Programme

We are pleased to share the confirmed programme for the 2025 SKAO General Science Meeting, "A New Era in Astrophysics: preparing for early science with the SKAO".

The meeting will include three days of plenary sessions, plus one and a half days of parallel sessions organised to maximise collaborative discussion between scientists. Presentations from the community will preview early SKAO science, while special Observing with the SKAO sessions will share detailed telescope capabilities, operational policies and observer tools for planning SKAO observations. We particularly encourage the participation of early career scientists (see the Social Programme page for details and how to reserve your place at the dedicated ECR event), who will be the major users of the SKA telescopes.

Confirmed programme and book of abstracts

Please click on the adjacent tile to access the final confirmed programme, or 

View the full programme here 

Book of AbstractS

We received an incredible response to the Call for Abstracts, with 619 abstracts submitted in total for a total of 212 plenary and parallel session talk slots.  The overall standard of submissions was very high, and represents a huge range of exciting science. We thank the scientific community for such a wide and enthusiastic response. An anonymised review process was followed during the talk selection. 

Accessing the full programme

All registered attendees have access to the full version of the programme, which will include links to presentations and the poster gallery. To access the full programme, simply follow the programme link and make sure you are logged in to your Oxford Abstracts account. 

Programme overview

Please find the programme overview, containing session times and venues, below. 

Parallel session venues

We have prepared a map showing the locations of the meeting venues and accommodation options.  (Plenary sessions will be in the Gerhart-Hauptmann Theatre, marked as 'Main Location', and parallel sessions venues can be identified by the corresponding number on the map.)

P1. Extragalactic Continuum: SWG talks and discussion (Benigna)

P2. HI Galaxy; Extragalactic Spectral Line: SWG talks and discussion (Benigna 1st floor)

P3. Cosmology: SWG talks and discussion (Hotel Tuchmacher)

P4. VLBI; Magnetism: SWG talks and discussion (Jungendherberge)

P5. Pulsars; Gravitational Waves: SWG talks and discussion (Parkhotel)

P6. Transients; High Energy Cosmic Particles; Solar, Heliospheric and Ionospheric Physics: talks and discussion (Parkhotel)

P7. Our Galaxy; Cradle of Life: SWG talks and discussion (Parkhotel)

P8. Epoch of Reionisation/Cosmic Dawn: SWG talks and discussion (Schlesisches Museum)

 
Day
Activity
Venue
Time
Sunday 15 JuneEarly registrationParkhotel (H4)16:00 - 19:00
Monday 16 June   RegistrationGerhart-Hauptmann Theatre08:30 - 09:30
  Session 1Gerhart-Hauptmann Theatre09:30 - 12:30
  LunchWichernhaus12:30 - 14:00
  Session 2Gerhart-Hauptmann Theatre14:00 - 17:30
  Welcome receptionDom Kultury (Poland)*/**19:00 
Tuesday 17 June  Session 1Gerhart-Hauptmann Theatre08:45 - 12:30
  LunchWichernhaus12:30 - 13:30
  PostersWichernhaus13:30 - 14:00
  Session 2Gerhart-Hauptmann Theatre14:15 - 17:45
Wednesday 18 JuneParallel sessionsBenigna (P1-2), Hotel Tuchmacher (P3), Jugendherberge (P4), ParkHotel (P5-7), Schlesisches Museum (P8)09:00 - 12:30
  LunchWichernhaus12:30 - 14:00
  Free afternoon**14:00 
  Social dinnerKuhlhaus **19:00 - 22:30
Thursday 19 JuneParallel sessionsBenigna (P1-2), Hotel Tuchmacher (P3), Jugendherberge (P4), ParkHotel (P5-7), Schlesisches Museum (P809:00 - 12:30
  Lunch Wichernhaus12:30 - 13:30
  PostersWichernhaus13:30 - 14:00
  Parallel sessionsBenigna (P1,-2), Hotel Tuchmacher (P3), Jugendherberge (P4), ParkHotel (P5-7), Schlesisches Museum (P8)14:15 - 17:00
Friday 20 JuneSession 1Gerhart-Hauptmann Theatre09:00 - 12:30
  Lunch Wichernhaus12:30 - 14:00
  Session 2 & summariesGerhart-Hauptmann Theatre14:00 - 17:10

* Dom Kultury is located in the Polish sister-city Zgorzelec on the Polish side of the Neisse River, a few hundred meters away from the center of Görlitz.

** Go to the Social Programme page for more details

Presentation guidelines

Guidelines for oral and poster presenters can be found by clicking on the card to the left.

Last modified on 15 June 2025