FAST Pulsar Symposium 2

Radio astronomy plays an important role in astronomy and astrophysics, in the past, now and in the future. Chinese FAST, the biggest single-dish radio telescope to be built, will not only promote science and technology in China but also be beneficial to world-wide scientists of radio astronomy. Focusing on the scientific goals that FAST could achieve in the future, the National Basic Research Program of China has founded a project (so-called “973 project”) to do science around FAST. The project consists of 6 research groups, and one is for pulsars. As part of the project, the pulsar group is organizing annual meeting to gather pulsar astronomers to exchange ideas on recent developments, provoke discussion and foster collaboration. During the event, a few oversea scientists are invited to participate in the series of symposium.