The Work of the ESO Observing Programmes Committee / Opc

The scientific evaluation of applications for observing time at ESO's La Silla Observatory is described. While one can certainly improve on streamlining the co-ordination of observations, the question, whether telescope time will be given, will always have to depend on the scientific case that has been made - be it for multi-wavelength or other co-ordinated observations or be it for more traditional observations with a single telescope.