Contact: isra[AT]sjtu.edu.cnLocation: Shanghai, China
The Tsung-Dao Lee Institute (TDLI) in Shanghai, in collaboration with several other institutions, is organizing the inaugural “International Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics,” to be held in Shanghai from December 7 to 11, 2026. We envision this as the start of a recurring series – similar in spirit to the Texas Symposium – that will likely rotate among various institutions across China every few years.
The symposium will cover all major topics in relativistic astrophysics, including (but not limited to) gravity and gravitational waves, formation of black holes of all scales, accretion processes around compact objects, explosive time-domain phenomena (e.g. supernovae, GRBs, TDEs), rotation and magnetically powered sources (e.g. pulsars, magnetars, FRBs), particle astrophysics (cosmic rays, gamma-rays and neutrinos), plasma astrophysics (including laboratory probes) and future high-energy astrophysics missions.
Format: Oral talks + poster presentations (displayed throughout the conference). Oral talks will include both invited/solicited talks and contributed talks. Given the diverse topics covered by the symposium, it is likely the afternoon oral talks will be divided into 2-3 parallel sessions. There will be dedicated poster sessions. This conference is in-person only.
The maximum number of participants in the conference is limited to 300.
Registration Deadline: 1 November
Abstract submission deadline: 10 October
Please visit https://indico-tdli.sjtu.edu.cn/e/ISRA2026 to complete your registration and abstract submission. Kindly note that your registration will only be confirmed upon successful payment (unless you have received an explicit waiver from the organizing committee).
We look forward to welcoming you to Shanghai for this exciting event!
Best regards,
ISRA 2026 Organizing Committee
Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University