Press conference after the meeting of the Governing Council

Antonio Eff-Darwich, University of La Laguna

Cristina Ramos Almeida, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.

Mirjana Povic, Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI) and Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC).

Luis Fernando Rodríguez, IAC Instrumentation Engineer

Teodoro Roca, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the ULL and researcher at the IAC

Minia Manteiga, Universidad de A Coruña (UDC)

Pere Lluis Pallé, IAC.

Juan Antonio Belmonte, IAC.

Ramón García López, IAC.

Eduardo Martín Guerrero de Escalante, Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA)

Teodoro Muñoz, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

José Manuel Vilchez, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC).

Participants at the conference "Promoting Astrophysics in Spain: 50 years of doctoral theses at the IAC".

Artist impression of the Milky Way.

Early days of the Milky Way - artist impression.

Recreación artística del nacimiento de la Vía Láctea.

Early days of the Milky Way - artist impression.

Franciso Sánchez inaugurates the congress "Promoting Astrophysics in Spain: 50 years of doctoral theses at the IAC".

Francisco Sánchez during his lecture "DREAMING STARS. This is how Astrophysics was born and consolidated in Spain".