<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><style class="WebKit-mso-list-quirks-style">
<!--
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{mso-style-unhide:no;
mso-style-qformat:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
margin-top:0cm;
margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:8.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;
line-height:115%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;
mso-ansi-language:#1000;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;
text-underline:single;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
mso-themecolor:followedhyperlink;
text-decoration:underline;
text-underline:single;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
mso-default-props:yes;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-ansi-language:#1000;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
.MsoPapDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
margin-bottom:8.0pt;
line-height:115%;}
@page WordSection1
{size:595.3pt 841.9pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;
mso-header-margin:35.4pt;
mso-footer-margin:35.4pt;
mso-paper-source:0;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:261038852;
mso-list-template-ids:943357256;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:36.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:72.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:108.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:144.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:180.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:216.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:252.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:288.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:324.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:2111003685;
mso-list-template-ids:-1905883458;}
@list l1:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:36.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:72.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l1:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:108.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:144.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:180.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:216.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:252.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:288.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:324.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
-->
</style><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left; line-height: normal; background: white;"><font face=".AppleSystemUIFont" style="font-size: 12px;">Hi Everyone, </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left; line-height: normal; background: white;"><font face=".AppleSystemUIFont" style="font-size: 12px;">Please see below the announcement for the "JWST-UVIT Hands-on Workshop" scheduled for October in Bangalore, India. </font><span style="font-size: 12px;">Please feel free to forward this announcement to any colleagues or contacts within your Asia-Pacific research networks who might benefit from this opportunity.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="line-height: normal; font-size: medium; text-align: center; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="line-height: normal; font-size: medium; text-align: center; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">COSPAR Capacity-Building Workshop - JWST & AstroSat/UVIT Data Analysis</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">We are delighted to announce the upcoming </span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/DNblC0YKPvir7V1Bmswf2c9Er9V?domain=cosparhq.cnes.fr/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">COSPAR Capacity-Building Workshop</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> entitled</span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/N4fxCgZ0N1iYo9MyGToh4c4Y7Wu?domain=cosparindia2025.christuniversity.in"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span></a><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/N4fxCgZ0N1iYo9MyGToh4c4Y7Wu?domain=cosparindia2025.christuniversity.in"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"JWST-UVIT Hands-on Workshop"</span></b></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/N4fxCgZ0N1iYo9MyGToh4c4Y7Wu?domain=cosparindia2025.christuniversity.in">,</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> scheduled for <b>20th to 31st October 2025</b> at </span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/aslACjZ1N7iyB8WmRF5iocmCzQp?domain=christuniversity.in/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">CHRIST (Deemed to be University)</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">, Bangalore, India.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: medium; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><u>About COSPAR Capacity-Building Workshops:</u></span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) organizes Capacity-Building Workshops globally, aiming to enhance the scientific capabilities of researchers, particularly in developing regions, by providing practical training in space-based data analysis and fostering international collaboration.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: medium; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><u>Workshop Highlights</u>:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> This intensive two-week workshop features expert-led sessions and hands-on tutorials focusing on the analysis and interpretation of data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and AstroSat's UltraViolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT). Topics covered include:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Local star-forming regions</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">High-redshift galaxies</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Exoplanet research</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Advanced data analysis techniques</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: medium; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><u>Current Confirmed Lecturers:</u></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Prof. Annapurni Subramaniam, Director, Indian Institute of Astrophysics</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Dr. Carlos Gabriel, Chair, COSPAR Panel on Capacity Building</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Prof. C S Stalin, Indian Institute of Astrophysics</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Dr. Isabel Rebollido, European Space Astronomy Centre (ESA)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Dr. Javier Álvarez, Centro de Astrobiología, Spain</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Dr. Nimisha Kumari, Space Telescope Science Institute, USA</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Dr. Smitha Subramanian, Indian Institute of Astrophysics</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Dr. Sreeja S Kartha, CHRIST University</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Dr. Stacey Alberts, Space Telescope Science Institute, USA</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;background:white"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Dr. Themiya Nanayakkara, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: medium; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: medium; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><u>Participation & Support</u>:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> Open to researchers, faculty, postdocs, Ph.D. students, and master's students from Asia and nearby regions. The workshop is limited to 40 participants to ensure personalized mentorship. All local expenses for selected participants will be covered.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: medium; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><u>Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC</u>): </span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b><i>Dr. Carlos Gabriel (chair</i></b>), COSPAR PCB Chair, Germany; <b><i>Dr. Sreeja S Kartha </i></b></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><i>(co-chair)</i></b></span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India;<b><i> Dr. Themiya Nanayakkara </i></b></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><i>(co-chair)</i></b></span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia; <b><i>Prof. Fatemeh Tabataba</i></b>e, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, Tehran, Iran; <b><i>Dr. Blesson Mathew</i></b>, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India; <b><i>Prof. Inci Akkaya Oralhan</i></b>, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey; <b style="font-style: italic;">Prof. Mariano Mén</b><b><i>dez</i></b>, University of Groningen, Netherlands; <b><i>A/Prof. Xin Wan</i></b>g, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: medium; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><u>Local Organizing Committee (LOC</u>):</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> <b style="font-style: italic;">Dr. Sreeja S Kartha (chair</b><b><i>)</i></b>, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India, <b><i>Mr. Akhil Krishna R</i></b>, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India; <b><i>Dr. Blesson Mathew</i></b>, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India; <b><i>Dr. Jithesh </i></b>V, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India; <b><i>Dr. Kenath Aru</i></b>n, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India; <b><i>Prof. Manoj </i></b>B, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India; <b><i>Dr. Prajwel Josep</i></b>h, CHRIST University / Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, India; <b><i>Dr. Shridharan B</i></b>, TIFR, Mumbai, India; <b><i>Mr. Ujjwal Krishnan</i></b>, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India; <b style="font-style: italic;">Dr. Vineeth</b><b><i> V</i></b>, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India;</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: medium; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><u>Applicatio</u>n:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> Apply online (by 31st May 2025) and find more information at: </span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/fN0aCk81N9tqK9xB5c9sBcGRbY0?domain=cosparindia2025.christuniversity.in/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://cosparindia2025.christuniversity.in</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: medium; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">We look forward to your participation in this unique opportunity to collaborate, learn, and explore the cosmos!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; font-size: medium; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></p></body></html>