Conveners
Special Session: Breakthrough Listen
- Oleg Smirnov (Rhodes University/SARAO/INAF)
Special Session: Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD)
- Charles Takalana (IAU Office of Astronomy)
- Joyful Elma Mdhluli (Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD))
Special Session: SALT
- Danièl Groenewald (SAAO/SALT)
Special Session: EAS/AfAS Collaborative Session
- Amare Abebe (North-West University)
- Nabila Aghanim
Special Session: African Science Journal
- Yin-Zhe Ma (Stellenbosch University)
- Amare Abebe (North-West University)
Special Session: SKAO
- There are no conveners in this block
Since 2012, the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) has supported community-driven projects that use astronomy to tackle local challenges and promote sustainable development worldwide. Through its global annual call for proposals, the OAD has funded 236 projects across 112 countries, with almost 35% of these led from Africa, spanning more than 30 African nations. These projects have...
The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) is the largest optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere, offering world-class capabilities for cutting-edge astronomical research. This workshop is designed for both emerging and established astronomers who want to increase their understanding of SALT’s proposal tools and gain hands-on experience using them effectively.
We will begin with a...
Africa–Europe collaborations in astronomy have expanded significantly over the past two decades. Partnerships on large ground-based telescope infrastructure, such as SKAO, have laid the ground
for increasing collaborations targeting optical observatories, space-based projects and activities, participation in large space-science consortia, capacity-building and training programmes. The session...
This session is dedicated to discuss the Africa-based journal of astronomy and astrophysics, its survey, and its current status and the path forward. The session will consist of the review of the Survey conducted in 2025, and possible choices of the publisher and the journal ownership, and the detailed financial plan. All members of AfAS, as well as the interested audience in the future...