Extragalactic Transient Universe: Marseille, 6 to 10 July 2026

[Antonio de Ugarte Postigo]

Dear Colleagues,

This is a reminder of the "Extragalactic Transient Universe" conference, which will take place in Marseille (France) from 6 to 10 July 2026. This meeting is the latest in the conference series organised by the GECO (Galaxies, Stars, and Cosmology) group of the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille. Please note that the deadline for abstract submission, on the 27th February, is approaching.

 

Research topics to be discussed at the conference will include:

Gamma-Ray Bursts

Fast Blue Optical Transients

Core-collapse supernovae

Tidal Disruption Events

Fast Radio Bursts

Exotic transients

Multi-messenger observations

Theory and simulations

Massive stars as progenitors

Host galaxies

Instrumentation, surveys, and observational techniques

 

Invited speakers are:

Bertrand Cordier

Rob Eyles-Ferris

James Gillanders

Ben Gompertz

Ragnhild Lunnan

Kate Maguire

Kenzie Nimmo

Samaya Nissanke

Dan Perley

Om Sharan Salafia

Christina Thöne

Andrea Saccardi

Sandra Savaglio

Weimin Yuan

 

For administrative reasons, the payment platform for the conference fees will open by March.

 

Website: https://geco-lam2026.sciencesconf.org/
Contact: geco-l...@sciencesconf.org

Scientific Organising Committee members:

• Sarah Antier 
• Stéphane Blondin 
• Frédéric Daigne 
• Ramandeep Gill 
• Noémie Globus 
• Mansi Kasliwal 
• Daniele Bjørn Malesani 
• Antonio de Ugarte Postigo (chair) 
• Susanna Vergani 
• Bing Zhang 

Local Organising Committee members:

• Stéphane Basa 
• Samuel Boissier 
• Véronique Buat 
• Nicolas Martinet 
• Daniele Michilli 
• Raphaël Mignon-Risse 
• Florence Roman 
• Benjamin Schneider 
• Antonio de Ugarte Postigo

I apologise if you receive this multiple times. 

Please forward this announcement to anyone you feel may be interested in attending the conference.

Best wishes,

Antonio de Ugarte Postigo on behalf of the LOC and SOC