YERAC

YERAC has been held annually since 1968 and has been to Germany four times before, always in or around Bonn (most recently in 2003). This year, however, you are invited to the nice and historic city of Bielefeld, among the hills of the Teutoburger forest.

The primary goal of the conference is to provide participants - both masters and doctoral students, as well as early-career postdoctoral researchers - the opportunity to present their research, typically for their first time.

YERAC covers all aspects of radio astronomy.

The sessions are exclusively for student/postdoc talks, although a few experienced researchers will be invited to give overview talks on some key areas.

Participation in YERAC is by invitation. Directors (of observatories, institutes, etc)  should nominate their candidates, and a letter of

support is required.

To learn more about this year's YERAC, and to register online, please consult our web page at:

              *** http://www2.physik.uni-bielefeld.de/yerac2013.html ***

We would be grateful if you could circulate this announcement to those who might be interested and post it at your institute.

Registration is now open. The deadline for registration and abstract submission is 1 August 2013. Directorial letters of support should be received by 15 August 2013 at the latest.

The registration fee is €180 and covers 5 nights accommodation; a welcome reception on Sunday night; the conference dinner; and an excursion to ASTRON, the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope and the LOFAR core, on Thursday. The conference costs are supported by RadioNet3 FP7, the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie and Universität Bielefeld.