The first edition of the “Gamma connection” conference will be held in Santiago de Chile from 9 to 12 December 2026. The meeting is organised by the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) with the support of ESO (European Southern Observatory), the CLAF (Latin-American Center for Physics) and SOCHIAS (Astronomical Society of Chile).  This conference takes place at a particularly timely moment for the field. Major … Continued