Star Formation in Different Environments

August 11 to 15, 2025, ICISE, Quy Nhon, Vietnam

Founded in 1993 by Jean Tran Thanh Van, the association Rencontres du Vietnam, a non-profit organization and an official partner of UNESCO, has as its objective the promotion of international exchanges between Vietnam and the international community, particularly in the areas of science and education. It also aims at the encouragement and integration of Vietnamese scientists into the international scientific community and at supporting the role of education and science by encouraging scientific awareness and stimulating passion for science in the younger generation. The Rencontres du Vietnam lies within the scope of two series of scientific meetings created by Jean Tran Thanh Van : the Rencontres de Moriond in 1966 and the Rencontres de Blois in 1989.

The creation of the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science Education (ICISE) in the city of Quy Nhon (Central Vietnam) has the ambitious objective to focus on developing Science and Education by fostering exchanges between Asia-Pacific scientists and colleagues from other parts of the world.

Conference Synopsis: "Star Formation in Different Environments" (SFDE).

Following the successful series of the "Star Formation in Different Environments" (SFDE) conferences held in 2016, 2017, and 2022 at ICISE, Quy Nhon, Vietnam, we are excited to reconvene for the next edition from August 11th to 15th, 2025. This conference will focus on the latest advancements in star formation studies, leveraging the unparalleled capabilities of state-of-the-art facilities such as ALMA and JWST. We aim to deepen our understanding of the physical processes occurring across a variety of environments, from individual stars and molecular clouds to entire galaxies.

In addition to the main conference, we will hold a bootcamp on August 9th-10th for young researchers and students. This bootcamp will provide foundational training in star formation research and observational techniques, with a particular focus on using the JWST.

The conference will feature discussions on the latest observational data from prominent telescopes, including ALMA and JWST, alongside numerical simulations and theoretical models. These will explore star formation across different scales and environments, offering a comprehensive view of the field.

Our objective is to integrate insights from diverse research communities by balancing contributions from various methodologies and perspectives. This approach is designed to foster global collaboration and stimulate meaningful dialogue. The conference will include invited review talks, contributed presentations, posters, and small-group discussions to encourage focused interactions. Additionally, an excursion will provide an opportunity for informal exchanges and networking.

Topics

• Molecular clouds
• Low mass star formation
• High mass star formation
• Energy budget of star formation
• Stellar feedback
• Cloud turbulence
• Magnetic field
• Initial mass function (IMF)
• ISM astrochemistry
• Star formation at galaxy scales

With this collaborative setting, we look forward to generating impactful insights and fostering collaborations that will drive forward star formation research in the era of JWST and ALMA.

Proceeding

Participants are encouraged to write up their contributions as proceeding papers which will be announced later.

Important dates

• Abstract submission deadline: 30 April, 2025
• Poster Abstract submission deadline: 30 May, 2025
• Early registration deadline: 30 May, 2025
• Final registration deadline: 30 June, 2025