ESO and SKAO representatives at the signing ceremony

SKAO Director General Phil Diamond (centre left) and ESO Director General Xavier Barcons (centre right) signed a cooperation agreement between the two organisations on 24 July 2023 at ESO’s Headquarters in Garching, Germany. Bruno Leibundgut (ESO Director for Science, left), Adrian Russell (ESO Director of Programmes, second from left), Nikolaj Gube (ESO Deputy Head of the Office for Legal and Institutional Affairs, second from right) and Michael Hilker (ESO Faculty Chair and Head of the Office for Science Garching, right) were also present at the ceremony.