Gravitational Wave Astrophysics Conference 2024

29 June – 4 July, Hotel Wyndham, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China

Following successes in Beijing (2017), Xiamen (2018), Kunming (2019) and Hefei (2021), we are delighted to announce that the fifth Gravitational Wave Astrophysics Conference (GWAC 2024) will be held at Hotel Wyndham in Jingzhou (荆州南国温德姆酒店) from 29 June to 4 July.

Topics for GWAC 2024 include gravitational-wave detectors and future facilities, gravitational-wave sources and compact objects, theories and observations of electromagnetic counterparts, data analysis techniques, cosmology and fundamental physics with gravitational-wave observations, and more.

This conference will be a hybrid event and allows online participation. However, online talks are in principle for invited talks only.

Scientific Organizing Committee

Ronggen Cai (ITP), Xuefei Chen (YNAO), Yanbei Chen (Caltech), Zigao Dai (USTC), Guoxuan Dong (BNU), Xilong Fan (WHU), Yizhong Fan (PMO), He Gao (BNU), Wenbiao Han (SHAO), Zhanwen Han (YNAO), Ik Siong Heng (Glasgow, co-chair), Dong Lai (Cornell/SJTU), Ang Li (XMU), Hong Li (IHEP), Kejia Lee (PKU), Xiangdong Li (NJU), Youjun Lu (NAOC, co-chair), Haixing Miao (THU), Simon Stevenson (Swinburne), Jianmin Wang (IHEP), Linqing Wen (UWA), Xuefeng Wu (PMO), Wen Zhao (USTC, co-chair), Xingjiang Zhu (BNU), Zonghong Zhu (BNU, co-chair)

Local Organizing Committee

He Gao (co-chair), Xiaolong Gong (co-chair), Zhengxiang Li, Lang Liu, Tonghua Liu, Yubo Ma, Zhu Yi, Zhiqiang You, Xingjiang Zhu (chair)

Important dates:

8 June | Abstract submission deadline

15 June | General Registration closes

29 June – 4 July | Conference

Registration fee: 2000 CNY (1000 CNY for students)

Online registration: free of charge