Cool Stars 23 | Splinters

Cool Stars 23

15 – 19 June 2026, TOC Ariake, Tokyo Bay Area, Japan

The "Cambridge Workshops on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun" are held biennially and have evolved to be the premier conference series for cool star research.

Splinter sessions

Splinter sessions are going to be held on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday afternoon (the dates listed are nominal and subject to change until 3 months prior to the conference). There will be three splinter sessions in parallel. These sessions are organized separately from the main conference. Each splinter session will have its own website with contact information for contributors. The websites will be linked from the splinter session title in the list below when they are available. Splinter session organizers can set their own deadlines for contributions to their sessions.

Splinter session proposals (now open!)

The CS23 SOC invites the community to propose splinter sessions on current hot topics. Proposals for splinter sessions can be made by individuals or groups of individuals. At this time, we are planning on 9 splinter sessions. Each session is 180 minutes long. The splinter organizers will have access to abstracts of potential contributions submitted on the abstract form.

Splinter organizers should be prepared to produce and maintain a website that includes the schedule and speakers, and describes opportunities for people to participate in the session. The splinter websites will be linked from the main CS23 website, so all meeting participants are aware of the splinter sessions and can make informed choices about which sessions they wish to attend. A complete program for each splinter should be online six weeks prior to the meeting, that is by May 1st, 2026 - and hopefully earlier.

Any splinter session proposal should include the following:

Title
Names of the session organizers with primary contact information; names of co-organizers if appropriate
Estimate of small (50-100 people), medium (100-200), or large (200+ people) session
Two page summary of the goal of the session, including discussion on why this is a timely and relevant topic for CS23
List of potential speakers, and a plan for how additional speakers will be solicited (Note that CS23 follows a "one person - one talk" rule. Plenary speakers cannot give a talk in a splinter session, nor can one person present in more than one splinters session.)
Proposed Splinter format that includes a description on how the audience will be involved
Commitment to set up a website in support of the splinter, with a complete program online by May 1st, 2026
Commitment to contribute a summary of the session for the proceedings

Please do not propose splinters that are too similar to the five main morning sessions (see the conference program) if you wish to maximize your chances of success.

Deadline for splinter session proposals is November 3rd, 2025. Instructions for splinter proposal submissions can be found at this Google Form.

We plan to announce accepted splinter sessions by mid-December, 2026, and will provide links to your splinter session website for attendees to submit contributions to your splinter as soon as possible.