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.
- SKA Events
- Science Events
- Engineering Events
- National Astronomy Meetings
- Outreach Events
| Event name | Date | Location | Relevance for SKA | SKA Involvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SKA Spain Days | 10-11 Jun 19 | Granada, Spain | SKA project update, cross-audience engagement | Talks from SKAO representatives |
| SKA Switzerland Days | 19-20 Jun 19 | Bern, Switzerland | SKA project update, cross-audience engagement | Talks from SKAO representatives |
| EWASS 2019 | 24-28 Jun 19 | Lyon, France | SKA Science | SKA booth; Organised session: The role of European-led surveys in guiding future SKA1 science + other talks |
| World Congress of Science Journalists (WCSJ) | 1-5 Jul 19 | Lausanne, Switzerland | High-level engagement, Media networking | SKA booth |
| 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting | 7-12 Jul 19 | Atlanta, USA | SKA Engineering | |
| Bluedot 2019 | 18-21 Jul 19 | Manchester, UK | SKA Outreach & Education | |
| A Centenary of Astrophysical Jets: Observation, Theory and Future Prospects | 23-26 Jul 19 | Manchester, UK | SKA Science | |
| Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) | 6-10 Oct 19 | Groningen, the Netherlands | SKA computing | |
| SKA VLBI workshop | 14-17 Oct 19 | SKA HQ, Jodrell Bank, UK | SKA VLBI | |
| IAUS 358: Astronomy for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion — a roadmap to action within the framework of the IAU 100th Anniversary | 12-15 Nov 19 | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| SKA conference: the SKA System Design, Operations & Plans | 25-28 Nov 19 | Shanghai, China | SKA engineering, SKA commissioning, SKA operations | SKA talks |