“Theoreticians or Observers Alike: Get Ready to submit a successful PLATO Open Time Proposal”

20 Oct 2025, 08:30 → 21 Oct 2025, 18:00 Europe/Berlin

E.0.11 (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA))

Selma de Mink

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Welcome to the event page of the workshop: 

 

“Theoreticians or Observers Alike: Get Ready to submit a successful PLATO Open Time Proposal”

20 – 21 Oct 2025, MPA

 

We are pleased to invite you to the workshop “How to Become a PLATO Guest Observer? Get Ready!”.

This event will be conducted in a hybrid format, allowing for both in-person and virtual participation. The in-person sessions will be hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA) in Garching, Germany. Additional details, such as the meeting schedule, travel and online meeting information, are available on this website.

There is no registration fee. The institute generously provides access to its facilities and staff support without charge. However, participants are responsible for their own meals, accommodations, and travel expenses. If financial constraints are a concern, please mention this in the comment section at the end of the registration form.

 

Registration is open:

Please register by July 1, 2025 to facilitate necessary administrative checks, which are also needed for online participation. Participation, online or in person, is only possible after confirmation by the organizers.  Late registrations can be considered, but we cannot garantee to process them in time.

 

Organizing Committee: 

Conny Aerts (KU Leuven, co-chair, PLATO-CS representative)

Selma de Mink  (MPA, co-chair)

Nicholas Jannsen (KU Leuven, PLATO-CS representative)

Andrew Tkachenko, Daily Manager PLATO Complementary Science

Laurence O’Rourke, ESA Science Operations Development Manager, PLATO GO call

David Brown, Daily Manager PLATO Science Management

Stephen Justham (MPA)

Jakub Klencki (MPA)

TBD (ESA) 

 

We look forward to seeing you in person or online in October!

Monday 20 October

09:00 → 09:10 Welcome: Selma de Mink & Conny Aerts

09:10 → 10:00 Basic characteristics of PLATO mission:

Selma de Mink & Conny Aerts

Convener: Andrew Tkachenko

10:00 → 10:45 Block 2: Demo of ESA’s call for proposals: ESA representative

Convener: ESA representative

10:45 → 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 → 11:30 Block 2: Demo of PLATOSim and existing public MOCK simulations

Convener: Nicholas Jannsen

11:30 → 12:00 Block 2: overview of broad topics

Convener: by participants

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 15:00 Block 3: “work” session

13:00 Lunch

15:00 → 15:15 Coffee Break

15:15 → 18:00 Block 3: “work” and “wrap-up” session

Tuesday 21 October

09:00 → 10:45 Basic characteristics of PLATO mission:

Selma de Mink & Conny Aerts

10:45 → 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 → 12:00 Block 2

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 15:00 Block 3: Summary talks

Convener: by participants

15:00 → 15:15 Coffee Break

15:15 → 16:15 Block 3: Rerspective by David Brown as PSM representative

Convener: David Brown

16:15 → 18:00 Block 3: wrap-up

Convener: Selma, Andrew & Conny