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114 V. People and Events V.3 Further Events and Activities The Spanish Prince on Calar Alto On September 28 th , 1979, the Calar Alto Observatory, then already equipped with the 1.2 m and 2.2 m telescopes, was officially inaugurated by King Juan Carlos I of Spain. On the occasion of the 25 th anniversary of the foundation of the German-Spanish Astronomical Center (DSAZ/caHa) and also in recognition of a new equal partnership between the Spanish and German side, the observatory again had a royal visitor on June 29 th , 2005. This time the son of the King of Spain, the Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón, came to the 2168 m high peak in the Sierra de los Filabres. During the ceremony in the dome of the 3.5 m telescope, Prince Felipe surprised not only the guests but also his staff, who had been intent on the strict observation of the protocol in the run-up, with an unexpected final speech. The Spanish Crown Prince welcomed the guests Fig. V.3.1: The Prince of Asturias (left) during his visit on Calar Alto, welcomed by Hans Zacher, former President of the Max Planck Society. and the staff of the observatory and confirmed above all the Spanish royal dynasty's support of scientific research. In particular, the Prince expressed his special liking of astronomy. Obviously, this was not a mere polite phrase. On the contrary, the Prince was especially well-informed and enthusiastic with regard to astronomy. The formal focus of the event was on the new contract between the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and the Max Planck Society (MPG) concerning the further operation of the observatory. In the coming years, both institutions will jointly operate and use caHa on a fifty-fifty basis, thereby creating one of the largest scientific cooperation projects between Germany and Spain. External Retreats and Internal Symposium On April 25 th , about 25 senior staff members of the MPIA met at Hirschhorn Castle for a two-day external retreat. An idyllic but somewhat sequestered location outside the MPIA was chosen to focus on the discussion of important long-term issues for the MPIA without being
distracted by everyday affairs. In a rigorous two-day program, matters of scientific projects and goals, teaching, instrumental developments, as well as organizational structures were explored. At first, different aspects of the work at the Institute were examined in a kind of status report. Goal of the intensive discussions was to then develop strategies for both the immediate and the long-term future and to initiate decisions. One final result of this productive and for all participants very helpful event was a detailed action-item list. An obvious side-benefit of such a retreat is that the participants working in different fields are able to keep one another informed. The internal symposium, held on December 8 th and 9 th at the MPIA lecture hall had a similar goal, at least with respect to the informative character. PhD students, post-docs and staff members presented their scientific projects in roughly 30 talks. The program was literally a mixed one, as was the intention from the outset to avoid forming thematic blocks. So the whole range of the MPIA's main working fields – planet and star formation, galaxies and cosmology, instrumentation, theory and observations – was presented. Incidentally, the term »internal« only referred to the lecturers. The symposium actually was open to visitors from all other Heidelberg astronomical institutes and had been announced accordingly. Thus several colleagues Fig. V.3.2: The internal symposium was a successful event, which was also open to guests from the other astronomical institutes in Heidelberg. from neighboring institutes used the opportunity to participate in this event. Furthermore, on May 30 th to June 2 nd , the first Planet and Star Formation Group Workshop took place in Buchenbach (Black Forest). The idea of the group workshop was to get to know each other scientifically and personally within the PSF department. Presentations were given by the participants on their own work or, e.g., on particular publications for group-wide discussions of scientific topics. Board of Trustees Meeting V.3 Further Events and Activities 115 On September 15 th , the annual meeting of the MPIA Board of Trustees took place in the Institute's multi-purpose room. Besides the members of the board, Hermann-Friedrich Wagner (chairman), Klaus Tschira, Ranga Yogeshwar, and Mathias Schenek (standing in for Wolfgang Fröhlich), we were also able to welcome Hardo Braun, Deputy Secretary General of the MPG, and Christoph Ettl, MPIA’s institute liason at the MPG Central Administration. One mission of the board is to support the MPIA in establishing relations and contacts to the general public and politics, and to sponsoring institutions. It acts as a consultant and may also contact the MPG leadership directly. At the meeting, the board was provided with an overview of current research and instrumentation projects in several talks; ideas for future perspectives were also
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