Repository of the online conference IR2022

Ground-based infrared observations allow us to probe the embedded Universe, from discs surrounding forming stars and to the structures surrounding galactic centres. While the best sensitivity is found in space, observing from the ground is crucial to obtaining the spatial and spectral resolution required to investigate important science questions, such as the contents of exoplanetary atmospheres and the dusty shells of dying distant stars. Throughout this decade, ground based thermal-infrared (3-30 microns) observing will reach new heights, with new instrumentation at existing facilities (e.g. VLTI, LBTI) and the next generation of telescopes coming on-line such as the 6.5-m University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory and the highly anticipated 30-m class telescopes. The timing for these advances in ground-based observations could not be better scheduled, with the JWST Cycle 1 science programs selected and its launch on the horizon. At IR 2022, we look to this infrared-bright future and focus on how synergy between current and incoming ground based instrumentation and the JWST can best maximise our understanding of the Universe in the infrared.