BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CERN//INDICO//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) 2025 DTSTART:20250707T070000Z DTEND:20250711T175500Z DTSTAMP:20260512T063900Z UID:indico-event-7@conference.astro.dur.ac.uk CONTACT:nam2025@durham.ac.uk DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Peter Wyper (SOC\; co chair) (Durham University)\, D avid Alexander (LOC\; chair)\, Mathilde Jauzac (SOC\; co chair)\n\nImage c redit: Durham University\nThe Royal Astronomical Society is proud to prese nt the next National Astronomy Meeting\, NAM2025\, at Durham University fr om Monday 7th July to Friday 11th July\, 2025. It is organised in conjunct ion with Durham University's Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy\, the Cent re for Advanced Instrumentation\, the Institute for Computational Cosmolog y\, the Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology\, and the Department of Mathematical Sciences. \nNAM2025 covers the full range of astronomy res earch in the UK\, including the instrumentation and astro-particle communi ties\, as well as other key issues relevant to the UK astronomy community. Beside the UK’s astronomy community\, the meeting includes the UK Solar Physics (UKSP)\, and the Magnetosphere Ionosphere and Solar-Terrestrial ( MIST) communities.\nIt is centrally located in the modern purpose-built Te aching and Learning Centre (TLC) and the opposing Ogden Centre West (OCW) building which hosts the majority of the astronomy research at Durham Univ ersity.Image credit: Durham University\nNAM2025 is a hybrid conference but where the majority of participants are expected to attend in person. By u sing a hybrid model we aim to allow as many people as possible to experien ce the conference and learn about the exciting astronomy and space science research being conducted around the UK and further afield.\nThe theme for NAM2025 will be "community" to reflect our broad engagement programme\, w ith extensive schools\, outreach\, art\, heritage\, and industry elements\ , in addition to the regular scientific and professional practice sessions . The theme of community also broadly reflects the need for us to work tog ether to achieve greater things\, particularly during these challenging ti mes both within the UK and across the globe.\nThe organisers of NAM2025 ha ve made sustainability a high priority\, and will aim to minimise waste pr oduced during the meeting and highly encourage delegates to use public tra nsport when travelling to Durham in the UK and to car share when driving i s required.\nLatest news:\n11/07/25: NAM2025\, that's a wrap! Sincere than k you to everyone for your fantastic contributions and for creating such a great open and friendly atmosphere. It was a joy to have you here at Durh am\, whether in person or on line. Have a safe trip home or wherever you a re moving onto and see you in Birmingham for NAM2026!\n08/07/25: NAM2025 conference photo - one of the largest astronomy conference photos ever tak en?\n\n02/07/25: Final announcement sent via [Indico] to all registered p articipants with key information and actions prior to the start of NAM2025 covering "An overview of NAM2025"\, "Zoom"\, "Building map and accessibil ity of other key venues and places"\, "Posters"\, "Talks"\, "Guides"\, "Sl ack"\, "LinkTree"\, and "About Durham". If you are a registered participan t and you did not receive this email then please get in contact with us.  \n26/06/25: Release of Zoom access details (links\, meeting codes\, passc odes) will take place on Sunday 6th July. They will be visible to all regi stered participants on your webpage. Please ensure you're logged in on our webpage\, and the email address of your account matches the email address provided during registration/payment processs (more on that on our FAQ pa ge).\n17/06/25: Due to the large demand to present scientific posters at N AM2025\, all posters must be printed in A1 (841mm x 594mm\; 33.1" x 23.4") and in a landscape orientation. Any posters which do not conform to these size and orientation constraints cannot be displayed.\n17/06/25: A Presen ter (talks and posters) Guide and Session Organiser Guide have been produc ed to aid in the smooth running of the parallel and lunchtime sessions. We encourage all presenters and session organisers to read the guides prior to the start of NAM2025.\n05/06/25: The Royal Astronomical Society have a nnounced a Carer's Grant to support those with caring duties over the week of NAM. The application form can be found on our Accessibilty page and m ust be returned to awards@ras.ac.uk. The deadline is 17:00 BST on 4th July 2025.\n05/06/25: NAM will host a 3-minute thesis competition on Thursday 10th July at 6pm with a total prize of £100 (1st £60\, 2nd £25\, 3rd £ 15\, in Amazon vouchers). If you are a student or early-career researcher attending NAM\, this is a fantastic opportunity to hone your communication skills\, gain visibility\, and engage with the broader community. Sign up now by filling in this form before 14:00 BST on 15th June 2025: 15 candi dates will be selected to present. The selected candidates will be provide d with help and support to prepare for this inspiring event.\n23/05/25: W e are pleased to announce the release of the full conference timetable. We are finalising some of the timetable details and will keep updating it in the run up to NAM2025. Note for presenters where your name is not visible for your talk in the schedule - this is quickly and easily fixable in you r "Contribution"\, see our FAQs for information.\n15/04/25: For those par ticipants presenting at NAM (giving either a talk or a poster)\, the regis tration deadline is 6th June\, 2 weeks earlier than the regular participan t deadline. We need to set this earlier presenter deadline as there are ma ny programme-related details that need to be sorted out well in advance of the start of NAM.\n15/04/25: We are pleased to be able to support a small number of fee waivers for those in greatest need who do not have alternat ive funding options. The deadline for applications is 14th May 13:00 BST.\ n15/04/25: The deadline for booking a room at the Radisson Blu using our N AM block booking is 1st May.\n06/04/25: The block schedule showing the day s and times for all of the parallel and lunchtime sessions has been publis hed.\n02/04/25: Following the deadline for the NAM2025 Call for Abstracts\ , we have generated two plots illustrating the submission trends. These pl ots show the number of abstracts submitted over time\, the green line sho ws the cumulative numer while the red line illustrates the daily rate:\n\n We received ~900 abstracts in total\, with ~800 requests for talks and ~10 0 requests for posters: thank you all for your fantastic response to NAM20 25! The individual session organisers will now assess the abstracts submit ted to their sessions and decide on the selected talks and posters\, follo wing the session organiser guidelines\, with a deadline of 25th April.\n04 /02/25: The selected parallel and lunchtime sessions have been published.\ nSee below for key dates including the participant registration deadline to attend NAM2025.\nKey dates:\n\nParallel session proposal submission: 14 th October-6th DecemberAnnouncement of participant registration: 4th Febru aryAnnouncement of parallel sessions: 4th FebruaryAbstract submission: 4th February-31st MarchAnnouncement of block schedule: 6th AprilAnnouncement of full conference timetable: 23rd MayRegistration deadline: 6th June (pos ter and talk participants)\, noon (12:00 BST) 20th June (regular participa nts)Release of Zoom access details: 6th July\n\nWelcome reception: 6pm on 6th JulyStart of conference: 8am on 7th JulyEnd of conference: 4pm on 11th July                        \n \n\nhttps://conference.astro .dur.ac.uk/event/7/ IMAGE;VALUE=URI:https://conference.astro.dur.ac.uk/event/7/logo-1728719466 .png LOCATION:Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) URL:https://conference.astro.dur.ac.uk/event/7/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR