FornaX collaboration meeting 2025

Madonna di Campiglio 1-4 July 2025
Brenta Dolomites, Italy

this is not our hotel...

Location MAP
The meeting will be held at hotel Carlo Magno
  • Double room, breakfast included: 80€ / night/person
    • prices also apply for the accompanying persons
  • Single room, breakfast included: 110€ / night
  • Access to the wellness centre spa area and swimming-pool included
  • Lunch or dinner (buffet): 25€
  • Conference dinner: 35€
  • Registration fees: 100€

Transport to Madonna
  • Train station at Trento
  • Nearest Airport is Verona
  • A shuttle service will be organised from Trento and Verona (25-50 € one way, depending on the number of persons). The shuttle will leave around 3pm in Verona on the 30th. Shuttle(s) will also be organised for the return journey.
  • It is possible to arrive on the 29/6, 30/6 and to leave on the 5/7, 6/7 (hotel prices warranted)
  • Welcome cocktail on the 30/6 evening
  • We may organise a shuttle to Sesto for those who will be attending the Cluster Evolution meeting (7-11 July)
Meeting programme
  • Data processing
    • status of the XMM and Euclid observations in the FornaX field
    • the current XMM and Euclid source lists (clusters, AGN, galaxies)
    • the XMM cluster and AGN databases
  • Finalising the working group organisation
  • Inventory of the scientific analysis tools
  • Areas where new algorithms would be needed or desirable.
  • Review and finalisation of the DR1 projects
  • Prepare ground-based follow-up campaigns
Meeting format
  • We stress the importance of attending the meeting in person. This makes the discussions much more effective. We are going to be working together for many years and it is important to forge friendly professional links.
  • 9-12 am 2-5pm
  • Lots of time for small-group discussions
  • Excursion : 1/2 day will be devoted to the traditional hike. Several difficulty levels will be proposed including a via ferrata. . .
  • Full-day extra climbing/hike can be organised on the 5/7
  • And for the astronomers, possibility to use the hotel’s observatory
Registration (not yet open)
  • Deadline is April 15th
  • A registration form will soon be available

Contact: mpierre at cea.fr, maturi at uni-heidelberg.de