[AAA] Fwd: Second announcement IAUS 402. Submit an abstract before 28th February

Vie Feb 14 08:01:20 -03 2025

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De: Lida Oskinova <lida en astro.physik.uni-potsdam.de>
Date: vie, 14 feb 2025 a las 5:37
Subject: Second announcement IAUS 402. Submit an abstract before 28th
February
To: <MASSIVESTARSNEWS en ls.kuleuven.be>

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

IAUS 402: Massive stars across redshifts in the era of JWST and large
surveys

Dates: 15-19 September 2025

Submit an abstract before 28th February 2025

Venue: The Coral y Marina Hotel, in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

PROGRAMME

The 402nd International Astronomical Union (IAU) Symposium will be held in
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico in September 2025. This international
conference will bring together observational and theoretical astrophysicists
from different communities to discuss all aspects of massive stars and to
gauge the progress that has been made so far and identify areas that still
need improving. The subjects covered in this meeting will be observations
and modelling of massive-star atmospheres and evolution (single and binary),
final products but a special focus will be high-z stars, large surveys and
key detailed observations as well as population synthesis. We will also be
holding a session on innovative observation techniques such as
asteroseismology, spectropolarimetry and interferometry.

During the Symposium, we will offer a public talk at the Science Museum of
Ensenada, a display of a selection of astrophotography images at a local
venue, possibly the Art Museum and we will also run one or more “Pint of
Science” evenings at local pubs, with Symposium participants speaking.

The Massive Stars Commission (G2) of the IAU’s Stars and Stellar Physics
Division organizes this symposium, typically held every 4 years, to present
the latest research findings, discuss the status of current research in
massive stars, and chart the way forward for future research. The first
meeting was in Argentina in 1971, and in the last decade we organised
“Massive Stars: from Alpha to Omega” in Greece (2013), “IAUS 329: The Lives
and Death Throes of Massive Stars” in New Zealand (2016) and IAUS 361:
Massive Stars Near & Far in Ireland (2022).

INVITED SPEAKERS

Evelyn Alecian, Marcelo Borges, Floor Broekgaarden, Volker Bromm, Gustavo
Bruzual, Matteo Buggli, Mirko Curti, Sylvia Ekstroem, Raphael Hirschi, Zsolt
Keszthelyi, Chiaki Kobayashi, Jesús Maíz-Apellániz, Pablo Marchant, Lucimara
Martins, Maryam Modjaz, Itumeleng Monageng, Coralie Neiner, May G. Pedersen,
Varsha Ramachandran, Andreas Sander, Sergio Simon-Díaz, Jon Sundqvist, Frank
Tramper, Anne Verhamme

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND PAYMENT

Submit an abstract before 28th February 2025 at:

https://astronomia.unam.mx/iaus402_massivestars/registration/

The payment platform will open after the abstract selection process has
occurred.

The in-person/virtual conference fee is €370/€155 (early registration, opens
in February 2025) or €410/€170 (starting April 30th 2025) and includes the
electronic proceedings (12 GBP plus tax). In addition, for in-person
participants, this includes the welcome reception, coffee breaks and
lunches, and the conference dinner.  Note that registration for in-person
attendance is on a first-come basis until the conference is full, so we
encourage you to register early.

An excursion to a local winery will be organized but is not included in the
conference fee. Alternatively, visitors can opt to spend the afternoon of
the excursion at the beach.

There is limited financial aid available from the IAU for attending the
conference and priority will be given to Early Career persons. In order to
apply, applicants must submit the form located
at https://www.iau.org/static/meetings/GrantSymposium.pdf to our contact
e-mail address (iaus402 [at] astro.unam.mx), with subject “IAU grant
application”, by February 28th.

CONFERENCE VENUE

The meeting will be held at the Coral y Marina Hotel in Ensenada, Baja
California, Mexico.  The Coral y Marina Hotel in Ensenada is a 4-star resort
hotel in a marina with state-of-the-art conference facilities.

There is a block booking of 195 bedrooms in the Coral y Marina Hotel from
Sunday 14th September 2025 to Friday 20th September 2025 (6 nights) at a
special rate per night of $165 USD (before taxes, extra person $23.00 USD
including tax). This rate is valid until 14th July 2025 or until all rooms
are booked out. However, starting on May 14th 2025, the special rate will
only be available for 50% of these rooms. We recommend you book early at
this link:
https://www.hotelcoral.com/book/dates-of-stay?groupID=4391859&hotelID=11694
, which already includes the special rate.

PROCEEDINGS

We will publish an online-only proceedings according to the IAU
specifications.

TRAVEL

For travel information and information about visa requirements for Mexico,
please visit:
https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/toronto/index.php/en/servicesforeigners/docleg
alization/52-conservices/225-visitors-who-do-not-require-a-visa-with-a-sta
y-up-to-180-days
<https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/toronto/index.php/en/servicesforeigners/doclegalization/52-conservices/225-visitors-who-do-not-require-a-visa-with-a-stay-up-to-180-days>,
specially if you plan to stay in Mexico for more than
just the conference, and you arrive to Mexico by car or foot from the USA.
The latter requires you to pay a fee and get proof of legal entry, on the
Mexican side, at the US-Mexico border. This is not required if you are
flying into Mexico, as the fee is included in your plane ticket, or if you
are just coming to Ensenada for the conference.

Transportation to the San Diego and Tijuana airports can be organized for
participants who request it but is not included in the conference fee. The
bus from Tijuana to Ensenada and back is about 10-15 USD (one way) and runs
frequently. This includes the bus from Ensenada that leaves you at the
US-Mexico border, where you can then walk into the US via a bridge, if you
have the proper visa/documents to do so. On the way from the US-Mexico
border to Ensenada, the bus is only available from the Tijuana bus station
or the Tijuana airport, on the Mexican side.

SCIENTIFIC ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Conny Aerts, Paula Benaglia, Michel Curé, Jan Eldridge, Miriam García García
(co-chair), Alexander Heger, Georges Meynet, Sharzrene Mohamed, Bernhard
Mueller, Lidia Oskinova, Taeho Ryu, Sergio Simon-Díaz, Daniel Stark, Nicole
St-Louis (co-chair), Jorick Vink, Aida Wofford (chair)

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Aida Wofford and Carlos Román Zúñiga (co-chairs), Jesús A. Toalá, Guillermo
García Segura, Alberto López, Sergei Zharikov, María Eugenia García, María
de los Ángeles Pérez-Villegas, Alma Maciel, Abisai Lucero

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