Monday 01 July 2013 14:00 — 19:30

14:00 — Introduction and welcome : K. Isaak

EChO Science

Session chair : Kate Isaak

• 14:10 — G. Tinetti : EChO science overview: Abstract / Presentation Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3

• 14:40 — L Colangeli : The Context of EChO - The Cosmic Vision Programme: Abstract / Presentation

• 15:00 — P. Drossart : From planets to exoplanets: the case for spectroscopy with EChO Abstract / Presentation

• 15:25 — I. Ribas : The targets of EChO : availability and characterization of the host stars Abstract

• 15:55 — G. Micela : Stellar activity effects on EChO observations: Abstract / Presentation

16:20 — Coffee break

Session chair : Ignas Snellen

• 16:45 — C. Lovis : Finding the EChO targets : overview of present and future missions and surveys Abstract / Presentation

• 17:10 — M. Ollivier : High accuracy spectro-photometry in the (real) astrophysical environment Abstract / Presentation

17:30 — Poster introduction

18:00 — Welcome drinks / Poster Session

19:30 — Buses to Noordwijk hotels

Tuesday 02 July 2013, 09:00 — 18:10

EChO Science

Session chair : Christophe Lovis

• 09:00 — I. Snellen : EChO and ground-based characterization of exoplanet atmospheres Abstract / Presentation

• 09:25 — B. Swinyard : EChO: a dedicated instrument to sound exoplanet atmospheres

• 09:50 — K. Isaak : EChO : Science requirements and community access Abstract/Presentation

10:20 — Coffee break

Mission Design and the EChO Spectrometer

Session chair : Pierre Drossart

• 10:40 — L. Puig: The EChO assessment study and mission design Abstract / Presentation

• 11:10 — P. Crescence: Results of the Astrium industrial assessment study Abstract

• 11:30 — J-P. Prost: Results of the TAS industrial assesment study Abstract

• 12:10 — P. Eccleston: The EChO Instrument Abstract / Presentation

12:40 Lunch break

• 13:40 - 14:10 Discussion

Contributed Science

Session chair : Giusi Micela

• 14:10 — A. Sozzetti: Gaia as a Tool for EChO Target Selection and Characterization Abstract / Presentation

• 14:25 — D. Queloz: The CHEOPS mission Abstract / Presentation

• 14:40 — D. Latham: TESS - the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Abstract / Presentation

• 14:55 — P. Wheatley: EChO targets from the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS) Abstract / Presentation

• 15:10 — C.A. Griffith: Interpretation of low resolution optical and IR exoplanetary measurements Abstract / Presentation

• 15:25 — J. Harrington: A Spitzer Survey of Exoplanet Secondary Eclipses Abstract / Presentation

15:40 Coffee break

Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Session chair : Giovanna Tinetti

• 16:10 — J. Tennyson and S. Yurchenko: The Status of Spectroscopic Data for the EChO Mission Abstract / Presentation

• 16:25 — J. Barstow: GJ 1214b : a mystery for EChO to solve Abstract / Presentation

• 16:40 — R.J. de Kok: Forward-scattered light in transmission measurements of (exo)planetary atmospheres Abstract / Presentation

• 16:55 — M. Tessenyi: Molecular detectability in exoplanetary emission spectra Abstract / Presentation

• 17:10 — P. Cubillos: Extracting the Lowest Eclipse Signals : Multiband Spitzer Observations of TrES-1 Abstract / Presentation

• 17:25 — V. Nascimbeni: Unveiling an exoplanetary Neptunian atmosphere through multiband transit photometry Abstract / Presentation

• 17:40 — 18:10 — Posters

18:20 — Buses to Noordwijk hotels

Wednesday, 03 July 2013 9:00 — 16:15

Meteorology, Structure and Dunamics

Session chair : Ignasi Ribas

• 9:00 — F. Forget: On the diversity of terrestrial planets : possible atmospheres, climate modelling and climate unstabilities Abstract / Presentation

• 9:15 — J. Leconte: Towards the hottest terrestrial planet atmospheres : 3D climate modeling and perspectives for observations Abstract / Presentation

• 9:30 — A.S. Medvedev: From cold to warm gas giants: A three-dimensional atmospheric general circulation modeling Abstract / Presentation

• 9:45 — V. Parmentier: The study of exo-climates with EChO Abstract / Presentation

• 10:00 — N. Iro: Toward a universal model for planetary climate Abstract / Presentation

• 10:15 — T. Guillot: Structure and evolution of planets with EChO Abstract / Presentation

• 10:30 — D. Turrini: Atmospheric Composition of Hot Jupiters : Insights from The History of the Solar System Abstract / Presentation

10:45 Coffee break

Detailed aspects of the EChO Instrument

Session chair : Martin Linder

• 11:15 — 12:45

• Alberto Adriani : the VNIR module Presentation

• Gonzalo Ramos Zapata and Miroslaw Rataj : The SWIR module Presentation 1 / Presentation 2

• Jean-Michel Reess : The MWIR module Presentation

• Neil Bowles : The LWIR module Presentation

• Gianluca Morgante: Thermal aspects and the EChO cryo-chain Presentation

• Ian Bryson and Pierre-Olivier Lagage: Detectors for EChO Presentation

12:45 Lunch break

Data handling, ground segment

Session chair Marc Ollivier

• 13:45 — M. Ehle: Echo Ground Segment Abstract / Presentation

• 14:00 — T. Lim: EChO ground segment Abstract / Presentation

• 14:25 — I. Waldmann: Investigating the photometric stability of EChO Abstract / Presentation

• 14:40 — I. Ribas: The EChO Long Term Planning Tool Abstract / Presentation

• 14:55 — V. Coudé du Foresto: ECHO mission scenarii Abstract / Presentation

• 15:10 — J.P. Beaulieu: ECHO Calibration using stable or well known variable stars Abstract / Presentation

• 15:25 — C. Danielski: Stellar activity detrending Abstract / Presentation Part1 / Part2

• 15:40 - 16:15 Round-table discussion on ECHO

16:15 — End of meeting