Red de Infraestructuras de Astronomía
June 10-13, 2025, Granada
Presentation
The Astronomy Infrastructure Network (RIA) and the Singular Scientific and Technical Infrastructures (ICTS) for Astronomy under its coordination are organizing the second meeting “Fostering Synergies Among Major Spanish Observatories. II”, to be held in Granada.
Following the first edition held in La Palma in 2023 (link to previous edition), which facilitated an initial exchange of experiences, this new edition aims to consolidate the synergies initiated and to further strengthen collaboration among the technical teams of Spain’s astronomical ICTS. The meeting seeks to reinforce shared solutions in key areas such as operations, technological development, and sky protection, while promoting the generation of new ideas and joint strategies to address current and future challenges.
The meeting is funded through the 2022 Research Networks call (project RED2022-134688-I), under the ICTS Networks modality of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, with the support of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía. The ICTS integrated into the Astronomy Infrastructure Network include: the Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucía (CAHA), the Gran Telescopio de Canarias (GRANTECAN), the Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM), the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (OAJ), the Observatorio de Yebes (OY), and the Observatorios de Canarias (OCAN), comprising the Teide Observatory (OT) and the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM).
The meeting will take place in person from June 10 to 13, 2025, at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía. Selected sessions of broad interest may be broadcast via streaming. Participation is open to all institutions within the RIA, as well as to staff from other professional astronomical observatories based in Spain and teams involved in astronomical instrumentation and technology development with Spanish participation.
In parallel, on Wednesday, June 11, a session dedicated to administrative matters will be held exclusively for ICTS personnel at the IRAM headquarters in Granada.
This second edition is expected to provide a platform for technical teams to share experiences, developments, and solutions, fostering synergies that enhance coordination, operational efficiency, and joint development, with the goal of optimizing the use of these telescope facilities and leveraging the exceptional quality of Spanish skies.
Program
The meeting program is available here
The Organizing Committee invites technical and scientific staff affiliated with observatories to submit abstracts for on-site presentations on any of the topics listed above.
- Abstract submission deadline: May 15th, 2025.
- The person presenting the contribution must be registered for the meeting.
- Abstracts may be up to 300 words in length.
- Abstracts must be submitted using the registration form.
The themes of this second meeting have been grouped into the following major sections:
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- 1) Desarrollo tecnológico
- 1.1. Mecánica y estructuras
- 1.2. Óptica e instrumentación astronómica
- 1.3. Criogenia y detectores
- 1.4. Sistemas de control y monitorización
- 1.5. Otros
- 2) Logística, Operaciones Técnicas y Mantenimiento
- 2.1. Estrategias operacionales
- 2.2. Mantenimiento técnico (óptico, criogénico, mecánico)
- 2.3. Infraestructura y planificación del tiempo de observación
- 2.4. Gestión logística en entornos remotos
- 2.5. Otros
- 3) Caracterización atmosférica
- 3.1. Protección del cielo (radioeléctrico, lumínico, aéreo)
- 3.2. Monitorización y predicción del seeing, vapor de agua, polvo
- 3.3. Uso de datos satelitales y meteorológicos
- 3.4. Desarrollo de estaciones instrumentales
- 3.5. Otros
- 4) IT, Automatización y Ciencia de Datos
- 4.1. Big Data y procesamiento masivo de datos astronómicos
- 4.2. Automatización y control de telescopios (software/hardware)
- 4.3. Ciberseguridad y redes en observatorios
- 4.4. Inteligencia Artificial y Machine Learning aplicados a ICTS
- 4.5. Plataformas colaborativas, gestión de propuestas y datos astronómico
- 4.6. Herramientas de observación: gestión de propuestas, ejecución y datos científicos
- 4.7. Otros
- 5) Gestión y Administración de Observatorios
- 5.1. Procesos administrativos y planificación financiera
- 5.2. Sostenibilidad, eficiencia energética y seguridad industrial
- 5.3. Coordinación de actividades y prevención de riesgos laborales
- 5.4. Otros
- 6) Miscelánea
- 6.1. Miscelánea (e.g. comunicación, divulgación, formación, etc.)
