This WG will work on aspects of the way we use the ESO facilities and prioritize our access. This will relate to ELT, ALMA, VLT, La Silla etc. and also our use of the ESO student/postdoc programme.

This WG might collaborate and coordinate some of the activities with the IDA WG on ELT Instrumentation. The national representatives in the ESO committees should be members of this WG.

This WG will have two main objectives as their focus. The first objective is to discuss the future structure of NOT as well as the Danish use of NOT in general. How will we ensure continued operations of the NOT?

The second objective is to support the NTE project development with a specific aim of recommending how IDA can support the development and use of this instrument. The Danish/IDA GTO time also needs attention. Danish development plans for NOT should also be discussed and the WG should recommend how we handle those projects. One question to consider is how the connection to NOT should be in the future – i.e. the Danish NOT funding contribution might be handled and prioritized by IDA. The national representatives in the NOT committees should be members of this WG.

This WG will deal with the ESA Science Programme. We need to define how future priorities within the ESA Science Programme might be coordinated with the Space Board activities also with the aim of ensuring a coordination between space and ground activities.

The WG might work on defining a structure that improves coordination and recommendations for long-term projects in space and on ground and should not be limited to ESA projects. Also NASA and CNES projects are relevant as well as strategies for how we might relate to space activities in China, Japan, and Russia etc. One important aspect is also to discuss how Danish astronomers can take part in specific space projects at a national level (e.g. missions under ESA and NASA). The national representatives in the relevant ESA committees should be members of this WG.

IDA (and KU and AU) have signed a MoA with the LSST Team which will need actions. There are many aspects of the Danish LSST collaboration; we need to select PI’s for LSST, start collaborating with the LSST Team and discuss the funding situation on a national level.

This WG will be responsible for leading the development of the Danish LSST activities and recommend to IDA how to support this. As a first action the WG will organize a workshop on LSST.

Taking an active part in ELT instrumentation is difficult and contains a series of challenges. Besides scientific involvement one needs to be able to locate long-term funding at a significant level and it is not obvious how we should deal with this in general.

IDA will need to consider how we support those activities and more specifically how we act in relation to ANDES (formerly HIRES), where Denmark is already an active member. We need to develop a strategy for how we can take part in the ELT instrumentation projects in general.

IDA has started activities in relation to the Greenland Telescope. The aim of this WG is to develop those activities further as well as agreeing with the GLT team how to define our collaboration, especially in relation to scientific collaborations.

Rethink the IDA webpage, the use of the webpage (announcements, information, feedback) and develop the interaction between IDA, the Danish astronomical community, and the public.

ESON and future development and coordination of the ESO outreach will be part of this WG.

Organizing and developing the national observing school will be in the hands of this WG.

Organizing and developing the Annual Danish Astronomy Meeting will be in the hands of this WG.

The work of WG10 is to coordinate and improve the use of high-performance and high-throughput computing in Danish astrophysics. This includes education, training, and access to national and international facilities, especially through DeiC, PRACE, and EuroHPC.

WG11 aim is to coordinate and communicate international relations and activities, specifically in regard to EAS (the European Astronomical Society) and IAU (the International Astronomical Union) to all Danish astronomers.

WG12 aim is to facilitate the exchange of expertise within the Danish astronomical community, focusing on hardware design, development, and implementation for astronomical instrumentation. The WG will focus on encouraging collaboration to improve operational efficiency and promote innovative solutions. This includes discussing the performance of existing astronomical infrastructure and identifying opportunities for enhancement. Furthermore WG12 will provide recommendations for upgrades or new implementations based on user feedback and technological advancements within the community.

The aim of WG13 is to address the environmental impact of astronomical activities, promote sustainable practices, and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion within the field. The group will explore how climate change affects astronomy and develop strategies to mitigate these impacts while ensuring a diverse and inclusive working environment.