II SouthPol Workshop

Rationale

The SouthPol collaboration aims to produce an optical polarimetric survey of the Southern Sky.  To achieve this goal, the SouthPol team is designing and building a high-precision polarimeter that will be installed on the recently acquired 1-meter telescope, which will be located at the Pico dos Dias Observatory, managed by LNA. 

The SouthPol survey will provide Astrophysics with a unique and highly valuable database.  One of the main scientific cases is to study the magnetic field that permeates our galaxy, the Milky Way, and the Magellanic Clouds.  Additionally, the  results will have an immediate impact on several areas, such as Cosmology, Extragalactic Astronomy, the Interstellar Medium of the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds, Star Formation, Stellar Envelopes, stellar explosions (GRBs, novae, and supernovae), and the Solar System, among others.

The II SouthPol Workshop aims to bring together the project team to discuss the science projects, the technical development, and the management of the entire project. Researchers interested in the SouthPol project are wellcome to participate in the science discussion, which are planned to occur in the first three days of the workshop.

This partnership involves researchers from:

• National Laboratory for Astrophysics - Brazil;

• the Department of Astronomy at IAG/USP - Brazil;

• the Astrophysics Division at INPE - Brazil;

• UFMG - Brazil;

• the Department of Astrophysics at Radboud University - the Netherlands;

• the Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center and Hiroshima University - Japan;

• Mitsubishi Foundation and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo - Japan;

• Universidade Chalmers University of Technology - Sweden .

Event schedule

The last two days of the II SouthPol Workshop are restricted for SouthPol Team only. The program for the first three days can be found here.

Registration Fee

The registration fee for the in-person participants is:

• R$ 70 - Undergraduate and graduate students; 

• Other categories:

  • R$ 200;

  • US$ 40;

  • Euro$ 34. 

The LOC would appreciate it if you could pay by March 6, 2026.

It should be paid for the Astronomical Brazilian Society using one of the following methods:

Brazilians participants - Bank transfer of pix

Bank: 290 - PagSeguro Internet Instituição de Pagamento S/A

"Agência": 0001

Account: 41745252-1

pix: tesourariasab@sab-astro.org.br

Foreign participants

Please contact claudia.rodrigues@inpe.br .

Please send an email to claudia.rodrigues@inpe.br with the receipt of your payment.

Useful information

Hotel

The LOC has negotiated the rates below with the  Nacional Inn Hotel. We are trying to arrange transportation to and from this hotel and INPE.

Executive apartament

SGL: R$ 228,00

DBL: R$ 308,00

TPL: R$ 408,00

To make your reservation, write to reservas@nacionalinnsjc.com.br. Provide the event name SOUTHPOL.

The above values are valid until Fev 15, 2026.

There are many other hotel options at the city, but we are going to make the arrangements of transportation only to this hotel.

Transportation from GRU

The company Betinho’s Executive Service (+55 12 996159085) is usually used by INPE. The cost for a bilingual driver (English and Spanish support), with an executive vehicle (non-armored), from GRU to São José dos Campos is R$ 429.00 + parking.

Car:

• Executive (Corolla)

• Capacity: up to two passengers and two suitcases.

INPE Location

Avenida dos Astronautas, 1.758 - Jd. Granja
São José dos Campos - SP - Brasil

https://maps.app.goo.gl/LQhp82MjoE6vpofm9

Arriving in São José dos Campos

The São José dos Campos (SJC) Bus Station serves buses from many cities across Brazil. Specifically, the Pássaro Marron bus company operates routes connecting the SJC Bus Station to the Tietê Bus Terminal in São Paulo city and to Guarulhos Airport.

For air travel, we suggest flying into Guarulhos Airport, from which regular buses depart for the SJC Bus Station. Schedules are available on the Pássaro Marron website, where tickets can also be purchased.

Parking

Participants are permitted to drive their vehicles onto the INPE campus. There are numerous parking spots available, and parking is free of charge.

