» Mauri Valtonen (Finland)Discovery of gravitational waves, and what the binary black hole system in OJ287 teaches us about the nature of the waves

» Javier Mejuto (Honduras) Cultural Astronomy and Astronomical Heritage: a tool for inclusion and equity

» Bill Hrudey (Cayman Islands) Digital solar imaging in the Cayman Islands

» Greg Merrick (Barbados) The Harry Bayley Observatory - Challenges and Opportunities

» Errol Rickman (Jamaica) The Jamaican History of Astronomy

» Ricardo Small (Barbados) Sky Reach: Practical experiments for small amateur Astronomical Societies

» Ms. Sonia Motilall (Guyana) UGAS: Guided by the stars

International SpeakersLocal Speakers

» Shirin Haque (UWI) From darkness unto light: Astronomy research in Trinidad

» Brandon Rajkumar (UWI) A Fractal Analysis of Sunspot Umbrae and Penumbrae

» Maura Imbert & Vindra Khanai (TTAS) 50 years of Astronomy with the Trinidad & Tobago Astronomical Society

» Gerry Barrow (TTAC) The Trinidad and Tobago AstroClub

» Isa Mohommed (CARINA) Astrophotography with small systems

» Ariel Chitan (UWI StarGazers) We watch therefore we see

Organisers: » Dr. Shirin Haque

shirin.haque@gmail.com

» Isa Mohommed isa@caribbeanastronomy.com

» Brandon Rajkumar brandonrajkumar04@hotmail.com

Contact the organizers for registration details.

UWI / CARINA Astronomy Conference 2017

Venue:FST board room,

University of the West Indies, St. Augustine,

Trinidad and Tobago.

Research, education and outreachMay 26 – 27, 2017

Astrophotography byIsa Mohammed