Mark at the Observatory in Onsala in September 2019.
Mark Birkinshaw was a Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Bristol, UK. Since 2019, he held an affiliated position at Chalmers as a Hasselblad Professor. Mark was a passionate radio astronomer, engaged in many projects, from the European Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) to the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA). His death in 2023 left an immense void in our scientific communities.
Mark was also an active member of XXL, an international multiwavelength collaboration led by Marguerite Pierre, to investigate clusters of galaxies and active galactic nuclei and place constraints on the cosmological parameters. XXL is now evolving into a new consortium named FornaX, focused on extragalactic and cosmological studies, from X-rays to radio, of a 10-deg2 XMM-Euclid Deep Field located in the southern sky.
With this workshop, we want to honor Mark’s memory in a positive and forward-looking way, reflecting on some of our common research projects and on the work ahead in rapidly developing areas of extragalactic astronomy.
We are grateful to the Hasselblad foundation for financial support.
Some deadlines & practical information:
- URL of this page: https://indico.chalmers.se/e/XXLradiogalax
- To register and propose a talk, please click on Registration and on Call for Abstracts in the menu on the left.
- March 31: Deadline to register to the excursion to Onsala to participate in the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the Observatory, at the following link:
https://ui.ungpd.com/Surveys/db03d1cd-3831-43a8-b89e-d7cd453509e9
You will need to select:
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- "No" to the first question (about joining the morning program of the Observatory’s 75th anniversary), as we will have our own program
- "Yes" to "Afternoon programme in Onsala"
- Regarding "Travel to Onsala", please select the first item "I will join the chartered bus from Gothenburg to Onsala"
- Dietary restrictions
- To the last question "Other information you'd like to tell us" please write "Participant in workshop in honor of Mark Birkinshaw".
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Getting to Göteborg/Gothenburg
By train
Train tickets can be booked at SJ. Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen are all roughly 3 hours away – but remember, the best thing in Stockholm is the next train to Göteborg!
By plane
Landvetter airport is about 20 minutes from Gothenburg by bus/car/taxi.
It is possible to travel from Landvetter to the Gothenburg city center by bus: Flygbussarna. Buses are frequent and tickets can be purchased through the Flygbussarna app, or from the vending machine in the terminal after you exit baggage claim and customs.
Around Gothenburg
There is an excellent network of trams and buses for getting around Gothenburg. Tickets can be purchased with the Västtrafik app. The app is an effective tool for planning trips around the city.
Accomodation
Gothenburg offers a diverse range of accommodation options. Many hotels can be found in the city center and can be easily reached on foot from the conference venue within a 20 minute walk.
When making your accommodation arrangements, please keep in mind that prices may vary depending on the date of booking and the platform you use.
Options include:
- Panaroma hotel (20 min walking distance). Located at Eklandagatan 51-53
- Elite Park Hotel (20 min walking distance). Located on the Kungsportavenyn 36-38
- Comfort Hotel Göteborg (35 min walking distance). Located at Skeppsbroplatsen 1
- Comfort Hotel City. (35 min walking distance). Located at Drottninggatan 63-65