- 1) Desarrollo tecnológico
List of participants
| Name | Surname | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Jesus | Aceituno Castro | Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucía. |
| Jose A. | Acosta Pulido | Instituto Astrofísica de Canarias |
| Marta | Aguiar González | IAC |
| María | Almarcegui Gracia | FUNDACIÓN CEFCA |
| Pedro Ángel | Ayala | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS |
| Laura | Barbas Calvo | Observatorio de Yebes |
| Rafael | Bello Ferrer | CEFCA |
| Daniel | Benítez De Haro | CAHA (Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucia)) |
| Henry | Brito Martín | Gran Telescopio Canarias |
| Zaida | Brito Triana | Gran Telescopio CANARIAS |
| Víctor | Casanova Escurín | IAA |
| Enrique | Castillo | Castillo |
| Manuel | Castillo Fraile | IRAM |
| Julio A. | Castro Almazán | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias |
| Tamara | Civera Lorenzo | CEFCA/OAJ |
| Rosa | Clavero Jiménez | IAC |
| Antonio | Cordoba Vazquez | I.R.A.M. |
| Juan Federico | De La Paz Gomez | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS |
| Mikel | Domínguez | CEFCA |
| René | Duffard | IAA |
| Carlos Alberto | Durán Urrutia | IRAM |
| Antonio Jesús | Díaz Chinea | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias |
| Miguel Chioare | Díaz Martín | CEFCA |
| Roberto | Fernández González | Caha |
| Víctor | Fernández Jiménez | IRAM Instituto de Radioastronomía Milimétrica |
| Alba | Fernández Martín | Observatorio de Calar Alto |
| Iván | Fernández Valiño | OSN-IAA |
| Julia | Gallego Requena | Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucía |
| Emilio | García | IAC |
| Pablo | García Carreño | Observatorio de Yebes – IGN |
| Begoña | García-Lorenzo | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias |
| Angela | Gardini | IAA-CSIC |
| Jorge | Gmelch Ramos | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS |
| Monique | Gomez | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias |
| Lourdes | González Rodríguez | GRANTECAN |
| Javier | González-García | OY |
| Martin A | Guerrero Roncel | IAA-CSIC |
| Ana | Guijarro Román | CAHA |
| Jens | Helmling | CAHA |
| Francisco | Hernández | OSN – IAA |
| Francisco José | Herrada Martín | Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades |
| Juan José | Herrera Bujalance | Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (STFC-UKRI) |
| Javier | Herrera Llorente | Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias |
| Sebastian | Hidalgo Rodríguez | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias |
| José Miguel | Ibañez Mengual | IAA-CSIC |
| Gianluca | Lombardi | Gran Telescopio Canarias – GTC |
| Javier | López Campos | GRAN TELESCOPIO CANARIAS |
| Héctor | Magán Madinabeitia | Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC) |
| Nuria | Marcelino | Observatorio Astronómico Nacional y Observatorio de Yebes (IGN) |
| Susana | Martín Ruiz | IAA-CSIC |
| Nuria | Martínez Olivar | CEFCA – OAJ |
| Julio | Marín | CAHA |
| Antonio | Marín-Franch | CEFCA |
| Pablo | Mellado Sánchez | IRAM |
| Javier | Morales Comalat | ISDEFE SA |
| David José | Muniesa Gallardo | CEFCA |
| David | Nespral | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias |
| Manuel | Nieto Vega | IRAM |
| Jorge | Ortega Marti | IAC |
| Jose Luis | Ortiz Moreno | IAA-CSIC |
| Álex | Oscoz | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias |
| Pedro | Palomares Martínez | OSN-IAA |
| Javier | Parra Rodríguez | IP proyecto Life Natura |
| María | Patino Esteban | Observatorio de Yebes – IGN |
| Alicia | Pelegrina | Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía |
| Gabriel | Perez Jordan | Meteowhizz |
| Tomas | Perez Silvente | osn iaa csic |
| Antonio | Pimienta | Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias |
| M.R. Ángeles Pérez De Taoro | Pérez De Taoro | IAC |
| Héctor | Quintero Arocha | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias |
| Miguel | R. Alarcon | Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias |
| Santiago | Reinhart | CAHA |
| William | Robertson | Instituto de Radioastronomía Milimétrica |
| Luis Alberto | Rodríguez García | Gran Telescopio Canarias S.A. |
| Sergio | Rueda Teruel | CEFCA |
| Ignacio | Ruiz | Institute de Radiaoastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM) |
| Aitor | Ruiz Quero | OSN-IAA |
| Ruben | Sanchez-Janssen | ING |
| Miguel | Santander-García | Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (OAN-IGN) |
| Joaquín | Santiago García | “Instituto de Radio Astronomía Milimétrica |
| Pablo | Santos Sanz | IAA-CSIC |
| Miquel | Serra-Ricart | Light Bridges |
| Alfredo | Sota Ballano | OSN -IAA – CSIC |
| Alejandro | Sánchez De Miguel | Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC |
| Fernando | Sánchez Funes | OSN-IAA-CSIC |
| Miguel | Sánchez Portal | Instituto de Radioastronomía Milimétrica – IRAM |
| Jean | Tedros | Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique |
| Felix | Tercero Martinez | Observatorio de Yebes |
| Josué | Toledo Castro | GRANTECAN |
| Pablo | Torne | Instituto de Radioastronomia Milimetrica (IRAM) |
