Name: African Astronomical Society conference and General Assembly 2025 (AfAS-2025)
Start: 2025-03-20T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-03-28T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Emperors Palace Hotel Casino Convention Resort

A consistent radio to sub-mm pc-scale study of the nucleus of NGC 1068 (in session "Science")

A revisit of the evolutionary sequence of high-mass stars (in session "Science")

Advancing Astronomy Education and Research at the University of Burundi through Collaboration and Integration (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Advancing Astronomy Education and Space Science through the Asteroid Search Campaign at the Kenya Space Agency (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Advancing Exoplanet Imaging with Interferometric Apodization by Homothety: Applications in APLC Coronagraphs (in session "Science")

AFAS Cascade Designed Outreaches: Astronomy and Space Science Education in Lejja, Nigeria (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

AfAS General Assembly - President's updates (in session "AfAS General Assembly")

Affordable projector concepts (in session "Side Event")

AGN astrometry: A powerful tool for galaxy kinematic studies (in session "Science")

An Overview of the South African Astronomical Observatory (in session "Science")

APA Business Session (in session "Side Event")

Astronomy Education at the University of Zululand (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

ASTRONOMY EDUCATION IN TANZANIA SECONDARY SCHOOLS (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

ASTRONOMY OUTREACH FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ARUSHA REGION, TANZANIA (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Astronomy's Role in Addressing Local Economies and Community Engagement (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Astronomy, Mental Health, and outreach. (in session "Plenary")

Astrophysics & Cosmology Final Report of the African Strategy (in session "Special Session")

BLUEshift: Welcome to Day 2 (in session "Side Event")

Bridging Worlds Through Words: The Power of Localized Learning Materials in Astronomy Outreach (in session "Plenary")

Building and developing an Initiative for African Network for Stellar Occultation by asteroids Research: Engaging Countries in Asteroid Exploration (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Challenges of active learning and inclusive teaching (in session "Side Event")

Closing Remarks (in session "Special Session")

Cocreating community engagement in Sutherland (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Committee Key Activities and Reports (in session "AfAS General Assembly")

Community Engagement on the establishment of an African Astronomy Journal (in session "AfAS General Assembly")

Conference Closing and Vote of Thanks (in session "AfAS General Assembly")

Connecting Astronomy Among African High Schoolers through the Astronomy and Space Science Debates (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Construction status (remote) (in session "Special Session")

Contribution Of Arabs And Muslims In Astronomy (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Corona and Chromospheric Active Stars in the SARAO MeerKAT Galactic Plane Survey (SMGPS) (in session "Science")

Cosmic Web Environmental Effects on Subhalo Abundance and Internal Density Profiles (in session "Science")

Dark Energy Insights through Anisotropies in the Clustering of Post-EoR HI Distribution (in session "Science")

Day 1 Reflection & Wrap-up (in session "Side Event")

Deep-learning identification of a hidden Compton-Thick AGN population between 2 < z < 4 in large JWST surveys (in session "Science")

Depart Emperor’s Palace Hotel (in session "Side Event")

Design an active learning activity, Part 1 (in session "Side Event")

Design an active learning activity, Part 2 (in session "Side Event")

Design an active learning activity, Part 3: Gallery walk & discussion. Quick stretch break (in session "Side Event")

Discovery of circular polarisation in 4.7 GHz excited OH masers (in session "Science")

Discussion Time (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

DISCUSSION TIME (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Discussion Time (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Discussion: The Legacy of the IAU General Assembly 2024 and Shaping the Future of Astronomy in Africa (in session "Special Session")

Disscussion Time (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Doing Astronomy in Tanzania, Challenges and Achievements (in session "Plenary")

Early-career researchers in physics in Africa (in session "Special Session")

East African Office of Astronomy for Development (in session "Special Session")

EGYPTIAN ASTRONOMICAL HERITAGE AS A GOOD TOOL FOR ASTRONOMY OUTREACH and EDUCATION (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Election of AfAS Executive Committee Members (in session "AfAS General Assembly")

Emission line properties of type-2 AGN in the Lockman-SpReSO survey (in session "Science")

Empowering Citizen Scientists in Africa: Contributions to Asteroid Discovery and Double-Star Research at PACS e-Lab (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Empowering Public Engagement in Astronomy through Innovative Communication Strategies (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Enabling New Discoveries with Machine Learning (in session "Science")

Enhancing Astronomy Education through the Dark Sky Initiative through Design Thinking Models and Social Innovation Approaches (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Excursion: Wits Anglo American Digital Dome (in session "Side Event")

Expected Science Performance of the Africa Millimetre Telescope (in session "Plenary")

Facilitating Think-Pair-Share & Group Work (in session "Side Event")

Financial Report & Future Funding (in session "AfAS General Assembly")

First detection of prebiotic molecules in a protoplanetary disk (in session "Science")

First results from SC2RG: The Star Clusters in Collisional Ring Galaxy Survey. (in session "Science")

