Third announcement for the ALMA 2019 conference
ALMA 2019 will take place in Cagliari/IT on October 14-18, 2019. Find here the registration page. Registration is now open here. Deadline for abstract submission: May 15, 2019.
EVN: Call for proposals for scientific observations is now open
The EVN facility is open to all astronomers. Astronomers with limited or no VLBI experience are particularly encouraged to apply for observing time. Student proposals are judged favorably by the EVN Programme Committee. Support with proposal preparation, scheduling, correlation, data reduction and analysis can be requested at the Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC (JIVE). Proposal [...]
8th International VLBI Technology Workshop in Marsfield, Sydney
The 8th International VLBI Technology Workshop will be hosted by CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility & will take place from November 18 to 20, 2019, at ATNF headquarters in Marsfield, Sydney. Registration Deadline is November 1, 2019. More information here.
ESOF2020 Calls for Proposals Are Open!
Next ESOF2020 conference will take place in Trieste/Italy, 5-9 July 2020. The ESOF (EuroScience Open Forum) is a biennial, interdisciplinary, pan-European, general science meeting and debate involving researchers, politicians, innovators, industry, science journalists and the media. Submissions are open until June 15 2019. More details here.
Vacant post at IAA-CSIC in Granada
Apply for a postdoctoral research position at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC in Granada, Spain. Deadline for applications is May 3, 2019. More information here.
RadioNet newsletter 4/2019
The RadioNet newsletter 4/2019 has been issued today.
YERAC2019: Registration is open
YERAC2019 is conference is hosted by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and held at Trinity College Dublin. Like in the past, RadioNetis the main sponsor of the YERAC, to promote the work, and professional development, of young radio astronomers in Europe. The organizers invite PhD students and early-career (within 5 years of PhD) postdoctoral [...]
Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole
RadioNet infrastructures contribute to paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of distant galaxy Messier 87 Read the special edition of the RadioNet Newsletter here. See also the press release from the EC here. Image (C) EHT
News on the Saint Croix VLBA station
Update on the effort to restore the Saint Croix VLBA station to pre-hurricane conditions. The upcoming effort to perform corrosion mitigation and painting of the 25m antenna will commence with an NRAO team visiting the station for structural repair work on April 22, 2019. With this visit, the station will be down, and will remain [...]
2019 NEON Observing School
The 2019 NEON Observing School is hosted by the Rozhen Observatory in Bulgaria September 15-29. During the second week of the school, which will take place in Sofia, a Hot Topics Conference will also take place. The NEON observing school will provide lectures on observing techniques and hands-on observing experience on professional telescopes. During it [...]