Programme Overview

View the complete EWASS2018 Final Programme booklet (distributed on site).

Symposia

•  S1 : Early Science with JWST
•  S2 : Gaia: The billion-star galaxy census: at the threshold of Gaia data release 2
•  S3 : Galaxy formation through cosmic time: synergising theory and observations in the era of large facilities
•  S4 : High resolution solar physics - the dawn of a new era
•  S5 : Relativistic Astrophysics, in memory of Stephen Hawking
•  S6 : Software in astronomy
•  S7 : Supernova diversity: prospects and challenges for next-generation surveys
•  S8 : The formation of stars and planets
•  S9 : The interstellar medium as a window onto galaxy evolution
•  S10 : The physics and chemistry of planetary atmospheres
•  S11 : Weak and strong-lensing techniques to unveil mysteries of the Universe

Special Sessions

•  SS1 : Active galactic nuclei: environment, triggering, life cycle, and feedback
•  SS2 : Art space: using artistic media for outreach, cultural astronomy, and science communication in astronomy, Solar physics and space science
•  SS3 : Astrophysical jets in the era of multi-messenger astronomy
•  SS4 : Atomic and molecular data needs for astronomy and astrophysics
•  SS5 : Complex organic molecules in the Universe: current understanding and perspectives
•  SS6 : Dust formation by evolved stars and supernovae
•  SS7 : Equity and diversity in astronomy
•  SS8 : Engaging the public with astronomy and space science research
•  SS9 : European forum of astronomical communities
•  SS10 : Exploring the high-redshift Universe in advance of JWST
•  SS11 : Exploring the Universe: a European vision for the future of VLBI
•  SS12 : Flares in the lower atmosphere of the Sun and stars
•  SS13 : Galaxy clusters and groups across cosmic time
•  SS14 : Gamma-ray bursts, hypernovae, and superluminous supernovae: energetic cosmic explosions 20 years after SN 1998bw
•  SS15 : Hack/Maker Day
•  SS16 : Hello, goodbye: understanding the duality of the Milky Way
•  SS17 : Making the case for European astronomy and space science: public and political engagement
•  SS18 : Multimessenger Astronomy with Gravitational Waves
•  SS19 : Multiple populations in massive star clusters, a common thread through cosmological ages?
•  SS20 : Multi wavelength polarimetry
•  SS21 : Opening new frontiers in cosmology with the Square Kilometre Array
•  SS22 : Open problems in modelling chemical element transport in stars
•  SS23 : Reflection on European - African research collaborations in astronomy and space science: opportunities, achievements, challenges, and needs
•  SS24 : Resolving stars and gas in the central kiloparsec: clues to disk galaxy evolution
•  SS25 : Supernovae as cosmological probes
•  SS26 : Surveys in the ELT era
•  SS27 : The Alpha Centauri system as a benchmark for stellar and planetary systems
•  SS28 : The causes and consequences of space weather
•  SS29 : The state of the art and future of panchromatic nova science
•  SS30 : Towards the next generation of Integral Field Spectrographs: ideas, designs and developments
•  SS31 : Unveiling the low surface brightness Universe: the new era of deep-wide surveys

Lunch Sessions

•  LS1 : Equity and diversity in astronomy
•  LS2 : Cancelled
•  LS3 : Publishing in astronomy: workshop for authors and referees
•  LS4 : UKSP Business Lunch
•  LS5 : Hack/Maker day
•  LS6 : Outreach Lunch - diversifying astronomy and geophysics outreach
•  LS7 : Open discussion around Africa-Europe research collaborations
•  LS8 : Media Training Workshop - Telling a Compelling Story
•  LS9 : Cancelled
•  LS10 : Nova Lunch
•  LS11 : European Regional Office of Astronomy for Development

Please refer to the dedicated pages on Plenary Lectures and Public Events.

• Opening ceremony (Tue 11:00–11:30)
• Closing ceremony (Fri 13:00–13:30)
• Public lecture (Fri 18:30, Redmonds Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L3 5UG)

• EAS Council meeting (Wed 7:30–09:00)
• EAS Affiliated Societies: business lunch (Wed 13:15–14:15)