The Institute for Solar Physics (KIS) in Freiburg (Germany) is organizing a meeting focusing on the technical and instrumental aspects of the new generation of large aperture solar telescopes. With the arrival and upcoming commissioning of the Visible Tunable Filter (VTF), DKIST will be equipped with its full suite of first light instruments. Since its first light initiative in 2019 and subsequent Operations Commissioning Phase, DKIST Operations has overcome many challenges, some expected, others totally unforeseen, in order to bring DKIST to its peak performance. Meanwhile, in Europe, plans for EST continue with different funding proposals submitted over the past years. Similar initiatives are being taken by China (CGST) and India (NLST), with the former having very good prospects. We believe therefore that the moment is ripe to bring these communities together in order to exchange ideas and experiences on the design, construction and operation of such facilities. The meeting will address topics pertaining instrumental and technical questions (cameras, light distribution, image reconstruction, fringe removal, integral field units, polarization calibration/modulation, cavity errors, analysis tools and so forth). We hope to provide a forum where the challenges, lessons learned, trade-offs and possible solutions can be openly discussed.
Juan Manuel Borrero
Jozef Bruls
Saida Milena Díaz Castillo
Vigeesh Gangadharan
Ivan Milic
Sylvia Nadler
Hardi Peter
Matthias Schubert
Taras Yacobchuk
Hardi Peter
Alexandra Tritschler
Jorrit Leenarts
Nazaret Bello González
Elena Khomenko
Juan Manuel Borrero
Day 1 (13 January 2026)
Day 2 (14 January 2026)
Day 3 (15 January 2026)
Andrés Asensio Ramos
Thomas Berkefeld
Jaime de la Cruz Rodríguez
Manuel Collados
Hans-Peter Doerr
Andre Fehlmann
Achim Gandorfer
Thomas Kentischer
Nagajaru K.
Haosheng Lin
Jun Lin
Mats Löfdahl
Michiel van Noort
Thomas Rimmele
Kamal Sant
Thomas Schad
Goran Scharmer
Dirk Schmidt
Matthias Schubert
Hector Socas Navarro
Sami Solanki
Friedrich Wöger
Registration deadline: 12 December 2025
Conference dates: 13 - 15 January 2026
Registration Fee: €210
The registration fee includes:
- Coffee breaks
- Lunches
- The conference dinner
Once you have completed the registration process, you will receive a confirmation email with detailed information about the payment process (bank transfer details). Should there be a problem with the payment, please send an email to info@leibniz-kis.de.
Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS)
Georges-Köhler-Allee 401a.
79110 Freiburg
https://www.leibniz-kis.de/de/kontakt/
Arrangements to be made by the participants.
Arriving at KIS/Freiburg
By Air:
The nearest Airport is EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (↗ EuroAirport)
There is a shuttle bus from Basel Airport to Freiburg city center: (↗ Freiburger Reisedienst)
The service runs roughly every hour and takes approximately 1 hour. It is advisable to book a seat in advance.
By Train:
Freiburg (Breisgau) Hbf (↗ Deutsche Bahn) is the city's main train station located in the city center.
The station is well connected to major German cities (including Frankfurt Airport)
and European (Basel, Strasbourg, Paris, Zurich) by long-distance trains (ICE, IC, EuroCity, and FlixTrain).
Local transportation:
The institute can be reached via the Freiburg city's tram (↗ VAG Freiburg).
The nearest Tram station is Technische Fakultät on Line 4 of the network.
For walking directions to KIS from the Tram station check ↗ Google Maps Direction.
For Bike lovers:
Freiburg is a bicycle-friendly city with a great network of bike paths.
Check out Frelo (↗ Frelo Webpage) - Freiburg's bike-sharing system.
Bikes can be rented via the Frelo app at stations across Freiburg.
There is also a drop-point convenitently located next to the KIS building.
For more info about Freiburg, please check the Freiburg Tourism portal (↗ Freiburg Tourisim)
| First Name | Last Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Manuel | Borrero | Institute for Solar Physics |
| Pecador | Fistro | KIS |
| Vigeesh | Gangadharan | Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS) |
| Jorrit | Leenaarts | Stockholm University |
| Elena | Khomenko | Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias |
| Nazaret | Bello González | Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS) |
| Juan Sebastian | Castellanos Duran | Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) |
| Ivan | Milic | Institute for Solar Physics (KIS) |
| Franziska | Zeuner | IRSOL |
| Achim | Gandorfer | Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung |
| Jan | Jurcak | Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences |
| Tiago | Pereira | University of Oslo |
| Etienne | Pariat | THEMIS/FSLAC/CNRS |
| Andreas | Lagg | Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research |
| Nagaraju | Krishnappa | Indian Institute of Astrophysics |
| Shibu | Kunchandy Mathew | Udaipur Solar Observatory, Physical Research Laboratory |
| Markus | Roth | Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg |
| Sami | Solanki | Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Research |
| Jun | Lin | Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Mats | Löfdahl | Stockholm University |
| Hans-Peter | Doerr | Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg |
| Michael | Sigwarth | Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg |
| Christoph | Kuckein | Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias |
| Manuel | Collados | Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias |
| Luis | Bellot Rubio | Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC |
| Alexandra | Tritschler | National Solar Observatory |
| Hemanth | Pruthvi | Thüringer Landessternwarte |
| Alex | Feller | Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research |
| Thomas | Berkefeld | KIS |
| Alfred | de Wijn | NSF NCAR |
| Azaymi | Siu | Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia |
| Sergio Javier | González Manrique | Universidad de La Laguna |
| Wenda | Cao | Big Bear Solar Observatory |
| Hanna | Strecker | Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) |
| Philippe | Bourdin | University of Graz |
| Luca | Giovannelli | University of Rome Tor Vergata |
| David | Jess | Queen's University Belfast |
| Luc | Rouppe van der Voort | University of Oslo |
| Kamal | Sant | INAF - OAR |
| Jaime | de la Cruz Rodriguez | Stockholm University |
| Göran | Scharmer | Stockholm University |
| Rolf | Schlichenmaier | Kiepenheuer Institut für Sonnenphysik |
| Mariarita | Murabito | INAF-Rome observatory |
| Harsh | Mathur | University of Oslo |
| Thomas | Schad | National Solar Observatory |
| Hector | Socas-Navarro | European Solar Telescope Foundation |
