The YERAC 2004 web page can be found at http://www.physics.ucc.ie/YERAC.html
2004 Young European Radio Astronomer's Conference
The Young European Radio Astronomer's Conference (YERAC) has been occurring nearly yearly for more than thirty years, at a wide range of institutions across Europe.
**We are extremely pleased to announce that the XXXIV YERAC will be held in Ireland for the first time, at University College Cork!!**
The conference will take place from August 30 - September 3, 2004.
The 2004 YERAC at UCC is being funded by the EU FP6 RadioNet Network and the UCC Physics Department. This funding will cover the local expenses of all participants, and we are able to offer a limited number of travel grants as well.
Conference Venue: The conference will be held in the Kane Science Building on the campus of University College Cork. UCC has a variety of cafeterias and cafes that will be available for lunch during the conference.
Participation: Traditionally, participation in YERAC is by invitation. An announcement has been sent out to various European institutions and universities, asking for nominations of undergraduate/postgraduate research students or postdocs who have recently obtained their PhD to attend the meeting. Please click here to view the up-to-date list of participants.
Scientific Programme: Each of the participants will present a short (approx. 15 min) talk about their research. The programme will also include several review talks by Not Quite So Young European Radio Astronomers from around Ireland. Please click here to see the programme of talks.
Getting to Cork: Cork City has an international airport that has connections to a fairly large number of European cities (http://www.corkairport.ie/). The easiest way to get to your hostel will be by taxi; the fare should be about 10 - 12 Euro. We are also looking in to the possibility of organizing transport between the airport and your hostel; further information will be posted on this site sometime this summer.
If you fly in to Dublin (http://www.dublinairport.ie/), you can get bus 748 from the airport to Heuston Train Station (www.dublinbus.ie/your_journey/airport_services.asp), where you can then get a train to Cork (http://www.irishrail.ie/). Alternatively, you can get bus 747 to the Central Bus Station (see the dublinbus website), where you can get a bus to Cork (http://www.buseireann.ie/). Note that if you are thinking of flying in to Dublin in the late afternoon or early evening, you should check to make sure that you have enough time to get from the Dublin Airport to the Central Bus Station or Heuston Station to make the last bus or train to Cork.
You can also fly to Shannon Airport and get a bus to Cork (http://www.buseireann.ie/), but note that these buses only run from 7.50 until 21.20, so they will not be convenient for all flights.
Accommodation: Accommodation is being arranged in a hostel that is very near the University. Further details about this will be forthcoming.
Cork City: Cork has a population of about 200,000, and is well known for its many good restaurants and pubs. There are a number of eateries offering food and drink at a wide range of prices within walking distance of UCC. The city centre is about a 20 minute walk from UCC or the hostel where you will be staying. Two branches of the River Lee flow through the central part of the city, and many of the streets, such as Patrick Street, which is the main street, actually follow old waterways. A wonderful indoor market called the English Market is located in the city centre and is open every day except for Sunday. There are also a number of nice parks and gardens in the city, some of them not far from UCC (Fitzgerald Park, the Lough).
More About YERAC in General: The main idea behind YERAC is to bring together young scientists (usually advanced undergraduate or postgraduate students) working in radio astronomy, and allow them to get to know each other, exchange their knowledge, and experience the atmosphere of an informal international conference. Typically, there are between 50 and 70 participants. For many of the participants, YERAC is in fact their first international meeting, and it provides them with a good opportunity to get practice giving talks about their research.
Invitations are sent out to radio institutes and universities around Europe, requesting that each nominate one or two of its young researchers for participation in YERAC. The tradition is that the host institute pays the local expenses for all participants, helping to make it possible for delegates from as many European countries to attend. The previous YERAC was held in 2003 at the Max-Planck Institut fur Radioastronomie in Bonn. Here is a history of all previous YERAC meetings that have been held:
1968 Meudon, France; 1969 Manchester, United Kingdom; 1970 Dwingeloo, Netherlands; 1971 Bonn, (West) Germany; 1972 Bologna, Italy; 1973 Cambridge, United Kingdom; 1974 Onsala, Sweden; 1975 Meudon, France; 1976 Torun, Poland; 1977 Dwingeloo, Netherlands; 1978 Manchester, United Kingdom; 1979 Puschino, U.S.S.R.; 1980 Bologna, Italy; 1981 Bonn, (West) Germany; 1982 Cambridge, United Kingdom; 1983 Onsala, Sweden; 1984 Zelenchukskaya, U.S.S.R.; 1985 Grenoble, France; 1986 Dwingeloo, Netherlands; 1987 Torun, Poland; 1988 Manchester, United Kingdom; 1989 Kharkov, U.S.S.R.; 1990 Guadalajara, Spain; 1991 Onsala, Sweden; 1992 Bonn, Germany; 1993 Meudon, France; 1994 Cambridge, United Kingdom; 1995 Groningen, Netherlands; 1996 Bologna, Italy; 1997 Krakow, Poland; 1999 Jodrell Bank, United Kingdom; 2000 Granada, Spain; 2003 Bonn, Germany;