Preparing for the launch! “Confined” review of the end of phase C (CDR) As a practice run for the SVOM satellite and the French instruments First results of the SVOM mission before launch ! Mid-phase C review of the SVOM mission Second workshop in China Neil Gehrels (1952 – 2017) End of phase B of the SVOM mission SVOM, from Les Houches to the white paper Presentation of two development models of the SVOM satellite