Fw: [Alma-na-users] "ALMA at 15 years" conference: deadline for abstract submission and financial support September 15!

[Dr. Rich Russel]

FYI

Rich

Dear North American ALMA Colleagues,

Reminder that the abstract submission deadline for the "ALMA at 15 Years: Science, Synergies, and the Road Ahead”  conference is coming up on September 15!

The NAASC can provide travel support for early career attendees (students and postdocs) who are based at North American institutions (US and Canada). To apply for financial support (early career participants), please contact Arielle Moullet (amou...@nrao.edu) by September 15.

I hope you will consider attending to celebrate 15 years of discovery with ALMA!

Sincerely,

Catherine Vlahakis

NA ARC Manager

cvla...@nrao.edu

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"ALMA at 15 Years: Science, Synergies, and the Road Ahead” 

Celebrate 15 years of discovery with ALMA! The abstract submission deadline for the conference "ALMA at 15 Years: Science, Synergies, and the Road Ahead” that will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, in February 2027 is approaching! The deadline is September 15, 2026. The conference rationale is below. For additional details, see the conference website: https://2027alma.org and attached poster! 

Financial support for early career participants is available! In NA, the NAASC can provide travel support for early career attendees (students and postdocs) who are based at North American institutions (US and Canada). To apply for financial support, please contact Arielle Moullet (amou...@nrao.edu) after submitting your abstract and no later than the deadline for abstract submission (September 15, 2026). Announcement of travel support awards will be made at the time of abstract acceptance. Details of all financial support available from the ALMA regions is available at https://2027alma.org/page/12.

Rationale
We are pleased to announce that the international conference "ALMA at 15 Years: Science, Synergies, and the Road Ahead" will be held in person from Feb. 22–26, 2027, at Academia Sinica's Nangang campus in Taipei, Taiwan. The conference will highlight ALMA's latest results, especially since the last Pan-ALMA conference held in 2023 and identify exciting directions for future ALMA research.

The program will feature invited and contributed science presentations, along with updates on the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade (WSU), tutorial sessions on the archival and CARTA systems, and discussions of future ALMA prospects. Talks and posters presenting scientific work using ALMA and/or its synergies with other facilities across all areas of astronomy are welcome. Please visit the official conference website: https://2027alma.org

Important Dates
Abstract Submission Opens:  June 15, 2026
Abstract Submission Deadline:  September 15, 2026
Early-Bird Online-registration Opens:  September 30, 2026
Notification of Abstract Acceptance:  Late Oct./Early Nov., 2026
Early Bird Online-registration Deadline:  November 27, 2026
Online Registration Deadline:  January 20, 2027