Inauguration of the Polish astrophysical observatory in Chile, Cerro Armazones Observatory (OCA)

Tuesday 28 Nov 2023, 08:40 → 18:00 Europe/Warsaw

Main lecture hall (CAMK Warszawa)

Director of the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish
Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, Prof. Dr. hab. Rafał Moderski, 
is honoured to invite you to the inauguration ceremony of

THE POLISH ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY IN CHILE,        
CERRO ARMAZONES OBSERVATORY (OCA)

which will take place at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical
Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, at 18 Bartycka Street, 
on November 28, 2023.

Registration

Please register for the inauguration here by November 22, 2023

We would like to inform you that the event will be recorded, and the recordings and photos may be used publicly for information and promotional purposes.

During registration, it is possible to choose in-person or remote participation.

In-person participation in the inauguration

We encourage you to attend the inauguration of OCA at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CAMK PAN) in Warsaw in person. The inauguration will be held in the main lecture hall.

Directions can be found here. A parking lot on the side of Bartycka Street will be made available for the guests.

Remote participation in the inauguration

Remote participation via the Zoom platform is also possible:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88590062156?pwd=N0h2V0VCTzJJTWZnUGhwWEpSbHlRdz09

Program of the ceremony

The inauguration is a full-day event. It will start around 9:30 a.m. and end around 5 p.m. The program will include coffee breaks and refreshments, a presentation of the observatory, a press conference and scientific sessions presenting the observatory's current and future scientific projects. A detailed schedule is available here.

Contact

Should you have additional questions, please contact us by email rsvp.oca@camk.edu.pl

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09:30 → 10:30 Welcome coffee and registration

10:30 → 11:10 Welcome and speeches by selected guests

11:10 → 11:40 Presentation of OCA: origins and development

11:40 → 12:00 Online connection to OCA

12:00 → 12:30 Press conference

12:30 → 13:30 Refreshments

13:30 → 14:30 Scientific session I

14:30 → 14:45 Coffee break

14:45 → 15:45 Scientific session II

15:45 → 17:00 Informal discussions