<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">Dear Friends and Colleagues, </font><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">Abstract submission and registration is now open for <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/sl3BCk81N9tk04VGAi2JgHu?domain=jadc.swin.edu.au"><b>IAU Symposium #391: The first chapters of our cosmic history with JWST</b></a></font></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">The symposium will be held between <b>6-9th of August 2024 </b>during the</font><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/qQrjClx1Nji1KkJ4mi9OqqT?domain=astronomy2024.org/"> IAU General Assembly in Cape Town</a><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">. </font></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></div><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323">VISION</font></b></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">To foster a dynamic exchange of innovative scientific ideas of the early cosmos through the lens of JWST and ignite a passion for space among the Africa's next generation of scientists.</font></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323">KEY SCIENTIFIC THEMES</font></b></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">- Uncovering the physical and chemical properties of first galaxies in the Universe with JWST.</font></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">- Determining the role of first stars, galaxies, AGN, and quasars in reshaping the first billion years of the Universe.</font></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">- Revealing the rapid mass and dust build up pathways of the first massive galaxies in the early Universe with JWST.</font></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">- The abundance and quenching mechanisms of the first massive quiescent galaxies in the Universe.</font></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">- The large scale structures of the early Universe uncovered by JWST.</font></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">- Simulating the first chapters of our cosmic history with new observational constraints from JWST.</font></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">- JWST observatory updates: what have we learnt about the facility in the first 2 years.</font></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">- Utilizing JWST effectively with strengths of Hubble and other ground based facilities.</font></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">- Addressing critical science that has not been covered with JWST by Cycle 3.</font></div></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">Submit your Abstracts and Grant applications here: <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/xnMSCmO5glupY6w48FBkb9T?domain=astronomy2024.org/">https://astronomy2024.org/abstracts-grants/</a> </font></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323"><br></font></span></div><div><b><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">Deadline for Abstracts, Travel grant requests, and Early registration is the 1st of March 2024</font></b></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">If you have any questions please let us know. </font></div><div><b><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></b></div><div><font face="Times" color="#232323" style="font-size: 14px;">Looking forward to seeing you there, </font></div><div><b><font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Times" color="#232323"><br></font></b></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323">Themiya on behalf of the SOC:</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Times" color="#232323"><br></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323">Denis Burgarella (IAU Div J liaison)</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323">Valentino Gonzalez</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323">Kathryn Grasha</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323">Hanae Inami</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323">Taysun Kimm</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323">Michael Maseda (co-chair)</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323">Themiya Nanayakkara (co-chair)</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323">Irene Shivaei</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Times" color="#232323">Laurence Tresse (IAU Div J liaison)</font></span></p></div><div><br></div></body></html>