Important Information

Important dates

• 17/12/2024 : Start for abstract submission & Travel and/or Childcare support application

• 14/02/2025 : Deadline for abstract submission & Travel and/or Childcare support application

• 28/02/2025 : Start for registration

• 15/04/2025 : Deadline for Early-bird registration

• 01/05/2025 : Deadline for Standard registration

• 23/06/2025 : Conference starts

Venue

The meeting will take place at the UCL Bloomsbury Campus in Central London. 

The Bloomsbury Campus is conveniently located near St Pancras International (served by Eurostar trains form Paris and Brussels), Euston and King's Cross train stations. It is also well connected to all London airports via public transport (see Transport for London information).

The meeting will be held at the Darwin Lecture Theater in the UCL Darwin Building, which can be accessed directly from Gower Street.

Posters will be displayed in the UCL Mechanical Engineering Building (Roberts Building) foyer, which is a short walk away from Darwin Building. 

Wifi

To access wifi during the meeting, you can either use eduroam (and log it using your institution's login details) or connect to the UCL Guest Wifi.

Lunch options

The UCL Wilkins Refectory provides lunch options on campus (instructions on how to get there can be found here). A variety of other lunch options are available around the UCL campus, particularly on Tottenham Court Road towards Gower Street station, around Euston station, or towards Russel Square station.

On Tuesday, lunch will be provided in the UCL Mechanical Engineering Building (Roberts Building) foyer.

Accessibility

Conference participants with accessibility requirements are encouraged to contact the LOC directly to discuss required adjustments. Accessibility information for the conference venues is also available here:

• The Darwin Building

• The Engineering Building

Travel Information

Please note that starting 8 January 2025, citizens from most countries will require an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) to enter the UK. Find more information on whether you need a visa or ETA, as well as how to apply at: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

Lodging

Warning: Potential scam alert! We have been notified of a potential scam targeting individuals who have submitted an abstract for our meeting. A fraudulent travel company is contacting participants, requesting personal details for hotel bookings. Please do not share any information with unauthorised sourses.

A limited number of rooms are available in UCL student accommodation halls. Please make your booking via the UCL store: Hinode 18 - IRIS 16 Meeting UCL Student Accommodation (password: hi2025).

For participants who are interested in staying in UCL student accommodation beyond the dates available in the link above, please check UCL Summer Residences.

Hotel recommendations:

• • The Bloomsbury, 16-22 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3NN 

  • Euston Square Hotel, 152 156 N Gower St, London NW1 2LU 

  • The Grafton Arms, 72 Grafton Way, London W1T 5DU 

  • Meliá White House, Albany St, London NW1 3UP 

  • Mercure London Bloomsbury, 130-140, Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5AF 

  • Premier Inn London Holborn, 27-29 Red Lion Street, Holborn, London WC1R 4PS 

  • Premier Inn London Euston Hotel, 1 Duke's Rd, London WC1H 9PJ 

  • Radisson Blu Hotel, London Euston Square, Brook House, Torrington Pl, London WC1E 7HN 

  • Regency House Hotel, 71 Gower St, London WC1E 6HJ 

  • Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0DG 

  • Tavistock Hotel, 48-55 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9EU 

  • Travelodge London Central Euston, 1-11 Grafton Place, London, Greater London NW1 1DJ) 

  • The Wesley London Euston, 81 - 103 Euston Street, London NW1 2EZ 

Social Events

There will be a Welcome Reception from 17:00 to 19:00 on Sunday 22/06/2025 at the UCL Mechanical Engineering Building (Roberts Building) foyer. Registration for the meeting will be open from 15:00 onwards on Sunday at the same location.

The conference dinner will take place on Wednesday 25 June 2025, 19:00-23:30 PM at Heist Bank, 5 North Wharf Road, Paddington, London W2 1LA.

Organisers

Scientific Organising Committee (SOC)

Chair: Deb Baker (UCL/MSSL, UK)

David Long (DCU, Ireland)

David Brooks (GMU, USA)

Steph Yardley (Northumbria Univ., UK)

Marco Stangalini (ASI, Italy)

Jessie M. Duncan (NASA MSFC, USA)

Vanessa Polito (LMSAL, USA)

Viggo Hansteen (LMSAL, USA & Oslo Univ., Norway)

Patrick Antolin (Northumbria Univ., UK)

Ayumi Asai (Kyoto Univ., Japan)

Noriyuke Narukage (NAOJ, Japan)

Shin Imada (Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)

Hui Tian (PKU, China)

Local Organising Committee (LOC)

Chair: Sarah Matthews (UCL/MSSL, UK)

Cami Warren (UCL, UK)

Hamish Reid (UCL/MSSL, UK)

Claire Puddephatt (UCL, UK)

Wendy Buggs (UCL, UK)

Nawin Ngampoopun (UCL/MSSL, UK)

Natalia Zambrana Prado (UCL/MSSL, UK)

Teia Mihailescu (USRA & NASA GSFC, USA)

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact the LOC at: hinode.iris.2025_loc@ucl.ac.uk