The ASI Symposium 006: Communicating Astronomy in India - 2026 (ASI SCAI-26) will be held during 22-24 January at IUCAA, Pune. The Sympsosium is supported by the generous financial support as well as in-kind contributions of the ASI, IUCAA, IIA, ARIES, and NCRA-TIFR.

With 150 attendees and more than 170 other registered participants attending online, the ASI SCAI-26 will feature 8 plenary talks, 52 regular talks in 2 parallel sessions, 50 posters and 14 demonstrations.

The event schedule is attached. The Symposium website is at https://events.iiap.res.in/event/352/overview. Talks will be live-streamed on the ASI YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asiofficial. Please check the Symposium website closer to the date for a possible alternate livestream link for the 2nd parallel session. Updates and photos during the Symposium will be posted on the ASI POEC social media (@asipoec on X, asi.poec on FB; #asiscai).

We wish everyone a productive and enjoyable Symposium!

Niruj Mohan Ramanujam
(For the SOC, ASI SCAI-26)