CTAO School - 3rd edition

Name: CTAO School - 3rd edition
Start: 2026-05-12T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-22T18:00:00+02:00
Location: No location set

12 May 2026, 09:00 → 22 May 2026, 18:00 Europe/Berlin

Tuesday 12 May
- Tue 12 May
- Wed 13 May
- Thu 14 May
- Fri 15 May
- Sat 16 May
- Sun 17 May
- Mon 18 May
- Tue 19 May
- Wed 20 May
- Thu 21 May
- Fri 22 May
- 10:00 → 11:30
  
  Travel: Travel from SPC to ORM
- 12:00 → 14:00
  
  Meals: Lunch at ORM
- 14:00 → 16:00
  Introduction
  
  Introduction and Icebreakers
  - 14:00
    
    Student Introductions and Flash Talks 1h
  - 15:00
    
    Introduction to VHE Astronomy 1h
- 16:00 → 18:00
  
  Technical: Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere
  
  Technical Sessions relating to CTAO and IACTs
- 18:00 → 20:00
  
  Meals: Dinner
- 22:00 → 02:00
  
  Observing: MAGIC + LST Observing
Wednesday 13 May
- Tue 12 May
- Wed 13 May
- Thu 14 May
- Fri 15 May
- Sat 16 May
- Sun 17 May
- Mon 18 May
- Tue 19 May
- Wed 20 May
- Thu 21 May
- Fri 22 May
- 09:00 → 10:00
  
  Meals: Breakfast + Coffee
- 10:00 → 12:00
  
  Technical: Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere
  
  Technical Sessions relating to CTAO and IACTs
- 12:00 → 14:00
  
  Meals: Lunch
- 14:00 → 16:00
  
  Technical: IACT Camera + Calibration
  
  Technical Sessions relating to CTAO and IACTs
- 16:00 → 18:00
  
  Visits: Day visits to MAGIC, LSTs, GTC, and TNG
  
  Visits to telescopes
- 18:00 → 20:00
  
  Meals: Dinner
Thursday 14 May
- Tue 12 May
- Wed 13 May
- Thu 14 May
- Fri 15 May
- Sat 16 May
- Sun 17 May
- Mon 18 May
- Tue 19 May
- Wed 20 May
- Thu 21 May
- Fri 22 May
- 09:00 → 10:00
  
  Meals: Breakfast + Coffee
- 10:00 → 12:00
  
  Technical: Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere
  
  Technical Sessions relating to CTAO and IACTs
- 12:00 → 14:00
  
  Meals: Lunch
- 14:00 → 16:00
  
  Technical: Optics + Mechanics
  
  Technical Sessions relating to CTAO and IACTs
- 16:00 → 18:00
  
  Visits: Day visits to MAGIC, LSTs, GTC, and TNG
  
  Visits to telescopes
- 18:00 → 20:00
  
  Meals: Dinner
- 22:00 → 02:00
  
  Observing: Observing with MAGIC+LST
Friday 15 May
- Tue 12 May
- Wed 13 May
- Thu 14 May
- Fri 15 May
- Sat 16 May
- Sun 17 May
- Mon 18 May
- Tue 19 May
- Wed 20 May
- Thu 21 May
- Fri 22 May
- 09:00 → 10:00
  
  Meals: Breakfast + Coffee
- 10:00 → 11:30
  
  Travel: Travel from ORM to H10 Hotel
- 13:00 → 14:30
  
  Meals: Lunch
- 14:30 → 16:30
  
  Analysis: How to build IRFs
  
  Analysis blocks for the school
- 16:30 → 17:00
  
  Meals: Coffee
- 17:00 → 19:00
  
  Technical: How to Design an IACT
  
  Technical Sessions relating to CTAO and IACTs
- 19:00 → 20:00
  
  Meals: Dinner
Saturday 16 May
- Tue 12 May
- Wed 13 May
- Thu 14 May
- Fri 15 May
- Sat 16 May
- Sun 17 May
- Mon 18 May
- Tue 19 May
- Wed 20 May
- Thu 21 May
- Fri 22 May
- 08:00 → 20:00
  
  Free Day
Sunday 17 May
- Tue 12 May
- Wed 13 May
- Thu 14 May
- Fri 15 May
- Sat 16 May
- Sun 17 May
- Mon 18 May
- Tue 19 May
- Wed 20 May
- Thu 21 May
- Fri 22 May
- 08:00 → 09:00
  
  Meals: Breakfast
- 09:00 → 13:00
  
  Science: Gamma-ray Theory
  
  Scientific blocks for the school
  
  Convener: Giada Peron (Inaf Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)
- 13:00 → 14:00
  
  Meals: Lunch
- 14:00 → 16:00
  
  Analysis: Intro to Stats
  
  Analysis blocks for the school
- 16:00 → 16:30
  
  Meals: Coffee
- 16:30 → 19:30
  
  Mini-projects: Work on Mini-projects
  
  Mini-projects blocks
- 19:30 → 20:30
  
  Meals: Dinner
Monday 18 May
- Tue 12 May
- Wed 13 May
- Thu 14 May
- Fri 15 May
- Sat 16 May
- Sun 17 May
- Mon 18 May
- Tue 19 May
- Wed 20 May
- Thu 21 May
- Fri 22 May
- 08:00 → 09:00
  
