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<div><span style="font-size:14px">You are cordially invited to attend the <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/kWR_CjZ1N7iRJZ49OhWf3sm9kkB?domain=aprim2026.org">2026 Asia-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting</a> (APRIM 2026), which will take place in Hong Kong from May 4 to May 8, 2026. The venue for this meeting is the
iconic Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), located in the vibrant city of Hong Kong.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px">Held every three years, APRIM is a major regional scientific meeting of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and second only to the IAU General Assembly in scale and scope. APRIM is a key platform for astronomers, space
scientists and related stakeholders across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond to engage in collaboration, share latest scientific findings, network and discuss pressing and major questions that advance the frontiers of astronomy, astrophysics and space science.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px">APRIM 2026 is being organised by Prof Quentin Parker, Director of the Laboratory for Space Research at HKU (and well known to many ASA members!) and will feature an excellent array of Australian and international plenary and
invited speakers.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px">Science sessions will cover the following:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size:14px">Astronomy Public Outreach and Education</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px">Galaxies, AGN and the High Redshift Universe</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px">High Energy Astrophysics</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px">Gravitational Wave Astronomy</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px">The Life Cycle of Stars and Their Planets</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px">Radio, mm and Sub-mm Astronomy</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px">Astronomical Surveys and Time Domain Astronomy</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px">Upcoming Astronomical Facilities</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px">Space Sustainability.</span></li></ol>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px">Important dates are:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size:14px">October 1, 2025 – Open for Abstract Submission and Registration</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px">December 5, 2025 – Abstract Deadline</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px">February 25, 2026 – Deadline for Early Registration</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px">March 15, 2026 – Deadline for VISA Assistance</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px">May 4, 2026 – Meeting Starts</span></li></ul>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px">Detailed information is available in the first circular, which is attached.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px">Regular updates, news, session information and speaker lists will be made available on the <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/kWR_CjZ1N7iRJZ49OhWf3sm9kkB?domain=aprim2026.org">official website</a> as appropriate.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px">Kind regards</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:14px">Lister Staveley-Smith</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:14px">on behalf of the <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/QJrBCk81N9t50oyNwtVhEsGA61A?domain=aprim2026.org/">2026 APRIM SOC</a></span></div>
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