Programme Overview

View the complete EWASS 2017 Programme (distributed on site).

Symposia

•  S1 : Exoplanet science in the coming decade: The bright and nearby future
•  S2 : 1st Gaia Data, New Science, New Opportunities, Synergies with Radio Astrometry - the Gaia Research for European Astronomy Training (GREAT) Network
•  S3 : Comparing simulations and observations of the varying scales of star formation
•  S4 : Astrophysical Jets and Outflows - Synergies from compact objects to protostars
•  S5 : High mass stars, their feedback and massive star clusters (Symposium to celebrate Guillermo Tenorio-Tagle's life-long contributions to Astrophysics)
•  S6 : Physics and Demography of AGN and Starburst Winds
•  S7 : Bridging the near and the far: from the Milky Way to nearby galaxies
•  S8 : Ram pressure stripping and galaxy evolution
•  S9 : Star cluster formation history in the Magellanic Clouds
•  S10 : Properties and evolution of accreting compact objects in low and high mass X-ray binaries
•  S11 : A multi-messenger look at the origin of gamma-ray bursts
•  S12 : Accreting Black holes at their extremes
•  S13 : The multi­frequency gravitational wave universe
•  S14 : Astroinformatics: From Big Data to Understanding the Universe at Large
•  S15 : Scientific Synergies enabled by the SKA, CTA and Athena
•  S16 : Science with a large cooled FIR Space Observatory

Special Sessions

•  SS1 : European Forum of Astronomical Communities in the New Member States
•  SS2 : Cool Science on Hot Subjects - Demonstrating the Strengths and Needs of National 1-2m Class Telescopes
•  SS3 : Undergraduate Research in Astronomy
•  SS4 : Star-planet interactions
•  SS5 : Energy release and radiation in partially ionized plasma of solar and stellar atmospheres
•  SS6 : Exploring Neutron Star Structure by Timing and Spectroscopy
•  SS7 : Near Infrared High Resolution Spectroscopy: where are we?
•  SS8 : Cancelled
•  SS9 : Understanding the environmental dependence of star formation: the importance of Big Data
•  SS10 : Winds from massive stars: What are the real rates?
•  SS11 : Star formation, metals, and feedback in galaxies: Combining the latest observations and models
•  SS12 : Dust across the Universe
•  SS13 : Relativity at 100: Past, present, and future of observational and theoretical puzzles
•  SS14 : Damped Ly-alpha absorbers (DLAs): in absorption, in emission
•  SS15 : Unravelling the first billion years with next-generation observatories and modelling
•  SS16 : Developments and Practices in Astronomy Research Software
•  SS17 : Science with the BRITE-Constellation nano-satellite photometry mission
•  SS18 : The European ELT - Project status & plans for early science
•  SS19 : New Frontiers with Cluster Lenses : From the Hubble to the James Webb Space Telescope
•  SS20 : Science with ALMA: Discoveries, future priorities and user support
•  SS21 : Preparing the JWST Era
•  SS22 : Making the case for European astronomy and space science: public and political engagement

Please refer to the dedicated page on Plenary Lectures.

• Opening ceremony (Mon. 11:00–11:30)
• EAS General Assembly (Thu 11:00–12:00)
• Closing ceremony (Fri. 12:30–12:45)

• EAS Affiliated Societies: business lunch (Mon. 12:45–13:45)
• EAS Council meeting 1 (Tue. 12:30–14:00)
• EAS Council meeting 2 (Thu. 12:30–14:00)