Offices & facilities
A global network, with local responsibilities.
Geneva provides institutional leadership. Regional offices connect the observing network, research partners and field operations.
Geneva, Switzerland
Secretariat & international coordination
Headquarters supports the Director-General, the governing council and the coordination of the work program. It brings research priorities, institutional obligations and international agreements into the same planning process.
The secretariat houses program administration, public accountability and international cooperation.
Nairobi, Kenya
Environmental observation & field partnerships
Nairobi coordinates environmental observation partnerships, field stations and researcher training. Teams support the connection between remote measurements and site-based research across participating institutions.
Work includes field methods, training in site documentation and coordination of environmental observing campaigns.
Houston, Texas, United States
Expedition operations & scientific payloads
Houston supports expedition operations, crew preparation and science-payload integration. Reviews assess whether instruments, procedures and records are ready for proposed field work.
Teams coordinate readiness reviews and operational interfaces with contracted transport and infrastructure providers.
Santiago, Chile
Observatory partnerships & instrument testing
Santiago coordinates observatory partnerships, reference measurements and high-altitude instrument testing. Teams maintain calibration records and comparison procedures across the observing network.
Work links facilities with the Celestial Standards program and supports the Meridian comparison campaign.
Singapore
Ocean observations & regional data services
Singapore supports ocean and coastal observation partnerships, regional data services and infrastructure coordination. Its teams connect program data stewards with the facilities that preserve the research record.
Work includes coastal research coordination, archive services and shared research infrastructure.
Planning a research visit
Scientific access is coordinated through the responsible program. Office locations do not establish public access to laboratories or operational facilities.