8th TESS/15th Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium Workshop
15-19 July 2024, Porto, Portugal

Venue
Talks will be held in the 267-seat auditorium (Auditório Ferreira da Silva) of the Department of Computer Science (room FC6 030), Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. Coffee breaks will be held in the foyer adjacent to the auditorium.


Address:
Auditório Ferreira da Silva (auditorium)
FCUP – Departamento de Ciência de Computadores
Rua do Campo Alegre, 1021/1055
4169-007 Porto


Online platform and live streaming
The online platform for the conference will be Slack. Moreover, talks will be live-streamed via Zoom. Links to both the conference’s Slack workspace and Zoom webinar will be sent by email, and should not be shared with non-registered participants.


Oral and poster presentations
Invited and contributed talks:
Invited talks have a duration of 30 min (20' presentation + 10' Q&A), while contributed talks have a duration of 15 min (12' presentation + 3' Q&A). The auditorium projector supports widescreen 16:9 format. Presentations can be in PowerPoint or PDF format (Keynote is not supported) and will be presented from a single conference-supplied computer.

The LOC will supply a link to upload the presentations. Presentations should be uploaded no later than 30 minutes before the start of their session. If the session is the first morning session, then the presentation should be uploaded by the end of the previous day.

All sessions will be recorded, and a playlist containing the recorded sessions will be made available via the TASOC and KASOC mailing lists after the conference.

Physical posters:
Physical posters will be on permanent display at Círculo Universitário do Porto, which is a short walk from the auditorium. Posters can be mounted starting from 12.30pm on Monday July 15 and need to be removed by 2.30pm on Friday July 19.

Posters should have a maximum size of 84.1 cm (width) x 118.9 cm (height), i.e., A0 portrait format. Smaller sizes are acceptable.

Poster presenters will have the opportunity (optional) to give a single-slide 1-minute presentation during one of the poster sessions (scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday). We will supply a sign-up sheet for poster sparklers.

Physical posters will also appear on Slack. The LOC will supply a link to upload the presentations.

Online-only posters:
Online-only posters will appear on Slack. The LOC will supply a link to upload the presentations.


Breakout sessions and ECR mentoring
Breakout sessions will take place during the lunch breaks (Tuesday-Thursday). Two rooms have been booked for this purpose next to the auditorium. Participants requiring dedicated breakout rooms should contact the LOC (tasc8-kasc15@iastro.pt). Use the subject line 'breakout session proposal'.

We are organizing Early Career Researcher (ECR) mentoring sessions during the lunch breaks (Tuesday-Thursday). A sign-up sheet will be supplied for ECRs to register.


Lunch
Lunch will be served in the nearby (2-min walk) Círculo Universitário do Porto. Participants are free to use the ample outdoor area of the Círculo Universitário do Porto.


Social events
Sunday reception:
The Sunday reception will take place on Sunday July 14 from 5-7pm at the Porto Planetarium (see marker on map). The reception will include snacks and drinks, which are covered by the registration fee. Participants will be able to freely access the Planetarium dome, where a series of short films will be shown.

Young Astronomers Mixer:
The Monday reception (also known as the ‘Young Astronomers Mixer’) will take place on Monday July 15 from 7pm onwards at Selina (see marker on map), right in downtown Porto. The Mixer is subject to an extra fee of 18 EUR (snacks included; drinks aside).

Conference dinner:
The conference dinner will take place on Wednesday July 17 from 7-11pm at The Yeatman (see marker on map), on the south bank of the Douro river overlooking the old city center. Food and drinks (including a welcome cocktail) are covered by the registration fee.


Accommodation
We provide a number of hotel suggestions (within a walking distance from the conference venue) in the map above.


Travel to Porto
The modern Porto international airport has connections to most European destinations.

To commute between the airport and downtown Porto you have several options:

1. One option is to use the Metro. Metro's airport station is located just in front of the arrivals zone. The metro station nearest the venue is "Casa da Música" (approx. 1.5km), which is on the same line (violet line) as the airport. The journey time is 25 minutes, and there is a train every 30 minutes, from 6am to 1am. It costs around 2,15 EUR. Note that the Metro works on an open system (no barriers that will open only upon presentation of a ticket) but controls are frequent. You need to be in possession of a validated ticket (tickets are validated before entering the train), otherwise you may be fined. For further details, see the Metro webpage;
2. Another option is to take a bus. From the airport to downtown you may use lines 601 or 602, both pass next to the venue. The journey time is near 45 minutes. It costs around 2,15 EUR. For further details, see the STCP webpage;
3. A third option is to take a taxi. This is more expensive (25-30 EUR) and depending on the time of the day may in fact be slower than the Metro;
4. Finally, you may also try to use the door-to-door shuttle service from/to the airport that is offered by some hotels. You can find information about this option at the hotel's website.

Visa support
Requests for a supporting letter for a visa to enter Portugal should be submitted via email (tasc8-kasc15@iastro.pt) to the LOC (use the subject line ‘visa support’). Supporting letters will only be issued to registered participants.