page_title: Consortium
hierarchical_section_title: Consortium
caption_attribution_description: English: ESO has signed a contract with the&#160;AdOptica consortium in Italy&#160;— ADS International and&#160;Microgate,&#160;partnered with INAF (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica) as subcontractors&#160;— for the final design and construction of the very challenging adaptive unit for the fourth mirror (M4) of the&#160;European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). This mirror system will surpass any adaptive mirror ever made for a telescope and be the largest of its kind. The contract was signed by representatives of&#160;AdOptica and ESO at a ceremony at ESO Headquarters on 19 June 2015.
context_page_description: A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal.
  Consortium is a Latin word meaning "partnership", "association" or "society", and derives from consors, itself from con- and sors.
context_section_description: A consortium (plural: consortia) is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal.
  Consortium is a Latin word meaning "partnership", "association" or "society", and derives from consors ("shared in property"), itself from con- ("together") and sors ("fate").
caption: Contract signed with the AdOptica consortium in Italy - ADS International and Microgate, partnered with Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica - for design and construction of the largest adaptive mirror unit in the world.[1]
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