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<div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Second Announcement:</span></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">High Angular Resolution Science with Next-Generation Optical-Infrared Capabilities at ESO</span></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Exploiting MAVIS and ELT instruments in the 2030s</span></b></div>
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<i style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Registration deadline extended to May 31st.</span></i><br>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We are delighted to announce the list of confirmed speakers for this international conference dedicated to exploiting MAVIS and ELT instruments in the 2030s, jointly organised by</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> the European
Southern Observatory (ESO), INAF – Arcetri and Astralis - Macquarie University.</span><br>
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</span></font><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We warmly encourage participation from the broader astronomical community, in addition to instrument science teams, with the goal of fostering novel ideas, cross-fertilisation, and
new collaborations.</span><br>
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</span></font><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The coming decade will mark a transformative era for high–angular resolution astronomy. With the arrival of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) and its first‐generation
instruments - <b>MICADO</b>, <b>HARMONI</b>, and their AO component <b>MORFEO </b>-<b> </b>together with the next generation of high-sky-coverage adaptive-optics facilities in the optical on the VLT, such as <b>MAVIS</b>, the astronomical community will, for
the first time, routinely access spatial resolutions of <b>~40 mas</b> across the optical and infrared domains, with high sensitivity and diverse spectral and imaging capabilities. This unprecedented development will open new parameter spaces for exploring
the formation and evolution of stars, planets, and galaxies, as well as probing the physics of compact objects and the distant Universe.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><br>
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</span></font><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">This international conference at ESO aims to bring together the diverse scientific communities developing and preparing to exploit these instruments. Although each facility
has unique strengths - MAVIS pushing diffraction-limited performance into the visible on an 8-m telescope, and the ELT instruments delivering unmatched infrared sensitivity and resolution on a 39-m aperture - <b>their science cases are deeply complementary</b>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><br>
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<b style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Description: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The High Angular
Resolution Science with Next-Generation Optical-Infrared Capabilities at ESO conference will be held September 1-4, 2026, at the ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany. All information, including a link to register and submit abstracts, is available on the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/5JH4Cvl1rKi2Bo5grtQfoUQxREl?domain=eso.org" target="_blank" title="https://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2026/MAVIS2026.html" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span lang="EN-US">conference
webpage</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><br>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For more information, please contact the organising committee at </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:mavis2026@eso.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:mavis2026@eso.org" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><span lang="EN-US">mavis2026@eso.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">.</span><br>
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<b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Confirmed Speakers:</b><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Angela Adamo, University of Stockholm, Sweden</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Anna McLeod, Durham University, UK</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Carlo Manara, ESO</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Claudia Lagos, University of Western Australia</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Deanne Fisher, Swinburne University, Australia</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Devika Kamath, Macquarie University, Australia</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Eros Vanzella, INAF - Bologna, Italy</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Filippo Mannucci, INAF - Arcetri, Italy</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Francesca Annibali, INAF - Bologna, Italy</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Jesse Van de Sande, School of Physics Sydney, Australia</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Jim Dunlop, University of Edinburgh, UK</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Joël Vernet, ESO</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Kathryn Grasha, Australian National University, Australia</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Laura Magrini, INAF </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Arcetri, Italy</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Marco Gullieuszik, INAF </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Padova, Italy</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Mathis Houllé, University of Grenoble, France</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Nadine Neumayer, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Germany</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pascal Oesch, University of Geneva, Switzerland</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Rebecca Davies, Swinburne University, Australia</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Silvia Martocchia, Laboratoire d'</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">A</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">strophysique
de Marseille, France</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sophia Vaughan, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Germany</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Stephanie Monty, New Mexico State University, USA</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Trevor Mendel, Australian National University, Australia</span><br>
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</span></font><b style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Important dates:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><br>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">9 February 2026 -- First Announcement & Registration and Abstract Submission open </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">31 May 2026 -- Abstract submission deadline (</span><i style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Extended</i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">)</span><br>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">End of June 2026 -- Programme release </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><br>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">12 July 2026 -- Registration and Payment deadline </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><br>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">1 September 2026 -- Conference starts</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><br>
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<b style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">SOC members</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Francesca Annibali, INAF - Bologna, Italy</span><br>
<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Giovanni Cresci, INAF - Arcetri, Italy (co-Chair)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Ric Davies, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany </span><br>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Harald Kuntschner, ESO (co-Chair)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><br>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Richard McDermid, Macquarie University, Australia (co-Chair)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Mark Swinbank, Durham University, UK</span><br>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Eline Tolstoy, University of Groningen, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Netherlands</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Arthur Vigan, CNRS/Laboratoire d'Astrophsyique de Marseille, France</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Benedetta Vulcani, INAF - Padova, Italy</span><br>
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<b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">LOC members</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">: Bianca Moreschini, Daudi Mazengo, Harald Kuntschner, Maximilian Haberle, Natanael de Isídio, Nelma Alas Silva, Quincy Bosschaart, Rajesh Potlia, Sara
Peluso.</span><br>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We kindly invite you to share this announcement with colleagues who may be interested. We apologise if you receive this message more than once. This is to ensure that all potential
participants are informed, and we look forward to meeting you in Garching in September!</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><br>
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