PLATO MEETING: One Project, Many Perspectives
The aim of this event is to highlight the collective work that underpins the PLATO mission, as well as the synergies among the different stakeholders involved in its development.
The event is conceived as a meeting point for some of the project’s most important collaborators.
Programme
11:00–11:05 | Welcome – ALTER, Luis Gómez, CEO
11:05–11:10 | Welcome – Seville City Council
11:10–11:30 | From Idea to Mission: The Process, Cecilia Hernández (AEE)
11:30–11:45 | The PLATO Project: Where We Stand Today, Sean Madden (ESA)
11:45–12:00 | Challenges of EEE Parts Procurement and Qualification for the PLATO Mission, Silvia Massetti (ESA)
12:00–12:25 | Spanish Contribution to the PLATO Mission, J. Miguel Mas Hesse, Centro de Astrobiología, CSIC-INTA, Co-Principal Investigator of the Mission
12:25–12:40 | The PLATO Mission: Observing Seismic Activity in Stars, Javier Pascual Granado, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, IAA-CSIC, Principal Investigator of the Project at IAA
12:40–12:55 | Discovering New Suns to Find (Exo)Planets, Juan Carlos Suárez, University of Granada, Member of the Mission Board
12:55–13:10 | The PLATO Main Electronics Unit, Rosario Sanz, System Engineer (IAA) & José Javier Díaz García, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
13:10–13:25 | Technological Challenges in PLATO Payload Procurement, Paloma Serrano, Project Manager & Manuel Sánchez, Components Engineer at ALTER
13:25–13:40 | Marcelo Durán (AIRBUS)
13:40–13:55 | Isidro Hidalgo (Thales Alenia Space)
14:00–15:00 | Cocktail and Event Closing
15:00–16:00 | Visit to ALTER
Schedule
24 February – 11:00–14:00
