We are happy to announce that the 19th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics (IK19) will be held at the Center for Relativistic Laser Science (CoReLS), Gwangju, Korea, from November 3 to 6, 2025.
The Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics is a series of biannual meetings that have been organized alternately in Italy and Korea since 1987. The symposium’s themes cover topics in astrophysics and cosmology such as gamma-ray bursts, compact stars, high-energy cosmic rays, dark energy and dark matter, general relativity, black holes, and new physics related to cosmology. In IK19, laboratory astrophysics based on ultra-intense lasers is also included, and experimental research in astrophysics is generally welcome.
Following the tradition of highly successful predecessors (IK1 through IK18), we hope that IK19 serves as a festive venue where scientists from the two countries exchange recent progress in relativistic astrophysics and find opportunities for collaboration. IK 19 is supported and organized by Division of Astrophysics, Korean Physical Society (KPS); International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics Network (ICRANet, Italy); and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST, Korea).
