1981-2026 45 years SIDC retrospective meeting
from
Wednesday, 3 June 2026 (12:20)
to
Friday, 5 June 2026 (18:00)
Monday, 1 June 2026
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
12:30
Sandwich lunch
Sandwich lunch
12:30 - 14:00
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
14:00
Logistics
-
David Berghmans
(
Royal Observatory of Belgiunm
)
Logistics
David Berghmans
(
Royal Observatory of Belgiunm
)
14:00 - 14:10
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
Where/What/When
14:10
Welcome
-
Ronald Van der Linden
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
Welcome
Ronald Van der Linden
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
14:10 - 14:40
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
Opening and word from a former SIDC colleague and now ROB Director
14:40
The ROB/SIDC historical timeline
-
Elke D'Huys
(
Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence
)
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
The ROB/SIDC historical timeline
Elke D'Huys
(
Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence
)
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
14:40 - 15:10
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
An interactive group activity throughout the meeting
15:10
Humain, history & current activities
-
Christophe Marqué
(
STCE
)
Antonio Martínez Picar
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
Humain, history & current activities
Christophe Marqué
(
STCE
)
Antonio Martínez Picar
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
15:10 - 15:40
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
15:40
USET, history & current activities
-
Sabrina Bechet
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
USET, history & current activities
Sabrina Bechet
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
15:40 - 16:10
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
16:10
Coffee
Coffee
16:10 - 16:40
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
16:40
SILSO, history and current activities
-
Laure Lefevre
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
SILSO, history and current activities
Laure Lefevre
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
16:40 - 17:10
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
17:10
Shipping Software People Trust using the Scientific Method
-
Ruben De Visscher
Shipping Software People Trust using the Scientific Method
Ruben De Visscher
17:10 - 17:40
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
17:40
Walk through SIDC, visit telescopes, forecast room, laboratory
Walk through SIDC, visit telescopes, forecast room, laboratory
17:40 - 18:10
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
Thursday, 4 June 2026
09:00
Coffee
Coffee
09:00 - 09:30
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
09:30
26 years of Space Weather Operations
-
Jesse Andries
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
26 years of Space Weather Operations
Jesse Andries
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
09:30 - 10:00
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
10:00
Through a looking glass
-
Eva Robbrecht
Through a looking glass
Eva Robbrecht
10:00 - 10:30
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
10:30
Light reflection after ROB
-
Vincent Malisse
Light reflection after ROB
Vincent Malisse
10:30 - 11:00
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
11:00
Coffee
Coffee
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
11:30
Perspectives from profit over social to non-profit
-
Andy Devos
Perspectives from profit over social to non-profit
Andy Devos
11:30 - 12:00
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
12:00
From Space Weather Research to the Best Ever Coronagraph
-
Andrei Zhukov
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
Luciano Rodriguez
(
ROB
)
From Space Weather Research to the Best Ever Coronagraph
Andrei Zhukov
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
Luciano Rodriguez
(
ROB
)
12:00 - 12:30
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
12:30
Sandwich lunch
Sandwich lunch
12:30 - 13:30
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
13:30
Walk through SIDC, visit telescopes, forecast room, laboratory
Walk through SIDC, visit telescopes, forecast room, laboratory
13:30 - 14:00
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
14:00
The making of EUI & 6 years of operations
-
David Berghmans
(
Royal Observatory of Belgiunm
)
The making of EUI & 6 years of operations
David Berghmans
(
Royal Observatory of Belgiunm
)
14:00 - 14:30
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
14:30
Bridging worlds: Connecting the ROB experience to the EU science policy
-
Ali Benmoussa
Bridging worlds: Connecting the ROB experience to the EU science policy
Ali Benmoussa
14:30 - 15:00
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
15:00
Mutatis mutandis
-
Jean-Francois Hochedez
Mutatis mutandis
Jean-Francois Hochedez
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
15:30
Coffee
Coffee
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
16:00
My journey within the Solar Orbiter mission: from the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager to the Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment and the Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays
-
Susanna Parenti
(
CEA
)
My journey within the Solar Orbiter mission: from the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager to the Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment and the Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays
Susanna Parenti
(
CEA
)
16:00 - 16:30
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
16:30
How a less-than-two-years, pre-PROBA2 stay at ROB led me to speak here and now
-
Matthieu Kretzschmar
How a less-than-two-years, pre-PROBA2 stay at ROB led me to speak here and now
Matthieu Kretzschmar
16:30 - 17:00
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
17:00
SWAP and the Nature of the Middle Corona
-
Dan Seaton
SWAP and the Nature of the Middle Corona
Dan Seaton
17:00 - 17:30
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
17:30
From EIT abuse, over SWAP ghosts and Proba-2 operational adventures, to a large, complex but brilliant and unique solar observatory
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Anik De Groof
From EIT abuse, over SWAP ghosts and Proba-2 operational adventures, to a large, complex but brilliant and unique solar observatory
Anik De Groof
17:30 - 18:00
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room
Friday, 5 June 2026
11:00
SIDC Quizz
-
Dimitrios Millas
(
STCE/SIDC-ROB
)
Laurent Dolla
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
SIDC Quizz
Dimitrios Millas
(
STCE/SIDC-ROB
)
Laurent Dolla
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
11:00 - 12:30
Room: ROB Director's House
12:30
12:30 - 15:30
Room: Tent near the Meridian Room