1. Observation proposal preparation

2. Rules of the game  teams of 4 students with common scientific interest  prepare an observation proposal  2.3 afternoons + evenings  tools available on the computers  present it “live” in front of a simulated OPC panel on Friday  maximum 4 slides & 8 min presentation  immediate feedback  no need to fill in the “ESO proposal form”  teams of 4 students with common scientific interest  prepare an observation proposal  2.3 afternoons + evenings  tools available on the computers  present it “live” in front of a simulated OPC panel on Friday  maximum 4 slides & 8 min presentation  immediate feedback  no need to fill in the “ESO proposal form”

3. What do we look for ?  Why ?  scientific justification, overview  What ?  which object, which parameters...  which results are expected  what if the result is negative  How ?  which instrument, UT / AT... Why ?  special constraint (epoch, baseline, seeing...)  preparatory observations if any  calibrators  Why ?  scientific justification, overview  What ?  which object, which parameters...  which results are expected  what if the result is negative  How ?  which instrument, UT / AT... Why ?  special constraint (epoch, baseline, seeing...)  preparatory observations if any  calibrators

4. Kind of target / instrument  Target:  A real one  A fictive one  reasonably plausible  how would you find it  Instrument:  AMBER  MIDI  PRIMA astrometry (PACMAN)  PRIMA + AMBER / MIDI  Target:  A real one  A fictive one  reasonably plausible  how would you find it  Instrument:  AMBER  MIDI  PRIMA astrometry (PACMAN)  PRIMA + AMBER / MIDI