Dear colleagues,

We are glad to announce that the VI VISCACHA Meeting will take place at Observatório Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1-5 September 2025.

The VISCACHA survey (http://www.astro.iag.usp.br/~viscacha/) is an ongoing scientific project involving researchers based in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, US and Europe, aimed at studying star clusters in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, using SOAR and Gemini-S telescopes. The meeting will have limited places for non-VISCACHA members.

The meeting is planned to have talks (no posters) and round tables during the morning, as well as sprint sessions on the afternoon. These are some topics to be covered:

- Chemical evolution of the Magellanic Clouds
- Structure and dynamics of the Magellanic Clouds
- Star cluster properties and evolution
- Interaction of the Magellanic Clouds with the Milky Way
- Synergy with other surveys

A tour for Wednesday afternoon is being planned.
Below you will find more relevant information. Do not hesitate to write to us if you have any questions.

We hope to see you in Rio de Janeiro!

SOC and LOC.


=*.*= Important dates =*.*=

08/Aug: Abstract submission and registration deadline
12/Aug: Programme release
01/Sep: Meeting starts.

=*.*= Registration =*.*=

The registration and abstract submission is already open. Complete the form on the event website:
http://www.astro.iag.usp.br/~viscacha/VImeeting/vimeeting.html

The registration fee is:
- 150 BRL: undergraduate or master students
- 250 BRL: PhD students
- 400 BRL: post-docs
- 600 BRL: faculty.

For non-members of the VISCACHA collaboration, the registration fee is according to their category plus 50 BRL extra. The registration fee must be paid via bank transfer or upon arrival. We will receive requests for waivers of the registration fee in the registration form. We will do our best to accommodate them according to the availability of funds for the event.

=*.*= SOC members =*.*= 

Bruno Dias (Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile)
João Francisco C. Santos Jr. (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Pieter Westera (Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil)
Raphael A. P. Oliveira (University of Warsaw, Poland)

=*.*= LOC members =*.*= 

Antonis Huamani (Observatório Nacional, Brazil)
Bernardo Ferreira (Laboratorio Nacional de Astrofisica, Brazil)
Bruno Dias (Universidad Andrés Bello,  Chile)
Francisco Maia (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Julya Tonon (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Mariane Dias (Observatório Nacional, Brazil)

=*.*= Contact =*.*=

Please write to viscacha.project@gmail.com