The 44th annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI 2026) will be hosted by Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati from 15-19 May 2026.

We invite you to be a part of this largest meeting of professional astronomers in India, present your own work, learn about the exciting new developments and science results across various disciplines of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and attend one of the topical 1-day workshops of your choice. The meeting is open to all ASI members, as well as Researchers and Students in Astronomy & Astrophysics or related areas, affiliated to Research and Academic Institutions / Universities / Colleges.

It is our pleasure to share with you that Abstract Submission for Oral, Poster and Thesis presentations is now open. The abstract submission starts from today (3rd December 2025) and the deadline is 2nd January 2026. The information on registration fee can be found from the link. The registration fee will cover snacks and meals at the venue of the meeting as mentioned in the program, and includes attendance of one workshop of your choice, subject to selection.

Details of how to register are available on the ASI 2026 website - https://www.astron-soc.in/asi2026

This time we have a total of 3 workshops on the first day i.e. on 15th May 2026. The topics of the workshops are listed below.

Workshop 1 - Compact Objects in the AstroSat era: Theory, Observation, and Modelling
Workshop 2 - Radio Astronomy from Space
Workshop 3 - Rubin LSST: Exploring the Transient Sky

We look forward to your participation at the ASI 2026.
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With regards,
Sarita Vig