About the symposium

General information, archived instructions

The symposium in a nutshell

The 14th Finnish-Russian Radio Astronomy Symposium will be held in Tuorla (University of Turku), Finland, on 5–7 September 2018.

Topics covered in the symposium revolve around radio astronomy in Finland and Russia, including (but not limited to!) active galaxies, microquasars, the Sun and stellar activity, Very Long Baseline Interferometry, and radio astronomy education.

The conference participation is limited to 50 participants. Following the tradition of the Symposium, the hosts cover the local costs for of the quests. We can accommodate up to 25 participants from each country.

Russian participants

Participants from Russian institutes should register via Prof. Alexander Stepanov or Dr. Marat Mingaliev as soon as possible. Accommodation in double rooms and meals for the whole symposium duration are automatically booked for all Russian participants. The conference fee, accommodation, and meals are covered for all participants registering this way. Abstract submission instructions can be found here.

Finnish and other participants

Please register here. Note that Tuorla Observatory and Metsähovi Radio Observatory as well as FINCA have agreed to cover the conference fees for their participants.