7th China Chile Bilateral Astronomy Conference
Room CPD-3.04, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU
The University of Hong Kong
Conference details:
The 7th China Chile Bilateral Astronomy Conference for 2026 will be organized by the Laboratory for Space Research, FoS, the University of Hong Kong, in collaboration with the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Science and the Chilean Astronomical Society, is scheduled to take place from January 5th to 9th, 2026. The conference aims to enhance and foster scientific collaboration in the field of astronomy between the two countries.
Established in 2013, the Chinese Academy of Science South America Center for Astronomy (CASSACA) has facilitated ongoing cooperation and exchange activities between China and Chile. These activities have supported joint scientific research projects, postdoctoral initiatives, joint doctoral training programs, bilateral seminars, and more in theoretical research, observational astronomy, and equipment development, yielding significant outcomes.
This upcoming conference marks the seventh edition of the China-Chile Bilateral Astronomy Conference. Previous conferences, the first bilateral conference was held in Santiago, Chile, in November 2011; the second in Beijing, China, in August 2012; the third in Chile in 2013; the fourth in Guangzhou, China, in 2014; the fifth in Kunming, China, in 2019; the sixth in Puerto Varas, Chile, in 2023.
Conference themes:
- Astronomy Public Outreach
- High redshift Universe
- High Energy Astrophysics
- Gravitational Wave Astronomy
- Late Stage Stellar Evolution
- Radio Astronomy
- Large scale spectroscopic surveys
- Upcoming astronomical facilities
- Space Sustainability
Acknowledgment:
NAOC, CASSACA, HKU
Contact Us:
Local Organizing Committee,
7th China Chile Bilateral Astronomy Conference (CCBC2026),
Laboratory for Space Research, Faculty of Science,
The University of Hong Kong.
https://ccbc2026.org/
Contact: ccbc2026@hku.hk