[ASA] Fwd: First Announcement: IAU-GA 2027 Symposium 420 "The Faint Universe"

[Sarah Brough]

Hi All,

I’m sure there will be many interesting sessions at next year’s IAU General Assembly in Rome and I wanted to advertise one that I’ve been involved with organising.

Cheers,
Sarah
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From: Enrica Iodice <enrichetta.iodice at inaf.it>
Subject: First Announcement: IAU-GA 2027 Symposium 420 "The Faint Universe"
Date: 27 October 2026 at 3:53:59 AM AEDT
To: Enrica Iodice <enrichetta.iodice at inaf.it>


Dear Colleagues

the call for abstract is now open for the IAU Symposium 420, entitled "The Faint Universe: Tracing Galaxy Evolution in the Low-Surface-Brightness Regime<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/lDN8CXLW2mUG11jpWu6fLGsW2Kpf?domain=sites.google.com>", at the 33rd IAU General Assembly<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/lUpfCYW8NocgQQmGwhGhJgsxp_FF?domain=iaurome2027.org> in Rome, Italy, on August 17–19, 2027. Please share this announcement with colleagues and other scientists who may be interested in participating.

Context & aims:
the IAU Symposium will showcase recent observational and theoretical advances and highlight synergies with current and forthcoming facilities.
Topics will include the build-up of stellar halos and intracluster baryons, the structure and formation of LSB galaxies, including ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs), and the synergies between SKA precursor surveys and deep optical imaging to develop a more complete picture of mass assembly. Leading experts in theory will also review the latest high-resolution simulations and discuss their success in reproducing these formation scenarios.

Confirmed Invited speakers:
J. Benavides - Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile
A. Borlaff - NASA Ames Research Center; Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, USA
A. Ferguson - Institute for Astronomy, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, UK
J. Hartke - University of Turku; Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO (FINCA),Finland
N. Hatch - School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, UK
L. Kimmig - University Observatory Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Germany
B. Koribalski - Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF), CSIRO Space and Astronomy, Australia
A. Monachesi - Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile
M. Montes - Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC), Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
A. Smercina - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University, USA
M. Spavone - INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
K. Spekkens - Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Canada
I. Trujillo - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), Spain
D. Zaritsky - Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, USA
Scientific Organizing Committee:
S. Brough, UNSW, Australia
B. Catinella, ICRAR/UWA, Australia
A. Cooper, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
A. Cortesi, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
S. Danieli, Tel Aviv University, Israel
P.-A. Duc, Strasbourg Astronomical Obs., France (co-chair)
M. Hilton, Wits/UKZN, South Africa
S. Kaviraj, University of Hertfordshire, UK
J. Knapen, IAC, Spain
E. Iodice, INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Italy (Chair)
C. Mihos, CWRU, USA
R. Skelton, South African Astronomical Observatory
M. Tanaka, NAO of Japan
T. Puzia, Institute of Astrophysics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
R. de Souza, Vatican Observatory, Città del Vaticano
L. Zhu, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
Key Dates:

  *   Abstract submission & travel grant: January 15, 2027
  *   Notification of the abstract acceptance: February 15, 2027

  *   Authors registration deadline: March 5, 2027

We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to Rome!
Best Wishes
Enrica


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