Join us during International Dark Sky Week for a 1-hour livestream offering a front-row view into the progress and future of one of the world’s most ambitious scientific projects: the Giant Magellan Telescope.
What You’ll Hear
Broadcast live from teams around the world, the inaugural Giant Magellan Summit will feature updates from across our international consortium. Experts will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the engineering, science, and international collaboration driving the observatory toward first light in the 2030s, with an opportunity to ask questions directly to the team building the telescope.
Path Ahead
Meet our new president, Daniel Jaffe, and hear his vision for the next phase of the telescope, including plans to complete the National Science Foundation’s Major Facilities Final Design Phase.
New Investments
Updates on expanding international partnership and contributions to the project.
Global Progress
Updates from our site beneath the dark skies of Chile and progress on telescope manufacturing and science instruments across the United States and partner institutions around the world.
Featuring
Scientists and engineers across our international consortium
Daniel Jaffe
President, Giant Magellan Telescope
Vicky Kalogera
Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor, Northwestern University,
Director of CIERA, Director of the SkAI Institute
Daniela González
Executive Director,
Fundación Cielos de Chile
William Burgett
Project Manager,
Giant Magellan Telescope
Oscar Contreras-Villarroel
Vice President and
Representative in Chile,
Giant Magellan Telescope
Byeong-Gon Park
Director, Center for Large Telescopes, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)
Jeff Kimberly
President and CEO,
Ingersoll Machine Tools, Inc.
Rebecca Bernstein
Chief Scientist,
Giant Magellan Telescope
Andrew Szentgyorgyi
Astrophysicist and Principal Investigator of G-CLEF, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Have a question for our experts?
Submit your question for the Q&A during the summit.
Hear the latest from across our international consortium.
Free Live Stream
Date: April 14, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM PDT
Duration: 1 hour
Languages: English and Spanish
Join scientists, engineers, and partners from around the world for a fast-paced global update on the science, engineering, and collaboration shaping the future of astronomy.
Registrants will be able to submit questions to our experts.