The European Interferometry Initiative (Eii) is an open association of Institutes and Laboratories willing to collaborate in the exploitation and development of optical long baseline interferometry in optical/infrared astronomy. The Eii confederates the activities included in the European Commission instruments of the 6th, 7th and H2020 R&D program, including the most recent Optical/RadioNet Pilot Program. The current Eii activities are:
Funding for the activities was obtained through the OPTICON/RadioNet Pilot Program (2021-2024; grant agreement 101004719), OPTICON - the Optical Infrared Co-ordination Network for astronomy - Horizon 2020 (2017-2020, grant agreement 730890), OPTICON FP7 II (2013-2016, grant agreement 312430), OPTICON FP7 (2009-2012, grant agreement 226604), ONTHEFRINGE (2006-2008: grant MSCF-CT-2005-029954) and OPTICON FP6 (2002-2006, RII3-Ct-2004-001566).
The MoU and Management composition can be found here.
Acknowledgements
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730890. This material reflects only the authors views and the Commission is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
Under H2020-INFRAIA-2018-2020, the European Commission approved the new project OPTICON/RadioNet Pilot (ORP), which mobilizes the two flagship communities of advanced radio and optical/infrared astronomy.
We are proud to announce a special session at the EAS2022 on the VLTI - 20 years of the VLTI - going faint. The EAS2022 will be held in Valencia, Spain from the 27th June to 1st of July, 2022.
We are proud to announce a special session at the SPIE Astronomical Telesscopes and Instrumentation - Conference AS104 - Optican and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VIII.
The SPIE will be held in Montréal, Canada from 17-22 July, 2022.
The deadline for Fizeau applications is May 15, 2022. Fellowships can be awarded for missions to be carried out between mid-August 2022 and January 2023.