HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
NUMBER 11 January 1999
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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. Hel.A.S. prize for the best Ph.D. in 1998
3. Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece
4. About this newsletter...
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1. SHORT NEWS
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- The Governing Council of Hel.A.S. wishes everybody a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Let's hope that 1999, will lead us healthy, happy and prosperous to the
NEW MILLENNIUM.
- The web server of Hel.A.S. is two years old. Even though we suffered
a bit last year (maybe due to the "terrible twos" syndrome!) we hope
that the server will continue to improve and provide useful information
to the Hellenic astronomical community. If you have any comments or
suggestions on the contents/presentation of the web server, please
send your input to the webmanagers.
2. Hel.A.S. PRIZE FOR THE BEST Ph.D. IN 1998
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The deadline for the "Best Ph.D." prize has ended with the end of 1998.
Here we would like to remind everybody the scope of the prize, by
re-issuing the message published in our previous Newsletter. The winner
will be announced after the next meeting of the Council.
"The Council of Hel.A.S., in its last meeting on Nov. 13, decided to
establish a
HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PRIZE
for the best Ph.D. in Astronomy. The prize is foreseen to be granted
annually and will cover one calendar year. The selection procedure
and the amount of money connected to the prize will be decided yearly
by the Council of Hel.A.S. The prize will be awarded to active members
of the Society, which have successfuly defended their Ph.D. thesis
during the calendar year of the award.
For 1998, the Council of Hel.A.S. has decided to offer the sum of
100.000 drx.
The recipient will be selected by the Council. Please note that this
is an award. It is not a scholarship. Therefore no "application" is
involved. All members of the Society and other colleagues (Ph.D.
supevisors in particular) are strongly encouraged to bring to the
attention of the Council of Hel.A.S. any candidates of this year's
prize, by sending details to the Secretary of Hel.A.S., Dr. H. Varvoglis
(varvogli@astro.auth.gr). Full address can be found in the "Members'
Directory of the Society: http://www.astro.auth.gr/elaset. The Secretary
can also provide further details for the prize."
3. 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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"Imerida" - 1st Astrophysics meeting
``Accretion processes in astrophysical environments''
January 15, 1999
Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics,
Department of Physics, University of Athens
For further information, please contact
Dr. P. Niarchos (pniarcho@atlas.uoa.gr),
or Dr. E. Harlaftis (ehh@astro.noa.gr)
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NATO Advanced Study Institute on
``The Neutron Star - Black Hole Connection'',
Elounda, Crete, June 7-18, 1999
http://www.mitos.com.gr/conf/n_starASI99
or contact
Dr. J. Ventura (ventura@physics.uch.gr)
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Large scale structure in the X-ray Universe
Santorini, September 20-22, 1999
http://www.astro.noa.gr/~santor99
or contact
Dr. M. Plionis (mplionis@astro.noa.gr)
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4th Hellenic Astronomical Conference
Samos, 16-18 September 1999
Contact (provisional): elaset@astro.auth.gr
4. ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
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This Newsletter was compiled and forwarded to all Hel.A.S. members,
that can be reached electronically, by Harry Varvoglis and Vassilis
Charmandaris.
The next edition of this Newsletter will be circulated around February
1st 1999. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures, new
openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece) or
comments before January 25, 1999. 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 this Newsletter was addressed is not your main
address, please let us know.
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