(The meeting website is now live: https://www.ccbc2026.org/)
Dear colleagues of the China and Chile Astronomy Community,
We are very pleased and honored to invite you all to the 7th China-Chile Bilateral Conference for Astronomy. It will take place January 5-9th 2026 in Hong Kong. The science program is being jointly organized by the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) the Chinese Academy of Sciences South America Center for Astronomy (CASSACA), the Chilean Astronomical Society (SOCHIAS) and the Laboratory for Space Research (LSR) at The University of Hong Kong. The meeting is being hosted, locally organized and co-funded by CASSACA and the LSR. The conference aims to enhance and foster scientific collaboration in the field of astronomy between the two countries and to showcase the cutting-edge research achieved and world-class facilities available to the
shared community.
Established in 2013, 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 7th edition of the China-Chile Bilateral Conference for Astronomy, and it will be the first time it has ever been held in Hong Kong. The first bilateral conference was held in Santiago, Chile, in November 2011; the Second in Beijing, China, in August 2012; the third in Viña del Mar, Chile in 2013; the fourth in Guangzhou, China, in 2014; the 5th in Kunming, China, in 2019; the sixth in Puerto Varas, Chile, in 2023. The bilateral conferences will: (1) present the research and latest achievements by Chinese and Chilean astronomers; (2) update the China-Chile joint research projects; and (3) highlight the joint postdoctoral research.
Space is limited to 120 participants, so we recommend you indicate your interest as soon as possible and register early to guarantee a space. There is no registration fee for this conference, but formal registration is still required. Apart from the interesting science themes and some eminent invited speakers from both communities we will have a welcome reception on the Sunday evening on campus (with canapes, drinks and entertainment), a conference dinner on Wednesday (7th January) is included in the registration package for each participant. An evening Junk boat trip on Victoria Harbour is also planned.
Conference themes:
- CC01: Star Formation (including late-stage stellar evolution)
- CC02: ISM and Astrochemistry
- CC03: Exoplanets and Astrobiology
- CC04: Stars and Stellar Clusters
- CC05: Galaxies, AGNs, Black holes, and Cosmology
- CC06: Theoretical Astrophysics (Numerical simulations, AI/ML and Big data in Astronomy)
- CC07: New facilities and Astronomical Instrumentation
- CC08: Astronomy Public Outreach
Contact: Please e-mail the LOC via ccbc2026@hku.hk for any questions and queries (from 5th September 2025)
