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International SKA Forum 2010
9 - 16 June 2010
The Netherlands
The third International SKA Forum in the province of Drenthe, the Netherlands.

Inauguration of LOFAR
The Forum takes place alongside various other events, including the formal inauguration of the International LOFAR Telescope (ILT) on the 12th of June in Exloo, the Netherlands. The LOFAR (the Low Frequency Array) telescope, a pathfinder for the SKA, is designed and built by ASTRON.

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After Perth, Australia (2008) and Cape Town, South Africa (2009), the third international Square Kilometre Array Forum (ISKAF2010) will be held in the Norhtern part of the Netherlands centred around the city of Assen. ISKAF brings together, for the first time in Europe, scientist, engineers, politicians and industrial partners that are interested in the SKA, the international radio telescope for the 21st century.
ISKAF2010 consists of a series of events and starts on June 9th with a welcoming reception. The Science meeting starts on June 10th with the theme "A New Golden Age for Radio Astronomy"; around 150 scientists from all over the world are expected to participate. One of the highlights of ISKAF2010 will be the ceremony around the LOFAR inauguration on Saturday June 12th. For this exciting and unique event all ISKAF2010 participants are invited.

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