IMC 2022: International Meteor Conference, Poroszló, Hungary
The 41st International Meteor Conference (IMC 2022) will be held in on September 29 – October 2, 2022 in Poroszló, Hungary! The International Meteor Organization was founded in Hungary (the initiative was decided here) in 1989 at Lake Balaton at the 1989 IMC in Balatonfoldvar, which was the 8th of its kind. In 2022, the IMC will visit Hungary for the second time.
The location is at the lake called Tisza-tó, at the area of the Natural Reserve Hortobágy. The organizers are the Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (CSFK) , and the Konkoly Thege Astronomical Institute, working on several meteor astronomy related topics, including the running of fireball camera observations, lunar impact flash monitoring, infrasound system searching for atmospheric blasts, and laboratory based analysis of meteorites. There is a long tradition on asteroid observations, which are connected to sporadic meteors and comet observations related to meteor showers. A direct and close link exists between CSFK and the Hungarian Astronomical Association, the main amateur astronomy oriented organization in Hungary covering meteor observations.
The conference site can be reached by 1.5/2 hours driving from Budapest. For persons arriving at the airport, there is a possibility to order a shuttle service from the airport to the venue (on Thursday afternoon September 29th) and from the venue to the airport (on Sunday afternoon October 2nd). Two-way shuttle service costs 45€ per person. There will be two shuttles on Thursday noon and late afternoon and two shuttles on Sunday noon and late afternoon. (see Registration form).
We are looking forward to seeing you in Hungary!
The Local Organizing Committee.
