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HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
NUMBER 19 September 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. Members appointed in new positions
3. Job openings
4. Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece
5. About this newsletter...
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1. SHORT NEWS
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The preliminary program of the 4th Hellenic Astronomical Conference has
been for some time available on-line. For more information on the
program and other issues, please visit the web page of the conference,
found in the last section of this newsletter.
In case you are not able to find what you are looking for, you may use
the following numbers to get in direct touch with the Local Organizing
Committee:
Telephone: 094-4698131 FAX: 0273-27027
During the forthcoming 13th General Assembly of Hel.A.S., a lecture
with the title:
"Blazars: Ta pleon akraia ergasthria sto Sympan"
will be delivered by Dr. Markos Georganopoulos (MPI, Heidelberg). The
event will take place at 12:30pm on Saturday, September 18th, 1999, at
the conference hall of "Doryssa Bay" Hotel at Pythagorion in Samos.
Some compelling issues of present day astrophysics were discussed in the
summer school "The neutron star - black hole connection", which took
place in Elounda, Crete, last June. The school has been organized by
Chryssa Kouveliotou, Jan van Paradijs and Joseph Ventura. Further details on
this meeting (program, list of participants) may be found in the conference
web page:
http://www.mitos.com.gr/conf/n_starASI99
2. MEMBERS APPOINTED IN NEW POSITIONS
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Dr. V. Charmandaris has moved to a Staff Astronomer position at
the Astronomy Department of Cornell University, NY, USA.
Dr. E. Chatzichristou has moved to a Postdoctoral Fellowship
position at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, USA.
Dr. I. Seimenis has been appointed Chairman of the Department of
Mediterranean Studies, Univ. of Aegean, Greece.
Dr. K. Xilouris has moved to a Research Staff position at
the National Radio Observatory at Charlottesville, VA, USA.
The new postal address and e-mail of the above members is available
in the on-line directory of the web pages of Hel.A.S.
3. JOB OPENINGS
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The Institute of Ionospheric and Space Research of the National
Observatory of Athens invites applications for a position at the level of
"Researcher D" in the field of "Satellite systems with emphasis in
telecommunications applications".
For more information please contact:
Ms. Athina Petropoulou,
Tel. +30-1-3490134, +30-1-3490000
The deadline for applications is September 15, 1999.
4. 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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4th Hellenic Astronomical Conference
Samos, 16-18 September 1999
http://www.astro.auth.gr/~helasyn
or contact
Dr. J. Seimenis (isei@aegean.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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1st Panhellenic Conference on Amateur Astronomy
Volos, 2-3 October 1999
contact
Dr. L. Zachilas (zachilas@civ.uth.gr)
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NATO Advanced Study Institute on
"Space Storms and Space Weather Hazards"
Hersonissos, Crete, June 19-29, 2000
http://sat2.space.noa.gr/~daglis/asi2000.html
or contact
Dr. Yannis Daglis (daglis@creator.space.noa.gr)
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5. 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 October
1st 1999. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures,
new openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece) or
comments before September 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
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