Organizing Committees

Brazil warmly welcomes all participants to the 11th Meeting of the BRICS Astronomy Working Group and looks forward to efficient and productive cooperation. The 11th Meeting of the BRICS Astronomy Working Group will take place from 13 to 17 October 2025 at the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE) in São José dos Campos, State of São Paulo, Brazil, in an in-person format. The possibility of participation in an online format will also be considered for those registered participants who cannot attend the event in person.

Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC)

Ulisses Barres (co- chair, CBPF, Brazil)

David Buckley (co-chair, SAAO, South Africa)

Carlos Alexandre Wuensche  (INPE, Brazil)

Luis Eduardo Antunes Vieira (INPE)

Alexei Pozanenko (IKI, Russia)

Oleg Yu. Malkov (INASAN, Russia)

Kuntal Misra (ARIES, India)

Yogesh Wadadekar (NCRA, India)

Jifeng Liu (NAOC, China)

Ning-Chen Sun (UCAS, China)

Russ Taylor (IDIA, South Africa)

Habib Khosroshahi (INO, Iran)

Dave Russell  (NYUAD, UAE)

Local Organizing Committee (LOC)

General

Bruno Castilho  (LNA, Chair BRICS Astronomy Brazil)

Luís Eduardo Antunes Vieira (INPE, chair)

Joaquim E.R. Costa (INPE)

Marlos Rockenbach (INPE)

Duduzile Kubheka (SAAO)

Financial

Wagner Corradi (LNA)

Alisson Dal Lago (INPE)

Ulisses Barres de Almeida (CBPF)

Technical Visit

Bruno Castilho (LNA)

Giuliana Capistrano (LNA)

Registration

José Paulo Marchezi (INPE)

Rogério Monteiro de Oliveira (ON)

Fernando Roig (ON)

Venue

Franciele Carlesso (INPE)

Ivana Yoshie Sumida (INPE)

Local logistics

Lígia Alves Silva (INPE)

Lívia Ribeiro Alves (INPE)

Cláudia Medeiros (INPE)

Communication

Daniele da Silva Ferreira Medeiros (INPE)

Letícia Rocha Silva Ferreira (INPE)

Christofher do Vale Pena (INPE)

Outreach

Marcos William da Silva Oliveira (IFSP-SJC)

Bruno Fernandes Garcia (INPE)

Fernando Henrique Gomes de Souza (IFSP-SJC)

Rafael Santos (INPE)

Luísa Santos (INPE)

Support team:

Hadassa Raquel Peixoto Jácome  (INPE)

Bruno Fernandes Garcia  (INPE)

Gislayne Medeiros da Nóbrega  (INPE)

Vinicius Deggeroni  (INPE)

LaÍne B. Soares Rosales  (INPE)

Edu Pacheco Rockenbach  (INPE)

Jaziel Felipe Braga Campelo  (INPE)

Suallyson Sômston Araújo da Cruz  (INPE)

Jayne Alencar de Melo  (INPE)

José Matheus da Silva Rocha  (INPE)

Christofher do Vale Pena (INPE)