Auditorium Sérgio Sobral 

The map below show the location of the Auditorium Sérgio Sobral at INPE: bottom red arrow. The top red arrow refers to the INPE Main Entrance.

Participants

1. Ana Carolina Mattiuci Figueiredo INPE/Brasil

2. Antonio Mario Magalhaes IAG-USP/BRAZIL

3. Claudia Vilega Rodrigues INPE/Brazil

4. Daisy Andrews Pereira UFMG/Brasil

5. Dan Clemens Boston University / USA

6. Davi Otoni Saraiva UFMG/Brasil

7. Deidimar Alves Brissi IFSP/Brasil

8. Denis Varise Bernardes LNA/Brazil

9. Diego Falceta Gonçalves Univ. Sao Paulo - Brazil

10. Eder Martioli LNA / Brazil

11. Fábio R. Herpich LNA/Brazil

12. Felipe Almeida-Fernandes INPE / BR

13. Fernanda Silva de Oliveira UFMG

14. Fernando Falkenberg Marques INPE/Brazil

15. Gabriel Armando Pellegatti Franco Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Brazil

16. Gustavo Henrique da Silva Santos INPE/Brasil

17. Isabel de Jesus Lima UNESP - Guaratinguetá

18. Koji Kawabata Hiroshima University / Japan

19. Laura Guimarães Novaes UFMG - Brazil

20. Lucas Barreto-Mota USP-IAG / Brasil

21. Luciano Fraga LNA

22. Luiz Henrique de Paula Santos IAG-USP / Brazil

23. Maria Eduarda de Souza Galvão UFMG/BRASIL

24. Marijke Haverkorn Radboud University

25. Marina Machado Cunha e Mello Inpe / Brasil

26. Murilo Marinello Assis de Oliveira Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica (LNA)/Brazil

27. Nelio M. S. A. Sasaki Universidade do Estado do Amazonas/Brazil

28. Rafael Ferreira do Amaral Silva Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) / Brasil

29. Rafaela Almeida UFMG

30. Reinaldo Santos de Lima IAG-USP/Brasil

31. Ted Leandro de Almeida INPE/Brazil

32. Yasuo DOI Univ. of Tokyo / Japan

33. Yenifer Angarita Arenas Chalmers University of Technology

34. Wagner Corradi Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica - LNA/Brazil

35. Wilson Reis Junior Ibmec/Brazil

Scientific Organizing Commitee (SOC)

Yenifer Angarita - Chalmers University of Technology - Sweden (Chair)

Antonio Mário Magalhães - IAG/USP - Brazil

Claudia V. Rodrigues - INPE - Brazil

Eder Martioli - LNA - Brazil

Luciano Fraga - LNA - Brazil

Koji Kawabata - Hiroshima University - Japan

Marijke Haverkorn - Radboud Univ. - The Netherlands

Reinaldo Santos Lima - IAG/USP - Brazil

Wagner Corradi - LNA & UFMG - Brazil

Yasuo Doi -   Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo - Japan

Local Organizing Commitee (LOC)

Claudia Vilega Rodrigues - INPE/Brazil (Coord.)

Eder Martioli - LNA & INPE/Brazil

Gisele Rocha - INPE/Brazil

Giuliana Capistrano - LNA/Brazil

Gustavo H. S. Santos - INPE/Brazil

Leticia Rocha - INPE/Brazil

Polyana Sales - LNA/Brazil

Marina Mello - INPE/Brazil

Patricia Oliveira - LNA/Brazil

Contact

Please write to claudia.rodrigues@inpe.br, if you have any doubt.

Acknowledgements

The SouthPol project is thankful to the following funding agencies:

• Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq - Brazil;

• Dutch Research Council - NWO - The Netherlands;

• European Research Council - ERC - Europe;

• Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos - FINEP - Brazil;

• Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa no Estado de São Paulo - FAPESP - Brazil;

• Fundação de Pesquisa e Assessoramento à Indústria - FUPAI - Brazil;

• The Mitsubishi Foundation - Japan;

• Brazilian Astronomical Society.