| Sunday 13 November | ||
| 17:00-18:30 | Welcome function and registration at CTICC | |
| Monday 14 November | ||
| 09:00 | Address by the Minister of Science and Technology Welcoming addresses, outline of conference, etc. |
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| 09:45 | D. Buckley | The Southern African Large Telescope Project |
| 11:00 | COFFEE/TEA | |
| 11:15 | M. Longair | Review of scientific achievements of current 8-10m telescopes |
| 12:00 | LUNCH | 13:45 | R. Carlberg | Review of current ELT projects |
| 14:45 | M. Sarazin | Site considerations for ELTs |
| 15:25 | K. Hodapp | Introduction to Detectors: possible status in 2010-2020 |
| 16:15 | COFFEE/TEA | |
| 16:45 | G. Monnet | Instrumentation plans and challenges for ELTs |
| 17:30 | N. Hubin B. Ellerbroek | Adaptive optics for ELTs |
| 18:30 | End of Day | |
| Tuesday 15 November | ||
| 09:00 | R. Ekers | Scientific goals of SKA and complementarity with ELTs |
| 09:45 | J. Gardner | Science with the James Webb Space Telescope |
| 10:30 | COFFEE/TEA | |
| 11:00 | T. Wiklind | Herschel and Alma |
| 11:45 | A. Quirrenbach | Review of IAU Colloquium 200: "Direct Imaging of Exoplanets" |
| 12:30 | LUNCH | |
| 14:00 | P. McCarthy | Review of Galaxy formation/evolution and cosmology |
| 14:50 | G. Gilmore | Review of Stellar populations |
| 15:40 | COFFEE/TEA | |
| 16:00 | R. Srianand | Review of Intergalactic medium and Large Scale Structures |
| 16:45 | K. Stapelfeldt | Review of Exoplanets and Star Formation |
| 17:55 | End of Day | |
| Wednesday 16 November | ||
| 09:00-11:00 | Parallel session A: Galaxy Formation and Cosmology | 08:00-10:40 | Parallel session B: Stellar Populations |
| COFFEE/TEA | ||
| 11:40-13:10 | Parallel session A: Galaxy Formation and Cosmology | 11:10-13:00 | Parallel session B: Stellar Populations |
| Afternoon | Free time | |
| Thursday 17 November | ||
| 09:00-11:15 | Parallel session A: Galaxy Formation and Cosmology(continued) | |
| 08:00-11:00 | Parallel session B: Stellar Populations(continued) | |
| COFFEE/TEA | ||
| 11:30-13:00 | Parallel session C: Intergalactic Medium | |
| 11:30-13:10 | Parallel session D: Exoplanets and Star Formation | |
| LUNCH | ||
| 14:30-16:10 | Parallel session C: Intergalactic Medium(continued) | |
| 14:30-15:45 | Parallel session D: Exoplanets and Star Formation(continued) | |
| COFFEE/TEA | ||
| 16:35-17:50 | Parallel session E: The Diversity of Projects Worldwide | |
| 16:35-18:00 | Parallel session D: Exoplanets and Star Formation(continued) | |
| 18:30 | Assemble for transport to Conference Dinner | |
| Friday 18 November | ||
| 09:00 | D. Crampton | Design and Development of TMT |
| 09:30 | P. McCarthy | Overview of the Giant Magellan Telescope Project |
| 10:00 | R. Gilmozzi | Highglights of the OWL Project |
| 10:30 | A. Ardeberg | A European Design Study |
| 11:00 | COFFEE/TEA | |
| 11:30 | C.Cunningham | Novel technologies for ELT science cases |
| B. Ellerbroek | TMT Novel technologies | |
| Discussion | ||
| 12:45 | LUNCH | |
| Reports from the Science Working Groups | ||
| 14:00 | I. Hook | Galaxy Formation aand Cosmology |
| 14:30 | J. Mould | Stellar Populations |
| 15:00 | R. Srianand | Intergalactic Medium |
| 15:30 | M. McCaughrean | Exoplanets and Star Formation |
| 16:00 | COFFEE/TEA | |
| 16:30 | J. Mould | Preparatory work for ELTs (surveys, operations concepts, data management) |
| 16:45 | Panel Discussion | Reconciliation of science requirements with technological possibilities |