Speaker: Venu Kalari Affiliation: Universidad de Chile/ Gemini Observatory Title: Gemini Observatory: Past, present and future Abstract: The approaching twentieth anniversary of Gemini South provides a vantage to reflect on the leading advancements made here in science and instrumentation, while also paving the road to describe the upcoming suite of Gemini instruments and the observatory's future among the next generation of telescopes. Touching on these points in connection with the Chilean astronomical community, the talk attempts to brief the community on the past, present and future of the Gemini South. Rene A. Mendez Seminar Coordinator DAS/UChile - rmendez@uchile.cl