Thank you to all presenters! Slides can be found at the bottom of this page.
All times are given in CEST (Grenoble local time).
For in-person participants, the meeting will be held at the
Institut de Radioastronomie Millimetrique (IRAM),
Saint Martin d'Heres, 300 Rue de la piscine,
in the big conference room.
Zoom links to all sessions will be distributed via mail to registered participants.
We gratefully acknowledge funding by the Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES) and by the Institut de Radioastronomie Millimetrique (IRAM).
until 10.30 - 11.00: Arrival & welcome coffee
11.00 - 11.10: BHEX-en-France: Opening & Goals
11.10 - 11.30: BHEX project overview (Michael Johnson — online)
11.30 - 11.50: BHEX science case summary (Alex Lupsasca)
11.50 - 12.10: Operation and envisaged ground sector (Sara Issaoun)
12.10 - 13.00: Round table presentations with expressions of interest
13.00 - 13.45: Community lunch buffet
13.45 - 14.00: Open project slots & possible needs (Peter Galison)
14.00 - 14.30 IRAM and mm VLBI (Karl Schuster): Technical activities for BHEX
14.30 - 16.00: Science Presentations
14.30 - 15.00: A new integrable parametrization for deformations to the Kerr photon ring (Hugo Roussille)
15.00 - 15.30: Degeneracy between gravity and astrophysics in photon rings (Irène Urso)
15.30 - 16.00: Black hole jet emission and flaring activity: insights from plasma kinetic simulations (Enzo Figueiredo)
16.00 - 16.30: Coffee Break
16.30 - 17.30: Working Group Kick-Off
17.30 - 18.00: Open Questions & CNES Follow-up proposal
20:00 - open: Optional Community Dinner
Slides: Michael Johnson | BHEX project overview
Slides: Alex Lupsasca | BHEX science case summary
Slides: Sara Issaoun | BHEX operations overview
Slides: Karl Schuster | IRAM and mm VLBI
Slides: Hugo Roussille | A new integrable parametrization for deformations to the Kerr photon ring
Slides: Irène Urso | Degeneracy between gravity and astrophysics in black hole images and photon rings
Slides: Enzo Figueiredo | Black Hole Jet Emission and Flares: Insights from Plasma Kinetic Simulations