Guidelines for the Organization of SWIFAR Colloquia and Lunch talks
中国西南天文研究所每周组织的学术报告会和午餐时间讨论会致力于促进国际学术交流、增强云南大学天文学科与国内外同行的合作。通过这些学术活动，我们希望营造充满活力和创新精神的学术文化氛围。我们欢迎各位老师邀请国内外学者来所访问并做学术报告。
SWIFAR weekly colloquia and lunch talks are designed to be forums of global exchange and collaboration for astronomical research, higher education and outreach between Yunnan University and other national and international institutes. Via these activities, we aim to build a vibrant and creative academic and cultural environment at SWIFAR. All faculty members are encouraged to nominate speakers from institutes worldwide to give academic and popular science talks.
中国西南天文研究所学术报告会
报告时间：学期期间每周四下午16:00 - 17:00
报告地点：天文楼2113
报告时长：45分钟，提问15分钟
报告人：国内外知名学者和研究人员
报告原则上每周一次，最多每周不超过两次。特殊情况下，报告具体时间可根据报告人行程做调整。更多来访者报告建议安排在各团组。报告应包括领域综述，介绍相关背景知识，整体内容适合一般听众，包括研究生和其他领域的研究人员。报告语言原则上为英语。报告前30分钟在天文楼三楼交流区组织茶歇，鼓励研究生、博士后参加与报告人交流。
SWIFAR Colloquia
Time: Every Thursday afternoon 16:00 - 17:00 during the semester
Location: Astronomy Building #2113
Duration: 45 minutes plus 15 minutes for questions
Potential speakers: Senior researchers
Colloquia are held once per week, no more than two per week under any circumstance. In principle, the time can be adjusted to accommodate the schedule of the speaker. Extra talks by visitors are advised to be organized within the individual research groups. The speaker should give a concise review of the field and a brief introduction of the research topic. In general, the talk should be delivered in English. A coffee/tea break shall be organized 30min prior to the talk, normally at the interaction area on the third floor. Students and postdocs are encouraged to attend and interact with the speakers.
中国西南天文研究所午餐时间讨论会
报告时间：学期期间每周一中午12:30 - 13:00
报告地点：天文楼2113
报告时长：25分钟，提问5分钟
报告人：国内外青年学者和研究人员,博士后或高年级博士研究生
报告应介绍相关背景知识，整体内容适合研究生和其他领域的研究人员。报告语言原则上为英语。
SWIFAR lunch talks
Time: Every Monday noon 12:30 - 13:00 during the semester
Location: Astronomy Building #2113
Duration: 25 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions
Potential speakers: Junior researchers, postdocs or senior PhD students
Lunch talks are held once per week, no more than two per week under any circumstance. In principle, the time can be adjusted to accommodate the schedule of the speaker. Extra talks by visitors are advised to be organized within the individual research groups. The speaker should give a brief introduction of the research topic. In general, the talk should be delivered in English.
推荐时限：请参考研究所学术日历安排,至少提前一个月推荐给组织人员（并附上报告人简历）。
组织人员：Hayato Shimabukuro（学术报告会），杨元培（午餐时间讨论会）
后勤支持：郭晓明、胡玥
Nomination: Please consult the SWIFAR academic calendar; nomination of speakers and topics should reach the organizers one month before the talk. The proposal has to be sent to the organizer one month before the date of the talk (and please attach the speaker's CV).
Organizers: Hayato Shimabukuro (Colloquia)，Yuanpei Yang (Lunch talks)
Logistic support: Xiaoming Guo, Yue Hu
补记：中国西南天文研究所所有博士后、研究生要求参加每一次学术报告会和午餐时间讨论会。学生每参加一次报告记1分，提问记2分，做报告记5分，学期末对高分者予以奖励（此活动由研究所博士后轮流负责组织检查）。
NB: All postdocs and postgraduates of SWIFAR are required to attend every colloquium and lunch talk. For every participation, question-ask and oral presentation from a student, the student is given 1, 2, and 5 points, respectively. By the end of the academic year, students with highest scores will get an award for good performance.