First-Year Outreach and Education Initiatives of the Mozambican Astronomical Society (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Flash: A New Survey and Follow-up Telescope Covering the Southern Sky at 1-second Cadences (in session "Science")

Fostering Astronomy and Space Science Development in Kenya through Community Engagement and Education (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

From Africa to Chile: A Girl's Dream to Pursue Astronomy (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Further resources, Parking Lot questions, Closing (in session "Side Event")

General summary of the African Strategy for Fundamental and Applied Physics (in session "Special Session")

Growth of Ex-situ Diffuse Intragroup Light in Simulated Galaxy Groups (in session "Science")

High-resolution analysis of recent Martian impact craters (in session "Science")

HII regions and SNRs associated to molecular clouds: A study with the SMGPS and SEDIGISM surveys. (in session "Science")

Housekeeping Announcements (in session "Opening Ceremony")

How Learning Works, Part 1 (in session "Side Event")

How Learning Works, Part 2 & Active learning (in session "Side Event")

How rare is the brightest of all time gamma-ray burst GRB 221009A? (in session "Science")

IceCube and the Astrophysical Probe of Pseudo-Dirac Neutrinos (in session "Science")

Illuminating the Cosmos: Advancements in Astronomy Education in Mali (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Impact of projects and Call for Proposals (in session "Special Session")

Inclusive Astronomy Outreach: Inspiring People of Determination and the Elderly in Egypt (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Intro information from UNISA (in session "Side Event")

Introduction and overview of the SKA Observatory (remote) (in session "Special Session")

Introduction to PANOPTES (in session "Special Session")

Introduction to the Cascade Outreach Model (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Introduction: Design an active learning activity (in session "Side Event")

Investigation into the Cause of Time-Lags in the Arrival Times of Photons of Different Frequencies Emanating from Gamma-Ray Bursts (in session "Science")

Keynote Address: DSTI Chief Director - Astronomy (in session "Opening Ceremony")

KUPHYC:A STEM Outreach movement (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Light Pollution Control and Night Sky Advocacy through Automation Technology, Internet of Things, and Citizen Science Workshops (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Maser linear polarisation changes (in session "Science")

Mauve: a three-year UV-Vis survey dedicated to monitor stellar activity and variability (in session "Science")

MeerKAT Legacy surveys and data repository (in session "Plenary")

Message from the American Astronomical Society (AAS) (in session "Opening Ceremony")

Message from the European Astronomical Society (EAS) (in session "Opening Ceremony")

Message from the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (IAU-OAD) (in session "Opening Ceremony")

Message from the President of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) (in session "Opening Ceremony")

Message From the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) (in session "Opening Ceremony")

Message of support British High Commission (in session "Opening Ceremony")

Modelling a Large Population of HI sources using Bayesian Statistics (in session "Science")

Nurturing Young Astronomers: A Cascade Outreach Initiative in Kenyan Primary Schools (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Open Discussion (in session "Special Session")

Open discussion about women in astronomy and related fields in Africa (in session "Special Session")

Opening Remarks by AfAS President (in session "Opening Ceremony")

Overview of the OAD: Charles Takalana (in session "Special Session")

Panel Discussion (in session "Special Session")

Physics education in Africa (in session "Special Session")

Planned Telescope by University of Zululand (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Portuguese Language Office of Astronomy for Development (in session "Special Session")

Presentation: Outcomes of the IAU General Assembly 2024 (in session "Special Session")

Principles of Backwards Design (in session "Side Event")

Probing the environmental dependence of low surface brightness galaxy properties using marked statistics (in session "Science")

Promoting Citizen Science in Egypt through the Paradox Team and PACS e-Lab Partnership (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Promoting STEM in Secondary Schools with Astronomy & Space Science (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Proposed Changes to AfAS Constitution & Approval (in session "AfAS General Assembly")

Proposed Membership Fees & Benefits (in session "AfAS General Assembly")

Q&A and Discussion (in session "Special Session")

Quasar 3C 47: Extreme Population B Jetted Source With Double-peaked Profile (in session "Science")

Reflecting on our teaching (in session "Side Event")

Refurbishing the ROTSE facility in Nambia (in session "Science")

Relationship between astronomy and medicine (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Report from Office of the Secretariat (in session "AfAS General Assembly")

Revitalizing STEM Education in Libya through Astronomy (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Reviving Ancient Astronomy through Modern Outreach: Fireside Sky Watch Fest 2024 (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Science operations planning (remote) (in session "Special Session")

Science with the SKA (in session "Special Session")

Scientific Applications of PANOPTES (in session "Special Session")

Scientific Insights into the Atlas Dark Sky Reserve (in session "Science")

Scientific Journey into the Discovery of Asteroid 2021-PR160 (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

SciGirls: Empowering girls and female teachers in remote and rural areas through astronomy (in session "Plenary")

Searching for Cosmic Inflation with the Simons Array (in session "Science")

Session 1 (in session "Side Event")

SESSION 1: Welcomes and Updates (in session "Side Event")

Session 2 (in session "Side Event")

