
• Christophe Arviset
  
• Nicolaus Hanowski
  
• Tim Lock
  
• Emmanuel Mercier
  

SciOps 2011 Organising Committee