Day 2 – August 7

Auditorium 1
08:30-10:00 SAST | IAUS 389: Plenary Talks
12:00-13:30 SAST | ODE Prize Talks
17:15-19:00 SAST | IAU Business Meeting

19:30-21:30 SAST | Public Talk: Astronaut Dr Sian Proctor


Auditorium 2
10:30-12:00 SAST | S 389-4 IAUS 389: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
13:30-15:00 SAST | S 389-5 IAUS 389: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
15:30-17:00 SAST | S 389-6 IAUS 389: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics


Ballroom East
11:00-14:00 SAST | High School Event


Ballroom West
10:30-12:00 SAST | S 391-4 IAUS 391: The first chapters of our cosmic history with JWST
13:30-15:00 SAST | S 391-5 IAUS 391: The first chapters of our cosmic history with JWST
15:30-17:00 SAST | S 391-6 IAUS 391: The first chapters of our cosmic history with JWST


Venue 1.40
10:30-12:00 SAST | S 390-4 IAUS 390: A multi-point view of the Sun: advances in solar observations and in space weather understanding
13:30-15:00 SAST | S 390-5 IAUS 390: A multi-point view of the Sun: advances in solar observations and in space weather understanding
15:30-17:00 SAST | S 390-6 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 | FM1-4: Harnessing ground-based optical telescopes: an opportunity for emerging astronomy in Africa
13:30-15:00 SAST | FM1-5: Harnessing ground-based optical telescopes: an opportunity for emerging astronomy in Africa
15:30-17:00 SAST | FM1-6: Harnessing ground-based optical telescopes: an opportunity for emerging astronomy in Africa


Venue 1.63 – 1.64
10:30-12:00 SAST | FM2-4: A Coherent View of Atomic and Molecular Gas from Infrared to Radio Wavelengths
13:30-15:00 SAST | FM2-5: A Coherent View of Atomic and Molecular Gas from Infrared to Radio Wavelengths
15:30-17:00 SAST | FM2-6: A Coherent View of Atomic and Molecular Gas from Infrared to Radio Wavelengths


Venue 2.41 – 2.43
10:30-12:00 SAST | OAE-1: Office of Astronomy for Education
13:30-15:00 SAST | OAE-2: Astronomy Education Curriculum and Evaluation
15:30-17:00 SAST | OAE-3: Office of Astronomy for Education


Venue 2.44 – 2.46
10:30-12:00 SAST | CPS-1: Centre for the Protection of the Dark & Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference
13:30-15:00 SAST | CPS-2: Centre for the Protection of the Dark & Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference
15:30-17:00 SAST | CPS-3: Centre for the Protection of the Dark & Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference


Venue 2.61 – 2.63
10:30-12:00 SAST | FM5-1: The future of radio astronomy in an increasingly crowded spectrum
13:30-15:00 SAST | FM5-2: The future of radio astronomy in an increasingly crowded spectrum
15:30-17:00 SAST | FM5-3: The future of radio astronomy in an increasingly crowded spectrum


Venue 2.64 – 2.66
10:30-12:00 SAST | FM6-1: History of Astronomy in South Africa: The Late Modern Period
13:30-15:00 SAST | FM6-2: History of Astronomy in South Africa: The Late Modern Period
15:30-17:00 SAST | FM6-3: History of Astronomy in South Africa: The Late Modern Period