SESSION 2: Planetariums for Community Growth and Development (in session "Side Event")

Session 3 (in session "Side Event")

Session 3 cont. (in session "Side Event")

SESSION 3: Planetariums as Tools for Empowering Africa's STEM Future (in session "Side Event")

SESSION 4: Planetaria and the Power of Stories: Connecting Culture and Science (in session "Side Event")

Shaping Zimbabwe’s Astronomical Future: The Role of the Zimbabwean Astronomical Society (ZAS) (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

SheMatters: STEM-based community engagement to empower Malagasy girls and under-aged mothers from disadvantaged communities (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

SheSat Ghana - Unlocking the Potential of Ghanaian women in Space Science (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

SKA-Mid science operations planning and opportunities (in session "Special Session")

SKAO Africa Programme (in remote) (in session "Special Session")

South Africa’s Government Initiatives in Geodesy and the Role of Astronomy (in session "Special Session")

Southern African Office of Astronomy for Development (in session "Special Session")

Space Inclusion in African STEM Education (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Star Formation Histories and Evolutionary Pathways of Fornax Galaxies (in session "Science")

Statistical detection of kSZ Signal of DESI Galaxy Clusters on ACTPol DR-4 (in session "Science")

Stellar Horizons: Transforming STEM Education through Astronomy Outreach in Nigeria (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Strengthening the Underrepresented Astro-Research in Africa - new windows on the sky (in session "Plenary")

Summary of AfNWA's achievements (in session "Special Session")

Summary of the 2024 projects focused on empowering girls across Africa (in session "Special Session")

Surface pressure impact on nitrogen-dominated Super-Earth atmospheres (in session "Science")

TART workshops: Building an African Education and Outreach Network of Radio Telescopes (in session "Science")

Teaching case studies (in session "Side Event")

Teaching inclusively. Quick stretch break (in session "Side Event")

Testing models for dark matter with gravitational lensing: Current constraints and expectations from the SKA (in session "Plenary")

Testing the Merger-AGN-SFR Connection in 3.4 µm Selected Dynamically Close Galaxy Pairs (in session "Science")

The Awareness of Robotics and Astronomy Education Using Online Questionnaires (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

The Dawn of Quantum Astrophysics: Superfluid Stars as Black Hole Mimickers (in session "Science")

The Effect of Intrabinary Shock Geometry on Spider Binary Spectra and Light Curves (in session "Science")

The Hidden Risk That Poses a Threat to Critical Infrastructure and Sustainable Development, with a Focus on Africa (in session "Special Session")

The Importance of Geodetic Observations to Science and Society (in session "Special Session")

The Intelligent Observatory – Advancing Astronomical Operations and Research (in session "Science")

The Pedagogical & Multidisciplinary Uses of the Drake Equation in Astronomy (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

The Potential of Astrotourism in Africa (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

The Rapid-Response Fully-Automated NEA Follow-Up Program with the SAAO's 1-m Lesedi Telescope (in session "Science")

The Role and Impact of the IAU National Outreach Coordinators Network in Promoting Astronomy Outreach* (in session "Plenary")

The role of mass accretion rates during the outburst evolution of black hole candidate; MAXI J1535-571 (in session "Science")

The search for Binary Supermassive Black Holes in WF-VLBI data (in session "Science")

The South African Multiwavelength Astronomy Strategy 2025-2035 (in session "Plenary")

The Study of Star Formation in RedMaPPer Galaxy Clusters through Stacking Radio Continuum Data (in session "Science")

The Sun-as-a-Star in an Extended Low-Order Solar Dynamo Model (in session "Science")

The Supernova Foundation: A mentoring and networking programme for women in physics (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")

Towards GGOS Africa (in session "Special Session")

Tracing the growth of cosmic structure with galaxy clusters (in session "Plenary")

Transformation of Astronomy Research, Education, and Outreach in Africa through PACS e-Lab Projects (in session "Plenary")

Unbox a Panoptes camera box (in session "Special Session")

Unveiling Large Scale Structure Formation in the Nearby Universe: The Spectacular Shapley Supercluster (in session "Science")

Update on the Astronomy operations with the Southern African Large Telescope (in session "Science")

Using PANOPTES for Outreach & Education (in session "Special Session")

Using the oldest, most massive galaxies in the Universe to obtain an independent measurement of the Hubble parameter (in session "Plenary")

Venue open for assembly (in session "Side Event")

Verifying Cosmological Simulations: Searching for Extended HI Emission in the Fornax Cluster (in session "Science")

Welcome Address (in session "Opening Ceremony")

Welcome and Introduction (in session "Special Session")

Welcome and Opening Remarks (in session "Side Event")

Welcome message and Introduction of the VC (in session "Opening Ceremony")

Welcome, workshop overview, introductory discussions (in session "Side Event")

West African Office of Astronomy for Development (in session "Special Session")

Workshop 2 (in session "Side Event")

Youth in Astronomy: Preparation For Big Science In Africa (in session "Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)")