Planning for Gemini’s Future

The Gemini Board has established Operational Guidelines for the period of the new International Agreement and is developing the vision for later years. As the Operational Guidelines state, “Their aim is to help the Observatory build upon its existing strengths, strengthen the partnership, and increase scientific productivity.” We will continue to be guided by our mission statement, “to advance our knowledge of the Universe by providing the international Gemini Community with forefront access to the entire sky.” To this end, the Gemini Board has established a Strategic Vision Committee to develop the conceptual framework for the observatory beyond 2021. The Gemini Director and select Board members comprise this committee, and they will seek broad input from users and other stakeholders in this effort. Subsequently, the Observatory will be responsible for developing the Strategic Plan, which will be the “detailed roadmap” to achieve this future vision. You can read the full Operational Guidelines and the charge to the Strategic Vision Committee, which are on the Gemini website.