 Since 1990 many international conferences in astrophysics have been organised at Sesto Pusteria, Bolzano, Italy. These conferences have been widely appreciated by the international astronomical community. A fairly large number of researchers around the world now consider Sesto as one of the key venues where to meet colleagues and shape new scientific collaborations.
along with the organization of conferences
which typically take place once every 3-5 years, we have set up in
2008 the Sexten Centre for Astrophysics (SCfA). The main aim of SCfA
is organising and hosting small and medium-size workshops on specific
research subjects, during the Summer season.
Building on this tradition, along with the organization of conferences which typically take place once every 3-5 years, in 2008 we have set up the Sexten Centre for Astrophysics (SCfA). The main aim of SCfA is organising and hosting small and medium-size workshops on specific research subjects, during the Summer season. The idea is to offer to scientists, working in the fields of Astrophysics, Cosmology and related branches of Physics, the opportunity to meet in an informal environment and to carry out collaborative work, surrounded by the spectacular view of the Dolomites.
In this first phase of activity, the venue of the Center will be the building of the Elementary School of Sesto, which has been kindly offered by the City Council of Sesto.
The core of the activity of SCfA is the organization of workshops with a duration of 1-2-3 weeks over the July-August period. For each workshop, we foresee the participation of a maximum of 40 researchers. The international community has the opportunity to propose and organise workshops at SCfA which will be evaluated by the Organizing and Scientific Committee.
The SCfA is promoted by the
Consortium for Physics of Trieste
Sexten Town Council
Sexten Touristic Association |
