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<p class="">Dear ASA Colleagues,<br class="">
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We are excited to announce the <strong class="">Symposium 12</strong>
<strong class="">
“The Renaissance of the Low Surface Brightness Universe”</strong>
to be held as part of the European Astronomy Society (EAS)
Annual Meeting taking place virtually from
<strong class="">June 30 to July 1, 2021</strong>. <b style="background-color: rgb(255, 252, 0);" class="">There
is only 1 week left for the abstract deadline</b>, so don’t
forget to send your abstracts and register!<br class="">
<br class="">
The symposium will review the work within the field, from the
smallest to the largest scales, bringing experts from both
theory and observations together to shape a panchromatic view
of the hidden Universe.<br class="">
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Further details can be found in the following links:<br class="">
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<li class=""><strong class="">Symposium S12 website:</strong>
<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/gsg0CGv0oyCDQG7KfKAEVr?domain=eas.unige.ch" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=S12</a></li>
<li class=""><strong class="">Abstract submission [deadline 2
March 2021]:</strong>
<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/3jQOCJyBrGf6D5J3cGTL6u?domain=eas.unige.ch" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/abstract_submission.jsp</a>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><em class="">To ensure a fair process, the
abstract review will be done
<b style="background-color: rgb(255, 252, 0);" class="">anonymously</b>. Please, see S12 abstract
submission instructions below**</em><em class=""></em></li>
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<li class=""><strong class="">Registration [open until 2 July
2021]:</strong> <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/OZOlCK1DvKTXGmozf3RfWX?domain=eas.unige.ch" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/registration.jsp</a></li>
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We would appreciate if you could circulate this widely among
your colleagues and institutions.<br class="">
<br class="">
<br class="">
Best regards,<br class="">
Anna Ferré-Mateu, Cristina Martínez-Lombilla and Mireia
Montes.**<br class="">
<br class="">
**On behalf of the SOC.<br class="">
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<h2 class="">Symposium: The Renaissance of the Low Surface
Brightness Universe (S12)</h2>
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<img apple-inline="yes" id="312A95B1-722F-4848-8722-0D1BD4FDAF13" class="" src="cid:part4.2A671636.1040F91C@unsw.edu.au"><br class="">
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Rationale</h3>
<p class="">The LSB Universe is key for a broad community and
this symposium aims to address the most pressing questions:<br class="">
</p>
<ul class="">
<li class="">How can the state-of-the-art data analysis
techniques - which preserve LSB features - be implemented in
the next generation of surveys like LSST and EUCLID, where
the European community has invested?</li>
<li class="">Can we export the detailed knowledge from
resolved studies of the Milky Way to other neighboring
galaxies to better understand their outskirts?</li>
<li class="">What constraints do tidal tails provide on
interacting galaxies? Do LSB observations agree with
numerical predictions on the amount and properties of dark
matter substructures?</li>
<li class="">Do simulations reproduce the properties of LSB
galaxies? How can the next generation of telescopes resolve
the kinematics and populations of their stellar and gas
components?</li>
<li class="">Can we constrain the accretion history of
clusters by understanding the nature of the Intracluster
light (ICL)?</li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-size:16px;" class="">Confirmed Invited
Speakers</span></h3>
<p class="">Prof. Jean Brodie (Swinburne University of
Technology - Australia)<br class="">
Dr. Arianna Di Cintio (IAC - Spain)<br class="">
Prof. Eva Grebel (ARI-Heidelberg - Germany)<br class="">
Mr. Raúl Infante-Sainz (IAC - Spain)<br class="">
Dr. Enrica Iodice (INAF-OAC - Italy)<br class="">
Prof. Kathryn V. Johnston (Columbia University - USA)<br class="">
Dr. Tomás Ruiz-Lara (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute - The
Netherlands)<br class="">
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<h3 class="">Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC)</h3>
<p class="">Dr. Anna Ferré-Mateu (co-chair, ICCUB - Spain)<br class="">
Dr. Cristina Martínez-Lombilla (co-chair, UNSW - Australia)<br class="">
Dr. Mireia Montes (co-chair, STScI - USA)<br class="">
Prof. Magda Arnaboldi (ESO - Germany)<br class="">
Prof. Sarah Brough (UNSW - Australia)<br class="">
Prof. Pierre-Alain Duc (OAS - France)<br class="">
Prof. Johan Knapen (IAC - Spain)<br class="">
Dr. Jorge Peñarrubia (ROE - Scotland)<br class="">
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<h4 class=""><br class="">
<em class="">**Abstract submission</em></h4>
<p class=""><em class="">The S12 abstract peer review process
will be done anonymously with the authors' identities being
concealed from the SOC members. This aims to provide the
most unbiased outcome possible in terms of gender-balance,
seniority, and institutions.</em></p>
<p class="">In order to ensure a correct process, here are some
brief guidelines for your abstract submission:<br class="">
</p>
<ul class="">
<li class=""><em class="">Do not include names or affiliations
in the abstract text or title</em></li>
<li class=""><em class="">In case any referencing is really
necessary, please use third person neutral wording</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 class=""><br class="">
Contact</h3>
<p class="">Anna Ferré-Mateu (<a href="mailto:aferremateu@icc.ub.edu" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">aferremateu@icc.ub.edu</a>)<br class="">
Cristina Martínez-Lombilla (<a href="mailto:c.martinezlombilla@unsw.edu.au" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">c.martinezlombilla@unsw.edu.au</a>)<br class="">
Mireia Montes (<a href="mailto:mmontesquiles@stsci.edu" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">mmontesquiles@stsci.edu</a>)<br class="">
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