Ενημερωτικό Δελτίο 37 - Μάρτιος 2001

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                       HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
                           ELECTRONIC  NEWSLETTER
             NUMBER 37                               March 2001
 
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  E-mail: elaset@astro.auth.gr      WWW: http://www.astro.auth.gr/elaset
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  TOPICS:
 
  1. Short News
  2. New phone numbers in the Univ. of Athens
  3. I.K.Y. scholarships for 2001
  4. Xanthopoulos award
  5. Job Openings
  6. PhD Positions at SISSA
  7. IRAM Summer School 2001
  8. Upcoming Astronomy meetings in Greece
  9. About this newsletter...
  
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  1. SHORT NEWS
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    We would like to congratulate our colleague, Dr. Vassilis
  Angelopoulos, who was awarded the COSPAR Zeldovich Medal, Scientific
  Commission D, for the year 2000, as a recognition for his work on
  the terrestrial magnetotail. Dr. Angelopoulos was also selected this
  year as a Macelwane Medalist by the American Geophysical Union. This 
  last medal recognizes significant contributions to the geophysical
  and space sciences by an outstanding young scientist (less than 36
  years of age).

    On Monday and Tuesday, March 5 and 6, a workshop entitled "New
  co-operation agreement between the government of the Hellenic Republic
  and the European Space Agency (ESA) for Peaceful Purposes: Opportunites"
  will be held in the Hotel Caravel. All Hel.A.S. members, who feel that their
  research activites might fall whithin the agreement's scope, are
  encouraged to participate.    
  
    The latest issue of Hipparchos has been sent to all members and
  it is also available as a PDF file in the web server of Hel.A.S.


  2. NEW PHONE NUMBERS IN THE UNIV. OF ATHENS
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    We were recently informed that there have been several changes in
  the phone system at the Physics Department of the Univ. of Athens. 
  Consequently all phone numbers of Hel.A.S. members associated with 
  this institute of the type "7274???" have been changed to "7276???". 
  We took the liberty to update the on-line records of all affected 
  members accordingly. Furthermore, phone numbers of the type "723????" 
  and "724????" are still functioning but they will soon be phased out.

    We would greatly appreciate if all members of Hel.A.S. associated
  with the Univ. of Athens visit the on-line web directory of the
  society at: 
		http://www.hri.org/elaset/dir-cover.html 
  and inspect the information displayed in their record. Please send
  by e-mail any corrections you may have to the secretary of Hel.A.S. 
  Prof. Harry Varvoglis (varvogli@astro.auth.gr)


  3. JOB OPENINGS
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    A new tenured position of "Specialized Scientist - Level B"
  (Eidikos Leitourgikos Epistimonas B' Ba0midas) in the field of
  design of optics and instrumentation for astronomical applications
  has been opened at the Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser
  of the Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH) in Crete. 

    For more information please contact the Secretariat of FORTH
  (Mrs L. Papadopoulou) phone: +32 - 81 - 391303 or 391300, or 
  check the online announcement in greek at:
	   http://www.ethnos.gr/ergasia/p080300.htm

    A non-tenured position at the level of Visiting Assistant Professor in
  the field of "Observational Astrophysics with emphasis in observations 
  from earth- and space-based X-ray telescopes" has been opened in the
  Department of Physics of the University of Crete.

    For more information please contact the Secretariat of the Department
  at the phone numbers: +30-81-394308 or 394004, or check the online
  announcement in greek at:
           http://www.ethnos.gr/ergasia/p080000.htm


  4. XANTHOPOULOS AWARD IN GRAVITATION/COSMOLOGY
  ----------------------------------------------

    In 1991, the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
  established an International Award for Relativity and/or Cosmology in
  memory of its distinguished member Basilis Xanthopoulos. The monetary value
  of the award is approximately US$10,000. The deadline for the receipt of
  nominations and all supporting documentation is March 10, 2001.

    The material should contain a detailed letter of nomination, the CV and
  publication list of the nominee, and possibly two or three letters
  from experts supporting the nomination. The award is to be given to a
  scientist for outstanding (preferably theoretical) work in the area of
  Gravitational Physics. The candidate should be under 40 years of age at
  the time of the nomination deadline.

