Volkssternwarte – SFB 1601

The Public Observatory Cologne is a private institution which is run by the members of the “Vereinigung der Sternfreunde Köln e.V.” on a voluntary basis. This association of interested amateurs and amateur astronomers was founded in 1922 with the aim of disseminating basic astronomical knowledge to the public and promoting the training and further education of active amateur astronomers within the scope of the available possibilities.With the 60cm refractor “Cologne Large Telescope” (CLT) installed in 2012, the Volkssternwarte Köln operates the largest freely accessible telescope in North Rhine-Westphalia

Plakat_Programm JAN-MAR 2026 PRETIX Download

Visit of the Public Observatory with (hopefully) observation of the orion nebula

March 17, 8pm – only for registered participants

Day 1	25.03.2025	Lecture Hall	seminar room 1	seminar room 2	seminar room3
08.00	Departure Cologne
08.45	Departure Bonn
9.45-10.30	Registration / welcome coffee
Chair: Lucas Labadie
10.30 – 10.45	Stefanie Walch-Gassner	Welcome
10:45 – 11:00	Stefanie Walch-Gassner	CRC 1601 – the big questions
11:00 – 11:25		Progress on project area A
11:25 – 11:50		Progress on project area B
11:50 – 12:15		Progress on project area C
12:15 – 12:25	Volker Ossenkopf-Okada	Sustainability Board
12.30 – 13.30	Lunchbuffet
Chair:
13:30 – 13:45	Working group ogrzanizers: Chinmaya Nagar, Divita Gupta, Ina Galić, Masato Kobayashi, Simon Dannhauer, Vittoria Brugaletta, Wonju Kim, and Zein Bazzi	Achievement and progress report from SFB working groups.
13:45 – 14:00		Planning of discussion rounds
14.00 – 15.00		Student Meeting (incl. Student Council)	PI meeting	Discussion groups	Discussion groups
15:00 – 16:00		Discussion groups	PI meeting	Discussion groups	Discussion groups
16:00 – 16:30:00	Coffee break
Chair:
16.00 – 16.25	Petra Fackendahl, Isabelle Breloy	Report from TP Z & Financial
16:30 – 17:50	all	Discussion groups	Discussion groups	Discussion groups	Discussion groups
18.00	Dinner

Day 2	26.03.2025	Lecture Hall	seminar room 1	seminar room 2	seminar room3
08.00 – 09.00	Breakfast
Chair:
9:00 – 9:30	TBD	Wrap up of day 1, results of discussion groups
9:30 – 10:00		Discussion groups	Sustainability Board Meeting	Diversity Board Meeting	Executive Board Meeting
10:00 – 10:30		Discussion groups	Discussion groups	Discussion groups	Executive Board Meeting
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11.00-15.00	Hiking
Chair: Dominik Riechers
15:00 – 16:00	all	Poster presentations (2min)
16:00 – 17:00	Coffee Break & Poster reception
17:00 – 18:30	all	Discussion groups	Discussion groups	Discussion groups	Discussion groups
19:00 – 24:00	Dinnerparty

Day 3	27.03.2025	Lecture Hall
08.00 – 09.00		Breakfast
Chair:
9:00 – 10:30	TBD	Wrap up of day 2, results of discussion groups
10.30 – 11.00		Coffee Break
Chair:
11.00 – 11.15		Report by the Sustainability Board
11.15 – 11.30		Report by the Student Council
11.30 – 11.45		Report by the Diversity Board
12:10 – 12:25		Summary
12.30 – 13.30		Lunchbuffet
13.30 – 15.30		Members Assembly (obligatory)
16:00		Departure