| Alfredo | Venteo | “CENTRO ASTRONÓMICO HISPANO EN ANDALUCÍA |
| Héctor | Vázquez Ramió | Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón (CEFCA) |
| Antonio José | Vázquez Álvarez | IRAM |
| José M. | Vílchez | IAA-CSIC |
| Axel | Yanes | CEFCA |
| Olga | Zamora | IAC |
| Javier | Zaragoza Cardiel | CEFCA |
Key Dates
- 15 April 2025: Registration and abstract submission open
- 15 May 2025: Deadline for registration and abstract submission
- 10 June 2025: Technical visit to the local ICTS (part of the meeting programme as an opportunity to reconnect and revisit the synergies identified during the first edition)
- 11–13 June 2025: Meeting sessions with presentations, technical discussions, and exchange among teams
Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC):
- Manuel Castillo – Institute de Radiaoastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
- Tamara Civera – Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (OAJ)
- Julia Gallego – Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucía (CAHA)
- Begoña García-Lorenzo – Coordinadora de la RIA (IAC) – Chair
- Lourdes González – Gran Telescopio de Canarias, S.A. (GRANTECAN)
- Javier González García – Observatorio de Yebes (OY)
- Martín A Guerrero – Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA/CSIC) – Co-chair
- Ana Guijarro – Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucía (CAHA)
- Jorge Iglesias – Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucía (CAHA)
- Antonio Marín-Franch – Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (OAJ)
- Álex Oscoz – Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)
- Luis Alberto Rodríquez García – Gran Telescopio de Canarias, S.A. (GRANTECAN)
- Miguel Sánchez-Portal – Institute de Radiaoastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
- Belén Tercero – Observatorio de Yebes (OY)
- Olga Zamora – Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)
- Julio Castro-Almazán – Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)
Local Organizing Committee (LOC):
- Jesús Aceituno – Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucía (CAHA)
- Manuel Castillo – Institute de Radiaoastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
- Martín A Guerrero – Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA/CSIC) – Chair
- Ana Guijarro – Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucía (CAHA)
- Antonio J. Vázquez – Instituto de Radioastronomía Milimétrica (IRAM)
- Víctor M. Casanova Escurín – Observatorio de Sierra Nevada (OSN/IAA)
- Tomás Pérez Silvente – Observatorio de Sierra Nevada (OSN/IAA)
Congress venue
The meeting will take place at the headquarters of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC), located at Glorieta de la Astronomía s/n, 18008 Granada. The IAA-CSIC is a 15-minute walk from the city centre and is also accessible via bus lines S2, S0, 11, and 9. View on Google Maps
Additionally, the specific meeting on administrative issues will take place at the facilities of the Institute of Millimeter Radio Astronomy (IRAM), located at Avenida Divina Pastora 7, Núcleo Central, 18012 Granada. View on Google Maps
There are city buses that connect both institutions.
¿How to Get to Granada?
Airports
– Federico García Lorca Airport (GRX – Granada Airport) Federico García Lorca Airport is located approximately 15 km from the city centre. A dedicated bus service connects the airport with the city for every arriving and departing flight. Check all current airline connections to Granada here.
– Pablo Picasso Airport (AGP – Málaga Airport) Málaga’s Pablo Picasso International Airport is located about 130 km from Granada. Thanks to the direct motorway connection, Granada can be reached in just over an hour by car or bus. For flights and routes, visit the AENA website or call: +34 958 245 200. www.aena.es
Train
Modern train services connect Granada with major Andalusian cities and the rest of Spain. Train station address: Avenida de Andaluces, s/n, 18014 Granada Phone: +34 902 320 320. More information, timetables, and destinations: www.renfe.es
Bus
Granada has an extensive network of intercity and regional buses, with frequent daily connections to destinations across Spain. Bus station address: Carretera de Jaén, s/n, 18014 Granada Phone numbers: +34 958 18 54 80 / +34 958 25 13 58
Congress poster
Author: Julio Castro-Almazán (IAC)
Events
Visit to the IRAM and Sierra Nevada observatories: Tuesday, June 10.
8:45 AM — IAA Registration
9:15 AM — Bus departure to the observatories
10:00 AM — Halfway stop (yet to be determined) to adjust to the altitude change and distribution of catering bags
11:00 AM — Arrival at the observatories, group distribution, start of visits to the Pico de Veleta antenna and OSN (it is estimated that each person can spend at least two hours at each observatory)
2:45 PM — Departure from the observatories
3:00 PM — Arrival at the University Hostel for lunch (snacks) on its terrace
5:00 PM — Departure for Granada
6:30 PM — Arrival in Granada
Submitted abstracts
The summary of the meeting contributions is available here
