2) "Charge exchange X-ray Universe 2024" June 17-21, 2024, Volos, Greece

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Charge exchange X-ray Universe 2024
June 17-21, 2024, Volos, Greece
https://cxuniverse2024.sciencesconf.org/

Aims and scope of the meeting
X-ray emissions by charge exchange (collisions between very highly charged ions and neutral atoms/molecules) are ubiquitous in our Universe, from the solar system, to clusters of galaxies. XMM-Newton and Chandra have been accumulating a vast archive of CCD and grating resolution data which are being studied to understand CX emission. Building on this heritage, the SMILE (ESA/CAS) mission (to be launched in 2025) will provide valuable insight on the solar wind CX emission in the Earth’s vicinity both for the heliophysics and astrophysics communities. The advent of high-resolution X-ray microcalorimeters, with the recently launched XRISM/Resolve and future (LEM, Athena/X-IFU) X-ray missions, will yield unprecedented high-spectral resolution data and revolutionize our view of CX emission. All these rich resources, will need close collaboration between observers, modellers, theoreticians and experimenters to grasp the details of the CX mechanism, which is still relatively understudied.
Two past workshops, at ESAC in Madrid in 2010, and at IAP in Paris in 2012, paved the way for the beginning of such conversations between experts in the phenomenon of CX X-ray emission. This workshop aims to review our current understanding of the mechanism, and bring together the CX communities to build the tools and cooperations that will shape the future of CX X-ray science.

Registration:
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open until May 5^th, 2024, at the following link:
https://cxuniverse2024.sciencesconf.org/registration

*Please be advised that each participant (including accompanying persons) will need to register individually. Once your registration form is complete, please proceed to the payment form:
https://dr04.azur-colloque.fr/inscription/en/290/inscription
For any questions or issues during the registration process, don’t hesitate to contact the LOC (cxuniverse2024@sciencesconf.org).

Abstract Submission:
You can submit your abstracts here:
https://cxuniverse2024.sciencesconf.org/submission/submit
Abstract submission for oral presentations will close on Sunday 31^st March, and on Tuesday 30^th April for poster presentations.

We welcome contributions related to charge exchange studies in the following topics:
- Observations and Modeling (Subtopics: Solar System, Supernova Remnants, Stars-stellar winds and exoplanets, X-ray Binaries, Galaxies, Galaxy Clusters & Outflows, AGN etc.)
- Theoretical calculations
- Laboratory Experiments & Data
- X-ray plasma codes and spectral fitting
- Instrumentation, current and future facilities

3) EAS2024-S6: [1st Announcement] Symposium S6 “European Laboratory Astrophysics in the JWST era”

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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the Symposium S6 
"European Laboratory Astrophysics in the JWST era"
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS2024/session.jsp?id=S6
at the European Astronomical Society (EAS) annual meeting 2024
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS2024/, 
which will be held in 

*** PADOVA (ITALY) JULY 1-5, 2024 ***.

This symposium aims to foster new collaborations between experts 
in laboratory astrophysics and observational astrophysics. 
With the ground-breaking data from JWST, ALMA and the 
up-coming ELT, there is a strong need to establish productive links 
between the relevant communities. 

The symposium will cover a variety of topics: 
Ices, Tracers of astrochemistry, Molecular spectroscopy and 
reactivity, Protoplanetary discs and planets, Plasmas and dust in 
extreme environments as well as PAHs and fullerenes. 

All interested researchers are invited to submit an abstract through 
the EAS website by March 4th:
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/abstract_submission.jsp

Please note that meeting is planned to be a fully hybrid and on-line 
presentations will be possible except for invited speakers. 

More information can be found on the session’s webpage:
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS2024/session.jsp?id=S6
Registration fee waivers and/or grants provided 
by EAS are also available on request: 
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/grants.jsp

For any inquiries on the Symposium S6 please feel free to contact us.

Important dates:
- Very early bird registration deadline: *26 February 2024*
- *Abstract submission* deadline: *4 March  2024*
- Early bird registration deadline: *29 April 2024*
- Regular registration deadline: *30 June 2024*
- *Symposium S6 "European Laboratory Astrophysics 
in the JWST era": *1 - 2 July 2024*

Please distribute this information so that it reaches all the 
communities concerned and makes this symposium a success.

Best regards,

The Scientific Organizing Committee
* Christine Joblin (Chair)
* Cristina Puzzarini (Co-Chair)
* Stephan Schlemmer (Co-Chair)
* Marcelino Agundez
* Nadia Balucani
* Olivier Berné
* Sandra Brünken
* Paola Caselli
* Emmanuel Dartois
* Franck Delahaye
* Jean-Hugues Filion
* Thomas Henning
* Liv Hornaeker
* Cornelia Jäger
* Friedrich Kupka
* Martin McCoustra
* Vito Mennella
* Ewine van Dishoeck
* Henning Zettergren

4) Prospective AA 2024: Enquètes aux personnels des laboratoires

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5) IRAM news: Call for Proposals - Summer Semester 2024

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We want to bring to your attention that a new Call for Proposals for IRAM telescopes is available at our web page: