Events
The SKA Organisation and our partners around the world host, and attend a wide range of scientific, technical, outreach and decision-making events. These range from SKA internal partner meetings which can be by invitation only, to large scale science and engineering conferences and symposiums. Documentation for meetings and events organised by the SKA Organisation can be viewed here (external link). If you think an event you are organising could be of interest for the SKA, please send an email to enquiries@skatelescope.org with the details of the event. Past events can be consulted here. The table below shows a list of events of relevance for the SKA Project: please check back and bookmark this page for updates to conferences and events of interest. A more general list of international astronomy science meetings can be found here.
- SKA Events
- Science Events
- Engineering Events
- National Astronomy Meetings
- Outreach Events
| Event name | Date | Location | Relevance for SKA | SKA Involvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigyan Samagam: Mega-science Exhibition | 8 May 19 - 20 Mar 20 | Multiple locations in India | Features all international science projects India is involved in | SKA booth; SKA talks |
| New Zealand Radio Astronomy School | 10-12 Feb 20 | Auckland | A three-day school aimed at advanced undergraduate students, post-graduate students, and professionals. | |
| Computing for SKA Colloquium (C4SKA) 2020 | 13-14 Feb 20 | Auckland | Bringing together industry and academics involved in the design phase of computer systems for the SKA, with presentations and discussions around the project’s transition towards construction, including design updates, prototyping and the Bridging phase. | |
| AAAS Annual Meeting | 13-16 Feb 20 | Seattle, USA | The AAAS is the world’s largest multi-disciplinary science society, aims to advance science, engineering, and innovation through the world. | |
| IUCAF 5th School on Spectrum Management for Radio Astronomy | 2-6 Mar 20 | Stellenbosch, South Africa | A comprehensive view of both technical and regulatory issues related to radio astronomers' use of the spectrum. | SKA Organisation's RFI & EMC Domain Specialist on scientific organising committee |
| Spring Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan | 16-19 Mar 20 | Tsukuba, Japan | National meeting for astronomers in Japan, an SKA observer country. | |
| Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) | 26-28 May 20 | Aberdeen, UK | Brings together practitioners, educators and researchers in the diverse and growing field of science communication. | |
| SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation | 14-19 Jun 20 | Yokohama, Japan | A prestigious event for developers of ground- and space-based telescopes, the supporting technologies, and the latest instrumentation. | |
| European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting (formerly EWASS) | 29 Jun - 3 Jul 20 | Leiden, the Netherlands | The biggest conference for European astronomy, expected to welcome more than 1000 astrophysicists. | |
| EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) | 5-9 Jul 20 | Trieste, Italy | ESOF brings together over 4,500 leading thinkers, innovators, policy makers, journalists and educators to discuss current and future breakthroughs in contemporary science. | |
| 14th Asia-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting (APRIM) and Astronomical Society of Australia annual meeting | 6-10 Jul 20 | Perth, Australia | Regionally focused meeting which features the SKA as one of its conference themes, and will incorporate the Astronomical Society of Australia’s Annual Science Meeting into its programme. | |
| UK National Astronomy Meeting | 12-16 Jul 20 | Bath, UK | The UK’s largest annual astronomy and space science event. | |
| Compact Objects and Energetic Phenomena in the Multi-Messenger Era | 14-16 Jul 20 | Saint Paul, USA | A multi-messenger meeting of relevance to SKA science. | |
| 30th Annual INCOSE International Symposium | 18-23 Jul 20 | Cape Town, South Africa | The largest worldwide annual gathering of people who do systems engineering. | SKA Engineering team |
| Bluedot Festival | 23-26 Jul 20 | Jodrell Bank, UK | Major annual science outreach event next door to SKA Global Headquarters. | |
| 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly | 15-22 Aug 20 | Sydney, Australia | An assembly for the international space science community. | |
| Autumn Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan | 8-10 Sep 20 | Aomori, Jaoan | National meeting for astronomers in Japan, an SKA observer country. | |
| Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP) | 21-25 Sep 20 | Sydney, Australia | The largest international event linking astronomy and science communication. | |
| International Conference on Research Infrastructures (ICRI) | 30 Sep - 2 Oct 20 | Ottawa, Canada | International event focussing on global cooperation between research infrastructures |