First Announcement

Registration ends March 31

The Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope is a 4.1 meter aperture telescope designed to produce the best quality images of any observatory in its class in the world. It was funded by a partnership between the U.S. NOIRLab (former National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)), The Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (Brazil), Michigan State University (MSU) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).

After 20 years of continuing science operations with the SOAR telescope, the Third International Symposium of Science with SOAR will bring together specialists, graduate students, and post-docs from the different partners with expertise in a wide variety of scientific areas, who will highlight key results gathered from observations with SOAR and/or outline promising science programs for the future.

The Symposium will take place simultaneously in Brazil (INPE, São José dos Campos) and USA (Michigan State University) on May 13-15, 2025. There will be a number of invited speakers, together with ample time for contributed (oral) papers, posters, and discussion. Users are encouraged to share their experience with SOAR and expectations for the future during the three days of the Event.

Participants interested in attending the Symposium need to register in the link: Registration

Scientific Organizing Committee

Brasil - Alberto Ardila, LNA, aardla@lna.br (SOAR - Board)

Brasil - Luciano Fraga, LNA, lfraga@lna.br (SOAR - CBP)

Brasil - Simone Daflon, ON, daflon@on.br (SOAR - SAC)

Brasil - Rogério Riffel, UFRGS

Brasil - Lucimara Pires, UNICID

USA - Steve Zepf, MSU

USA - Nick Law, UNC, 

USA - Nicole S. van der Bliek, NOIRLab

Local Organizing Committee

Brasil - Bruno Castilho, LNA

Brasil - Patricia Oliveira, LNA

Brasil - Giuliana Capistrano, LNA

Brasil - Cláudia Vilega, INPE

Brasil - Matheus Carneiro - INPE

USA - Steve Zepf, MSU

Schedule

• First announcement - 30 January 2025

• Registration and abstract submission -  3 February - 31 March

• Deadline for requesting financial support (for Brazilian participants only)-  31 March

• Publication of the abstracts accepted to the Symposium:  10 April

• Publication of the final program - 15 April 

• Symposium - 13 - 15 May