Annual Fast Radio Burst Conference (Montreal, July 2025)

February 25, 2025 - 12:23 pm

Dear colleagues,

We are excited to announce that the annual Fast Radio Burst (FRB) Conference, FRB 2025, will be hosted by McGill University in Montreal, Canada from July 7–11, 2025.

FRB science has entered a new era: the rate at which FRB sources are precisely localized has surged from a handful to hundreds per year—and will soon reach thousands. With this rapid progress, FRB 2025 is a timely opportunity to discuss the latest advancements and future directions in the field. We especially encourage participation from researchers across a wide range of disciplines, as we explore both the astrophysical origins of FRBs and their utility as cosmological probes.

The conference will be fully hybrid, with low registration fees, particularly for early-career researchers. Abstract submission is open now at https://www.conftool.com/frb2025 with an abstract deadline of April 4th, 2025. Further conference details and confirmed invited speakers are available on our website: https://www.physics.mcgill.ca/frb2025.

We hope you’ll join us for a stimulating week of discussion in vibrant Montreal — whether in person or online!

Best regards,

Alice Curtin (co-chair; McGill University)

Amanda Cook (co-chair; McGill University)

Reshma Anna-Thomas (ASTRON)

Tarraneh Eftekhari (Northwestern)

Kelly Gourdji (CSIRO)

Jason Hessels (McGill/UvA/ASTRON)

Jordan Hoffmann (Curtin)

Victoria Kaspi (McGill)

Ben Margalit (U. Minnesota)

Yogesh Maan (NCRA – TIFR)

Inés Pastor Marazuela (U. Manchester)

Myles Sherman (Caltech)

Weiwei Zhu (NAOC/BNU-IFAA)