This year's RAMSES user meeting will be held in Oxford, United Kingdom over three days from April 19-21, 2023. The meeting is being organized and supported by the Subdepartment of Astrophysics and the Beecroft Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at the University of Oxford.
RAMSES is an open source code written by Romain Teyssier to model astrophysical systems, featuring self-gravitating, magnetised, compressible, radiative fluid flow. Based on the Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) technique, it has been widely used for cosmological simulations of the Universe, isolated as well as cosmological re-simulations of individual galaxies, simulations of molecular clouds, star formation, supernovae remnants, accretion disks around black holes and planets.
Now held for the ninth time, the RUM aims to bring together RAMSES users of all levels to present scientific results, new technical developments, and challenges. Participation is free of charge.
Abstract submission and conference registration is now closed. Please contact the organizers directly if you would still like to attend.
Conference Venue:
The conference will be held in the Dennis Sciama lecture theater in level 5 of the Denys Wilkinson Building located at Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH. We will provide daily coffee breaks for all attendees.
Getting Here:
By train: Oxford is easily accessible from London via train with direct routes going from London Paddington (~50 min) or London Marylebone (~65 min). Tickets can often be booked in advance at a substantial discount compared to purchasing on the day. The conference venue is about 20 min walking from the Oxford railway station or alternatively, taxis are readily available from the station.
By plane: London Heathrow and London Gatwick are the two most convenient airports for visiting Oxford, with Heathrow being substantially closer. Both airports offer a direct bus that runs 24 hours (although gaps between busses can be quite long overnight) and tickets can either be prebooked here or purchased directly on the bus. Trains from Gatwick also run regularly to central London where Oxford can be accessed via either Paddington or Marylebone (see above).
Accommodation:
There are numerous hotels and AirBnBs in central Oxford.
Royal Oxford Hotel - $$ - 0.7 mi - 15 min walk
The Westgate Hotel - $$ - 0.9 mi - 18 min walk
Head of the River - $$ - 0.9 mi - 19 min walk
easyHotel Oxford - $ - 1.4 mi - 28 min walk - 13 min bus
Tower House Guest House - $ - 0.5 mi - 11 min walk
The Randolph Hotel - $$$$ - 0.3 mi - 7 min walk
Voco Oxford Spires Hotel - $$$ - 1.4 mi - 29 min walk - 19 min bus + walk
Marriot Courtyard Oxford City Centre - $$$$ - 0.7 mi - 14 min walk
Harley Katz (co-chair)
Martin Rey (co-chair)
Julien Devriendt
Adrianne Slyz
Kearn Grisdale
Francisco Rodriguez Montero
In the spirit of past RUMs and the open-sourced nature of RAMSES and to promote equality, diversity, and inclusivity within our field, the organizers are committed to fostering a welcoming atmostphere for everyone, regardless of age, career stage, disability, economic status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and/or expression, race, religion, or sexual orientation. Harassment of any form, verbally or non-verbally, through any medium (i.e. Zoom, Slack, or in person), and at any conference venue (i.e. the lecture theater, at the coffee breaks, or at the conference dinner) will not be tolerated. By registering for this conference, you are agreeing to behave professionally, treat others with respect, be kind to other attendees, and not engage in disruptive behaviour.
We expect that attendees will comply with these guidelines at all times and those violating this Code of Conduct may be asked to remove themselves from the event by the organizers. Any participant who wishes to report a violation of this policy is asked to speak, in confidence, to Harley Katz, Martin Rey.