Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand conference

The Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand (RASNZ) is holding its annual conference in 2018 in Christchurch from 4 to 6 May.

Guest speaker will be Dr Katie Mack from the North Carolina State University, and the Fellows’ Lecture for 2018 will be delivered by Steve Butler.

Oral or poster papers, with titles and abstracts must be submitted by 1 April 2018 or at such a time as the SCC deems the conference programme to be full. Paper submissions may be made using the Conference Paper Submission form. Please note that you must be registered for the conference to give an oral presentation.

Following the conference, the Variable Stars South Symposium will be held at the YMCA Christchurch from 6-7 May. Further information on the Symposium will be available with the registration form for the conference, and paper submissions should be sent directly to the convenor Mark Blackford (markgblackford@outlook.com). Note that this Symposium will be held only if there is sufficient interest.

The normal conference registration for non-RASNZ members is around $200, however the Society is waiving this cost for up to 10 young astronomers who are keen to attend, find out more here.