Day 1 – August 6

Auditorium 1
12:00-13:30 SAST | Shaw Prize
17:00-18:30 SAST | Opening Ceremony


Auditorium 2
10:30-12:00 SAST | S 389-1 IAUS 389: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
13:30-15:00 SAST | S 389-2 IAUS 389: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
15:30-17:00 SAST | S 389-3 IAUS 389: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics


Ballroom East


Ballroom West
10:30-12:00 SAST | S 391-1 IAUS 391: The first chapters of our cosmic history with JWST
13:30-15:00 SAST | S 391-2 IAUS 391: The first chapters of our cosmic history with JWST
15:30-17:00 SAST | S 391-3 IAUS 391: The first chapters of our cosmic history with JWST


Venue 1.40
10:30-12:00 SAST | S 390-1 IAUS 390: A multi-point view of the Sun: advances in solar observations and in space weather understanding
13:30-15:00 SAST | S 390-2 IAUS 390: A multi-point view of the Sun: advances in solar observations and in space weather understanding
15:30-17:00 SAST | S 390-3 IAUS 390: A multi-point view of the Sun: advances in solar observations and in space weather understanding


Venue 1.61 – 1.62
10:30-12:00 SAST | FM1-1: Harnessing ground-based optical telescopes: an opportunity for emerging astronomy in Africa
13:30-15:00 SAST | FM1-2: Harnessing ground-based optical telescopes: an opportunity for emerging astronomy in Africa
15:30-17:00 SAST | FM1-3: Harnessing ground-based optical telescopes: an opportunity for emerging astronomy in Africa


Venue 1.63 – 1.64
10:30-12:00 SAST | FM2-1: A Coherent View of Atomic and Molecular Gas from Infrared to Radio Wavelengths
13:30-15:00 SAST | FM2-2: A Coherent View of Atomic and Molecular Gas from Infrared to Radio Wavelengths
15:30-17:00 SAST | FM2-3: A Coherent View of Atomic and Molecular Gas from Infrared to Radio Wavelengths


Venue 2.41 – 2.43
10:30-12:00 SAST | FM3-1: Fast Follow-Up and Global Telescope Networks
13:30-15:00 SAST | FM3-2: Exciting Upcoming Surveys, the MPC, and Alert Streams
15:30-17:00 SAST | FM3-3: Tools, Large Datasets, and Science with Large Datasets


Venue 2.44 – 2.46
10:30-12:00 SAST | FM7-1: New Horizons at the interface between Computational Astrophysics and Big Data
13:30-15:00 SAST | FM7-2: New Horizons at the interface between Computational Astrophysics and Big Data
15:30-17:00 SAST | FM7-3: New Horizons at the interface between Computational Astrophysics and Big Data


Venue 2.61 – 2.63
10:30-12:00 SAST | OAO-1: The IAU National Outreach Coordinators
13:30-15:00 SAST | OAO-2/WG5-1: Office for Astronomy Outreach / Professional-Amateur Relations in Astronomy
15:30-17:00 SAST | OAO-3: Office for Astronomy Outreach


Venue 2.64 – 2.66