GRANTECAN S.A is the organization responsible for regulating and completing the GTC project. Over 60 people are directly employed to build the GTC (13 on site), in addition to those working for contractors and subcontractors. The main sections of the Project Office are: Systems, Enclosure, Optics, Telescope, Control and Instruments.
CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER (GRANTECAN) +34 922 315031
PROJECT OFFICE: http://www.gtc.iac.es/office_s.asp
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
- SPANISH ORGANIZATIONS
· SPANISH GOVERNMENT (MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE)
· INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS (IAC)
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
· MEXICAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ASTROPHYSICS, OPTICS AND ELECTRONICS (INAOE)
· INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY OF THE NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (IA-UNAM)
· MEXICAN NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CONACYT)
This project is part financed by European Regional Development Funds (FEDER Funds).