    Nominations and the accompanying material should be sent to:

  Prof. Juergen Ehlers
  Max-Planck-Institut fuer Gravitationsphysik
  Albert-Einstein-Institut, Am Muehlenberg 1
  D-14476 Golm / Potsdam   Germany
  Tel: +49-(0)331-567-7214, Fax: +49-(0)331-567-7297,
  e-mail:

 
  5. I.K.Y. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2001
  -------------------------------

    The National Scholarship Foundation (I.K.Y.) has announced the
  2001 program for graduate student scholarships and postdoc in
  Greece as well as abroad. The written examinations for the graduate
  student scholarships are expected to take place in Athens (Arsakeion
  School at Psychiko) some time in May. You may retrieve additional
  information and application forms from the web site of I.K.Y.

        http://www.iky.gr/scholarships/ellines/default.htm

    The application deadline is 30 March 2001.


  6. PHD POSITIONS AT SISSA
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    A number of openings of positions for the PhD course in astrophysics 
  at SISSA (Trieste, Italy) which commences in the fall of 2001 have been 
  announced. The deadline for the preselection of applicants is March 20, 
  2001 while March 30, 2001 is deadline for the completed application 
  process. More information and application forms on these openings can be
  found at:
			http://www.sissa.it/info.html

    Details on the SISSA Astrophysics program are available at:
		   	http://www.sissa.it/ap/

  
  7. IRAM SUMMER SCHOOL 2001
  --------------------------

    The purpose of the school, which will take place on September 14-21
  2001 at Pradollano (Sierra Nevada, Spain), is to attract new users to 
  current and future mm-telescopes. This first school organized by IRAM 
  in Spain will concentrate on single dish mm-astronomy.

    Applications will be accepted from young scientists with little
  previous experience in mm-astronomy. The course is limited to 30
  students, who will be selected on the basis of their CV and
  references. Financial support for travel and lodging for young
  researchers might become available.

    Further information can be found at:
		 http://www.iram.es/summerschool

    Letters of intent to participate can already be sent to:
		summerschool@iram.es


  8. UPCOMING ASTRONOMY MEETINGS IN GREECE
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   The following meetings will take place in Greece in the coming
  months. Please check the corresponding web pages or contact the
  organizers by e-mail for more information.

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                     2nd Hellenic Cosmology Workshop
             National Observatory of Athens (Penteli Station)
                              19-20 April 2001
  
                      http://www.astro.noa.gr/~cosmo2
                                 or contact
              Ms. Ourania Koumentakou (ourania@astro.noa.gr)   

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                  5th Hellenic Astronomical Conference
                       Crete, 20-22 September 2001 
 
                 http://astrophysics.physics.uoc.gr/conf/
                                or contact
                  Dr. J. Ventura (ventura@physics.uoc.gr)

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                   1st Aegean Summer School on Cosmology
		      Karlovassi, 21-29 September 2001

		      http://www.physics.ntua.gr/cosmo
                                or contact
                      Dr. S. Cotsakis (skot@aegean.gr)

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                2nd Conference of Greek Amateur Astronomers
                 "Traditional Astronomy - Modern Astronomy"
                         Corfu, 27-28 October 2001

         contact persons: Mr. A. Kotinas or Mr. S. Chondrogiannis at
               kotinas@hotmail.com or astrocorfu@hotmail.com

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  9. ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
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    This Newsletter was compiled and forwarded to all Hel.A.S. members
  (200 out of 221), who can be reached electronically, by Harry
  Varvoglis and Vassilis Charmandaris.
  
    The next edition of the Newsletter will be circulated around April
  1st 2001. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures, 
  new openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece) or 
  comments before March 25, 2001. All correspondence concerning this 
  Newsletter should be addressed to:
  
                         elaset@astro.auth.gr
  
    If you do not wish to receive future issues of this Newsletter or the
  e-mail address to which it was sent is not your preferred one, please 
  let us know.
 
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                     HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
                         ELECTRONIC  NEWSLETTER

                      March 15, 2001 (Extra issue)
 
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  E-mail: elaset@astro.auth.gr      WWW: http://www.astro.auth.gr/elaset
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   Dear colleague,

   As Easter is approaching, we issue this extra E-Newsletter, because 
 it has just been brought to our attention that a new tenure-track 
 position at the level of "Assistant Professor" or "Lecturer" in the 
 field of "Astrophysics" will soon be opened at the Department of 
 Physics of the University of Thessaloniki. The expected deadline for
 application will be in mid-May. For details please contact
        The Secretary,
        Department of Physics
        University of Thessaloniki
        GR-54006 Thessaloniki
        Greece
        Tel. +30 31 998120
        FAX  +30 31 998122

   We hope to issue full details in our April E-Newsletter.

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