  Meals: Breakfast
- 09:00 → 11:00
  
  Science: Time Domain Astronomy
  
  Scientific blocks for the school
  
  Convener: Dr Sylvia Zhu (DESY)
- 11:00 → 13:00
  
  Science: Non-jetted Galactic Science
  
  Scientific blocks for the school
  
  Convener: Dr Rubén López Coto (IAA-CSIC)
- 13:00 → 14:00
  
  Meals: Lunch
- 14:00 → 16:00
  
  Analysis: Low-level Analysis
  
  Analysis blocks for the school
- 16:00 → 16:30
  
  Meals: Coffee
- 16:30 → 19:30
  
  Mini-projects: Work on Mini-projects
  
  Mini-projects blocks
- 19:30 → 20:30
  
  Meals: Dinner
Tuesday 19 May
- Tue 12 May
- Wed 13 May
- Thu 14 May
- Fri 15 May
- Sat 16 May
- Sun 17 May
- Mon 18 May
- Tue 19 May
- Wed 20 May
- Thu 21 May
- Fri 22 May
- 08:00 → 09:00
  
  Meals: Breakfast
- 09:00 → 11:00
  
  Science: Time-domain Astronomy
  
  Scientific blocks for the school
  
  Convener: Sylvia Zhu (DESY)
- 11:00 → 13:00
  
  Science: Non-jetted Galactic Science
  
  Scientific blocks for the school
  
  Convener: Dr Rubén López Coto (IAA-CSIC)
- 13:00 → 14:00
  
  Meals: Lunch
- 14:00 → 16:00
  
  Analysis: High-level Analysis
  
  Analysis blocks for the school
- 16:00 → 16:30
  
  Meals: Coffee
- 16:30 → 19:30
  
  Mini-projects: Work on Mini-projects
  
  Mini-projects blocks
- 19:30 → 20:30
  
  Meals: Dinner
Wednesday 20 May
- Tue 12 May
- Wed 13 May
- Thu 14 May
- Fri 15 May
- Sat 16 May
- Sun 17 May
- Mon 18 May
- Tue 19 May
- Wed 20 May
- Thu 21 May
- Fri 22 May
- 08:00 → 09:00
  
  Meals: Breakfast
- 09:00 → 11:00
  
  Science: Time Domain Astronomy
  
  Scientific blocks for the school
  
  Convener: Sylvia Zhu (DESY)
- 11:00 → 13:00
  
  Science: Non-jetted Galactic Science
  
  Scientific blocks for the school
  
  Convener: Dr Rubén López Coto (IAA-CSIC)
- 13:00 → 14:00
  
  Meals: Lunch
- 14:00 → 16:00
  
  Analysis: High-level analysis
  
  Analysis blocks for the school
- 16:00 → 16:30
  
  Meals: Coffee
- 16:30 → 19:30
  
  Mini-projects: Work on Mini-projects
  
  Mini-projects blocks
- 19:30 → 20:30
  
  Meals: Dinner
Thursday 21 May
- Tue 12 May
- Wed 13 May
- Thu 14 May
- Fri 15 May
- Sat 16 May
- Sun 17 May
- Mon 18 May
- Tue 19 May
- Wed 20 May
- Thu 21 May
- Fri 22 May
- 08:00 → 09:00
  
  Meals: Breakfast
- 09:00 → 11:00
  
  Science: Time Domain + Multi Messenger
  
  Scientific blocks for the school
  
  Conveners: Lea Heckmann (APC CNRS / MPP), Sylvia Zhu (DESY)
- 11:00 → 13:00
  
  Science: Galactic + Multi-wavelength connections
  
  Scientific blocks for the school
  
  Conveners: Lea Heckmann (APC CNRS / MPP), Dr Rubén López Coto (IAA-CSIC)
- 13:00 → 14:00
  
  Meals: Lunch
- 14:00 → 16:00
  
  Analysis: Finding MWL data
  
  Analysis blocks for the school
  
  Convener: Lea Heckmann (APC CNRS / MPP)
- 16:00 → 16:30
  
  Meals: Coffee
- 16:30 → 19:30
  
  Mini-projects: Work on Mini-projects
  
  Mini-projects blocks
- 19:30 → 20:30
  
  Meals: Dinner
Friday 22 May
- Tue 12 May
- Wed 13 May
- Thu 14 May
- Fri 15 May
- Sat 16 May
- Sun 17 May
- Mon 18 May
- Tue 19 May
- Wed 20 May
- Thu 21 May
- Fri 22 May
- 08:00 → 09:00
  
  Meals: Breakfast
- 09:00 → 13:00
  
  Mini-projects: Group Presentations
  
  Mini-projects blocks
- 13:00 → 14:00
  
  Meals: Lunch