AUGUST 2008 - TOPICS

Short News Astronomy Event in 2008 Dimitria Festival of Thessaloniki Temporary Astrophysics Teaching Position at the Univ. of Ioannina ESA Research Fellowships in Space Sciences Upcoming Astronomy meetings in Greece About this Newsletter

1. SHORT NEWS

Dr. Adamantios Stavridis recently moved from the Univ. of Thessaloniki, to a postdoctoral research associate position at the Department of Physics of Washington University in St. Louis (USA). The minutes of the 26th General Assembly of Hel.A.S. as well as those of the 1st meeting of the newly elected Governing Council which took place on June 20th 2008 are now available online. All members are strongly encouraged to read those minutes available at the end of the web page: http://www.helas.gr/council.php

2. ASTRONOMY EVENT IN 2008 DIMITRIA FESTIVAL OF THESSALONIKI

As part of the Dimitria Festival, Imperial College Astrophysics, the Friends of Astronomy Club of Thessaloniki and the Observatory of Thessaloniki are organizing a three-day public astronomy event. Funded by the Municipality of Thessaloniki the goal of the event, which will take place on 26-28 September 2008 in Thessaloniki, is to familiarize the public with Observational Astronomy, its history and the latest developments by bringing together the foremost UK and Greek astronomers. This event is open to anyone interested in learning about Observational Astronomy and especially university students keen to pursue graduate studies in the field. For more details visit the dedicated web page at: http://astro.ic.ac.uk/outreach/obs_astro.shtml

3. TEMPORARY ASTROPHYSICS TEACHING POSITION AT THE UNIV. OF IOANNINA

A new temporary teaching position (P.D. 407) in Astronomy has become available for academic year 2008-2009 at the Department of Physics of the University of Ioannina. The successful candidate is expected to teach the Department's elective courses on 'Solar Physics', 'Observational Astrophysics' and 'Galaxies - Cosmology'.The deadline for submission of letters of intent is September 5, 2008. Interested applicants may contact the Secretariat of the Physics Department: Telephone +30 26510-97192 (Mrs Ourania Gortzi).

4. ESA RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN SPACE SCIENCE

The ESA Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programme is aimed at providing young scientists, holding a PhD or the equivalent degree, with the means of performing research in space science. The programme is open to suitably qualified women and men. Preference will be given to applications submitted by candidates within five years of receiving their PhD. Candidates not holding a PhD yet can also apply, but they must provide evidence of receiving their degree before starting the fellowship. Appointments for an ESA fellowship are for two years, after which Fellows normally leave ESA. The fellowship in space science is tenable at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, or at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villafranca del Castillo, Spain. The Fellowship Programme does not currently grant fellowships in other institutions outside of ESA. The fellowships are open to nationals of ESA Member States (which includes Greece) and to nationals of states adhering to the PECS cooperation scheme. The deadline for the 2009 call for applications is 1 October 2008. For more details visit the dedicated web page at: http://www.rssd.esa.int/fellowship

5. UPCOMING ASTRONOMY MEETINGS IN GREECE

The following meetings will take place in Greece. Please check the corresponding web page or contact the organizers by e-mail for more information.

IAU Symposium 257: 'Universal Heliophysical Processes' Ioannina, 15-19 September 2008 2nd NOA Astronomy School, "The many faces of AGN" Athens, 22-24 September 2008 "From the Antikythera Mechanism to Herschel and Planck: 2500 Years of Observational Astronomy" Thessaloniki, 26-28 September 2008 Star Forming Dwarf Galaxies: Following Ariadnes thread in the cosmic labyrinth Crete, 29 September - 3 October 2008 6th Conference of Greek Amateur Astronomers Alexandroupoli, 25-27 September 2009

6. ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER

This Newsletter was sent to all members of Hel.A.S. who have e-mail access. The next edition of the Newsletter will be mailed around September 1st 2008. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures, job openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece) or comments before August 25, 2008. 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 inform the Secretary of Hel.A.S.