Inauguration day of the 1^st NOEMA antenna

Monday, September 22, 2014 at the IRAM headquarters

(The official language for the inauguration day is English)

 

From 2 p.m.     Arrival of the guests at the IRAM headquarters

 

14:25                The Plateau de Bure Observatory seen from the sky - two short introductory films

 

14:30                Welcome address (Frédéric Gueth, IRAM Vice Director)

 

14:40                Direct video link to the Plateau de Bure Observatory:

                         Inauguration of the 1st NOEMA antenna by the Presidents of CNRS and MPG as

                         well as official governmental representatives of the French and German Research

                         Ministries

 

15:00                Presentation of IRAM (Frédéric Gueth)

 

15:20                Presentation of the NOEMA project (Roberto Neri)

 

15:40                The Plateau de Bure and the first NOEMA antenna - a video presentation

 

15:55                The IRAM 30-meter telescope (Carsten Kramer)

 

16:15                Coffee break

 

16:45                Introduction (Karl-Friedrich Schuster, IRAM Director)

 

16:50                NOEMA - scientific output and expected results (Reinhard Genzel)

 

17:05                Official speeches

 

• Martin Stratmann (President of the Max Planck Society)
• Pascale Delecluse (Director of the French INSU)
• Susanne Wasum-Rainer (Ambassadress of the Federal Republic of Germany)
• Elisabeth Vergès (French Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research)
• Eric Piolle (First Mayor of Grenoble)
• Patrick Lévy (President of the University Joseph Fourier)

 

17h45               Cocktail