This is the second announcement of the IAU Symposium 359 – Galaxy Evolution and Feedback across Different Environments (GALFEED) to take place between March 2 and 6, 2020 at the Dall’Onder hotel, in the town of Bento Gonçalves, located at a distance of 115 km from the Salgado Filho International Airport of Porto Alegre, in the south of Brazil.
Deadline for requesting IAU grants: October 20, 2019. If you need financial support, please register within the October 20 deadline, sending also an Abstract and the form you can find at Grants for IAU Symposia and Regional IAU Meetings page at the IAU website. By November 20, we will let you know if you were selected for the grant.
Complete list of deadlines: (1) October 20 if a grant is being requested; (2) December 10 for general registration and payment of the early registration fee (250 EUR); (3) January 30 for payment of the regular fee (300 EUR).
Goal of the IAU Symposium 359 – GALFEED: Bring together the Galaxy Evolution and AGN communities in order to advance our understanding of the interplay between these processes via observations and models across different environments and cosmic time.
Extra-science attractions: The town of Bento Gonçalves is located at the center of the wine county in the south of Brazil, home of prize-winning wineries and of a beautiful countryside, that can be explored via hiking, biking and picturesque tram rides.
VISA: There is no need of VISA to enter Brazil (only a valid passport) for citizens of the following countries: United States, Canada, countries of Europe, Australia, Japan and most countries of Latin America. If you are in doubt if your nationality requires a VISA to enter Brazil, please consult the official list from the Brazilian government .
Payment of the registration fee: Can be done through money transfer or using a credit card via Paypal (early: 250EUR, regular: 300EUR and late: 350EUR). If you do not have an account at Paypal, you will be directed to create one.
More details on the “IAU SYMP. 359 – GALFEED” can be found via the: homepage: http://www.ufrgs.br/galfeed2020 and e-mail contact: contact.galfeed2020@if.ufrgs.br
Hoping to welcome you at our Symposium,
Thaisa Storchi Bergmann & Rogério Riffel (In the name of the SOC and LOC)
