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)
SOLAR Mission:
Organization:
André de Castro Milone
Luísa Mirelle Costa dos Santos
Luis Eduardo Antunes Vieira
Marcos William da Silva Olivera
Support team:
Anderson Damasceno de Paula
Christofher do Vale Pena
Marlos Rockenbach
Wandeclayt Melo
Workshop leaders:
Ane Barros Mota
Camila Inhesta Viell
Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira
Carolina Botelho
Gabriel Marcos Rodrigues Barbosa
Matheus Vieira da Costa
Marina Machado Cunha e Mello
Paulo Benedito de Oliveira
Rafaela Berti Sobral
Raul Toscano Faria
Sarah Moreira Silva Lima
Victor Esmite Barroso de Carvalho