The XMM-Newton Survey Science Centre (XMM-SSC) is an international consortium across several countries and was selected by ESA to facilitate exploiting XMM-Newton's survey capacities. The XMM-SSC and ESA teams develop the science analysis software suite and the serendipitous source catalogues. In preparation of the 5th catalogue generation, the 37th consortium meeting convenes consortium members, interested scientists from the consortium institutes, and ESA scientists to discuss XMM-Newton science and developments.

Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP)
Lecture Hall, Maria Margaretha Kirch Building
An der Sternwarte 16 14482 Potsdam, Germany

This confernence is a five-day meeting on large surveys, galaxy formation, and Milky Way archaeology in recognition of Matthias Steinmetz’s contributions in these areas.

The Milky Way has become the key laboratory for understanding galaxy formation: large stellar surveys now connect chemistry and dynamics at unprecedented scale, while large-volume cosmological simulations and targeted zoom-ins increasingly place Milky Way analogs in their proper cosmological and Local-Group environment. Together with forward modeling, this makes it possible to compare theory and data in the same observable space, while keeping in mind that finite resolution and subgrid baryonic physics mean stellar populations are represented statistically rather than star-by-star. 

This meeting brings together experts working across stellar surveys, galactic dynamics, chemo-dynamical modeling, and cosmological simulations to discuss where the field stands and what comes next.

Conference room, Maria-Margaretha-Kirch building, Campus Babelsberg of AIP, An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany