SIDE EVENTS

In addition to the main scientific programme, there will be a number of Side Events at the IAU GA 2024. For more information, please download the detailed schedule.

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Events in chronological order

DATE TIME EVENT NAME
4 August

5 August

09:00 – 18:00

09:00 – 16:00

ASTRO ACCEL Summit
4 August

5 August

09:00 – 17:00

09:00 – 17:00

Towards New Horizons in Computational Astrophysics: From Space Weather to Black Holes

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5 August

6 August

08:00 – 17:00

08:00 – 10:00

LITU meeting
5 August 17:30 – 19:30 Cosmic Echoes Exhibition
7 August

8 August

08:00 – 09:30

08:00 – 09:30

CPS: Priorities and Pathways Forward
7 August 08:00 – 10:00 AI/ML Safety workshop

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7 August 09:00 – 17:00 Open Access Encounters: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly (offsite event)

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7 August 12:00 – 13:30 MeerKAT/SARAO Side event
7 August 12:30 – 13:30 LGBTQ+ Networking Lunch
8 August 07:00 – 12:00 GA Special event – Invited (breakfast)
8 August 08:00 – 09:30 Global Coalition for Dark Skies
8 August 14:00 – 17:00 Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) science session

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9 August 09:30 – 17:00 SKA Observatory: exploring a Universe of opportunities

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9 August 10:00 – 17:00 IAUS319 JWST Hands on Workshop
12 August 08:00 – 10:00 CRF Committee Meeting (closed meeting)
12 August 09:00 – 17:00 Astronomy Education Hack Day
12 August 13:30 – 15:00 Multiwavelength Astronomy with AMT in the context of Africa – Intercontinental collaborations

For the program see: https://astronomy2024.org/amt-session/

12 August 15:30 – 17:00 NASA – SSERVI Africa Node
12 August 17:00 – 18:30 IAU Working Group on Multi-waveband ICRF (closed meeting)
13 August 08:00 – 10:00 K-band AstroGeo VLBI Project

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13 August 08:30 – 10:00 Working Group for Astronomy in Culture (WGAC)

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13 August 10:20 – 17:00 Private Meeting of SA Vera C. Rubin Observatory Data-Rights Holders (Current & Future)
14 August 10:20 – 18:30 VO workshop for African astronomers
14 August 19:30 – 20:30 10th Anniversary of IAU Southern African Regional Office of Astronomy for Development (SAROAD) existence
15 August 12:00 – 13:30 SKA HI science working group
15 August 14:00 – 16:00 Inclusive astronomy hands-on workshop (LightSound) (external venue)

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