Press Events

The page contains information about planned events of interest for the press, also in collaboration with other institutes or organisations.

For more information about ESO Press Conferences and Events, journalists are kindly invited to contact the ESO education and Public Outreach Department.

2016

16 April 2016: Media Advisory: First Light Event for VLT��s Four New Lasers. Paranal Observatory, Chile.

2015

24 February 2015: Media Advisory: Groundbreaking Ceremony for the ESO Supernova. Garching bei M��nchen, Germany.

2014

16 - 21 June 2014: Media Advisory: Invitation to Attend E-ELT Mountain Blasting Event. Cerro Paranal, Chile.
26 March 2014: Media Advisory: Press Conference in Brazil to Announce Discovery in Outer Solar System. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2013

4 December 2013: Media Advisory: Invitation to ESO Headquarters Extension Inauguration. Garching bei Muenchen, Germany.
3 December 2013: Media Advisory: Press Conference to Announce New Planetarium and Exhibition Centre in Bavaria. Garching bei Muenchen, Germany.
28 August 2013: Media advisory: Press Conference to Announce Major Result from Brazilian Astronomers. S��o Paulo, Brazil.
14 March 2013: Pr��ncipes herederos de Dinamarca se re��nen con la prensa en Paranal. Observatorio Paranal, Chile.
12 March 2013: Media Advisory: Virtual Press Conference to Mark ALMA Inauguration. Chile.

2012

16 October 2012: Media Advisory: Virtual Press Conference to Announce Major Exoplanet Discovery. Garching bei M��nchen, Germany.
3 - 7 September 2012: Media Advisory: Invitation to ESO@50 Science Workshop. Garching bei M��nchen, Germany.
11 June 2012: Media Advisory: Ceremony to Mark Laying of Foundation Stone of ESO Headquarters Extension. Garching bei M��nchen, Germany.

2011

15 October 2011: Media Advisory: Visitors at ESO Headquarters to Build Full-size Replica of World��s Largest Planned Telescope Mirror. Garching bei M��nchen, Germany.
3 October 2011: Media Advisory: virtual press conference on start of ALMA operations. Garching, Germany.
12 September 2011: Media Advisory: ESO to hold virtual press conference to discuss major HARPS exoplanet findings. Garching, Germany.

2010

18 November 2010: Media Advisory: ESO Holds Virtual Press Conference to Announce Unique New Planet. Garching, Germany.
19 October 2010: Media Advisory: Groundbreaking New Findings on Distant Universe to be Announced at ESO Online Press Conference. Garching, Germany.
5 July 2010: Meeting of ESO DG and Minister about the E-ELT project. Santiago, Chile.
16 April 2010: Press conference on E-ELT site selection. Santiago, Chile.
13 April 2010: Press conference for retrograde exoplanets at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting (NAM2010). Glasgow, United Kingdom.

2009

11 December 2009: Media Advisory: ESO to hold media teleconference on 11 December to present pioneering new survey telescope. Garching, Germany.
19 - 23 October 2009: ESO to hold media conference to discuss significant exoplanet finding. Porto, Portugal.
25 May 2009: Media Advisory: press conference on the world's most efficient spectrograph. Paris Observatory, Paris, France.
21 April 2009: ESO to announce major exoplanet finding and provide update on the European Extremely Large Telescope: JENAM 2009. University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

2008

21 April 2008: Austrian government announced its decition to join ESO. Vienna Observatory, Austria.

2007

13 October 2007: Open House day: Lange Nacht der Wissenshaften. Garching, Germany.
5 October 2007: Presentation of the ALMA Antenna Transporters - Scheuerle. Pfedelbach, Germany.
2 October 2007: Art and Science - Painting exhibition and Round Table discussion. Garching, Germany.
4 - 10 August 2007: Festival de l'Astronomie. Astronomy Festival for the general public. Haute Maurienne Vanoise, France.
1 August 2007: Participation in the Europlanet press conference on Uranus' rings. Potsdam, Germany.
15 January 2007: Participation in the Astronet press conference. Poitiers, France.
5 - 10 January 2007: Participation in the AAS press conference. Seattle, USA.

2006

30 November 2006: Press Conference: European Extremely Large Telescope. Marseille, France.
15 August 2006: XXVI General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union. Prague, Czech Republic.
15 - 19 July 2006: ESO/ESA Press Conference on Exoplanets, ESOF 2006. Munich, Germany.
15 June 2006: Salon de la Re- cherche et de l��Innovation (AnnReport2006/page67). Paris, France.
15 May 2006: SPIE conference (AnnReport2006/page67). Orlando, Florida, USA.
23 February 2006: AAS meeting (AnnReport2006/page66). Saint Louis, Missoury, USA.
13 February 2006: Occasion of the signing of the agreement aimed at bringing Spain into ESO. Madrid, Spain.
2 February 2006: AstroFest at Kensington Town Hall (AnnReport2006/page66). London, United Kingdom.

2005

15 July 2005: Deep Impact at ESO. Garching, Germany.

2004

25 - 28 August 2004: EUROSCIENCE Open Forum. Stockholm, Sweden.
1 April 2004: Press Event: Very Large Telescope 5 Years (1999-2004). Garching, Germany.

2003

21 May 2003: EIROforum 2003, ��Die Debatte um europ��ische Wissenschaftsstrategie��.

2002

11 - 13 November 2002: EIROforum 2002. Brussels, Belgium.
9 September 2002: Celebratory Event and Press Conference: ESO 40 Years (1962 - 2002). Garching, Germany.
6 - 7 March 2002: German Foreign Minister Visits Paranal Observatory. Paranal Observatory, Chile.

2001

10 - 15 September 2001: Joint European and National Astronomical Meeting, JENAM 2001. Munich, Germany.
21 - 22 May 2001: EIROforum 2001. Brussels, Belgium.