International conference on telescopes and instrumentation at KIS

In late January the Institute of Solar Physics (KIS) hosted an international conference titled “Methods and techniques for high-resolution spectro-polarimetry with current and future high-resolution telescopes: Lessons learned and ways forward". Main conference topics were the design, construction and operation of large-aperture solar telescopes. During three days, about 50 scientists from more than a dozen European, American, Chinese and Indian institutes, including all major high-resolution solar observing facilities, exchanged views, experiences and knowledge on cameras, polarimeters and modulators, integral-field units, Fabry-Pérot systems, etc. A special session was dedicated to the following future (and recently installed) instruments and facilities: Visible Tunable Filter (VTF) for the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), European Solar Telescope, National Solar Telescope (NST, India), Giant Chinese Solar Telescope (GCST).

The conference's webpage can be found here.