Agenda of the VIRTIS/VEX science team meeting

Meudon 3 and 4 April 2003

                           THURSDAY, April 3d

10h-10h30  Welcome, local information, first

 presentations of the team

10h30-11h00 The Venus Express mission  (D. Titov)

11h00-11h30 Coffee break

11h30-12h30      Overview of Venus atmospheric science (F. Taylor)

12h30-14h00 Lunch break and  visit of the Meudon” Grande Lunette”

14h00-15h00      Radiative transfer of Venus night side

 observations (B. Bézard)

15h00-16h00 VIRTIS Technical presentation

             General presentation (G. Piccioni)

             Technical presentation (E. Suetta, M. Cosi)

             Main Electronics (J. Benkhoff)

             VIRTIS-H Channel (A. Semery, JM Reess)

16h-16h30   Coffee break

16h30-18h30      VIRTIS/VEX presentation  (continuation)

Current problems

FRIDAY, April 4th

9h00- 9h30  VIRTIS Observation strategy : current

 status and issues (P. Drossart et al)

Rosetta VIRTIS : last news

9h30-10h00   Galileo/NIMS observations at VENUS

                           (R. Carlson)

10h00-10h30 Cassini/VIMS and discovery missions

in preparation  (K. Baines)

10h30-11h  Coffee Break

11h00-11h30      VEX Mission scenario (H. Svedhem)

11h30-12h00      VEX science cases  (D. Titov)

12h00-13h00      Team member presentation of

                    specific science goals (beginning)

L. Marinangeli, M. Lopez-Valverde, D. Stam, R.Garcia, F. Hourdin, A. Sanchez-Lavega, M. Roos, D. Luz

13h00-14h00      Lunch Break

14h00-15h00      Team member presentation of specific science goals (continuing)

15h00-16h00      Definition of working group (technical

and scientific)

·       Relations with other instruments (PFS, SPICAV, VMC)

·       laboratory work to support VIRTIS observations, etc.

16h00-17h00      VIRTIS team rules : work, publications, replacement of members, etc. (all)

Conclusions/list of  actions