OPTICON

Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy

12 Nov 2004 meeting on Infrastrutures

Annual Report (PDF file)

Research Infrastructures in FP7 (PPT file)

Main Aspects related to Activity and Management Reports - Mid-term Review (PPT file)

Financial Aspects of Research Infrastructures instruments (PPT file)

Forum comments(DOC file)

Activity and Management Reports aspects (PPT file)

OPTICON Home

  • Objectives
  • Contractors
  • Summary of Activities
  • Mid Term Review of Activities - September 2007
  • Management structure
  • Meetings and Conferences
  • People to contact
  • Downloads, logos, handouts
  • Claiming travel expenses
  • Original FP5 pages
  • OPTICON Publications
  • Presentations
  • EU FP6 and FP7 pages
  • Other FP6 links
  • OPTICON FAQs

Networking Activities

  • Coordination of ENO Facilities
  • Structuring European Astronomy
  • Extremely Large Telescopes
  • Ultra-Violet Astronomy Network
  • High Time Resolution Astrophysics
  • Astrophysical Virtual Observatory
  • Key Technologies
  • Future Astronomical Software Environments
  • Synergy in Space-Ground Coordination
  • Interferometry Forum
  • Telescope Network

Transnational Access

  • The OPTICON Access Programme

Joint Research Activities

  • Second generation AO for 8-10m telecopes
  • Fast Optical Detectors for AO
  • Fast readout High Performance Optical Detectors
  • Integrating Optical Interferometry
  • Smart Focal Planes
  • Volume Phase Holographic Gratings

The Optical Infrared Co-ordination Network for Astronomy (OPTICON) comprises 47 international contractors working together towards further integration of European astronomy. OPTICON is funded by the European Commissions 6th Framework programme under contract number RII3-Ct-2004-001566.