Speaker
Thijs Geurts
Description
In this talk I will present the current status of the SKA Observatory as an intergovernmental organisation, building the two largest telescope arrays in the world, located in South Africa and Australia, made possible through a global collaboration of 15 countries worldwide. The presentation will give an overview of the current Membership picture and its activities around construction and operation and expanding the Membership, as well as some of the aspects that come with an international endeavour like this, such as "dark and quiet skies" and geo-politics.