Information from IAU Assistant General Secretary on the symposia of 2026

Dear colleagues,

This is to alert you to the fact that the Letters of Intent (LoI) received for Symposia to be held in 2026 are posted at https://iau.org/science/meetings/proposals/loi/2026/

LoIs are not mandatory, but encouraged to avoid unnecessary competition between proposals and to stimulate possible collaborations between otherwise competing groups. Therefore, if you have submitted an LoI, and/or if you are planning to submit a full proposal by the December 1st deadline, please take a look at the webpage above and, if warranted, consider possible coordination and collaborations.

I remind you that the Rules and Guidelines for IAU Scientific Meetings are available at https://www.iau.org/science/meetings/rules/

Finally, you will find listings of past and scheduled IAU symposia at https://iau.org/science/meetings/past/symposia/ 
and https://iau.org/science/meetings/future/symposia/

Many thanks to all — the IAU looks forward to receiving your proposals!

Laura Ferrarese,

IAU Assistant General Secretary