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HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
NUMBER 45 November 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. Members in new positions
3. EuroWinter School: Observing with the VLT Interferometer
4. Report on Greek prospects in Astronomy for the 21st century
5. Articles for Hipparchos
6. Upcoming Astronomy meetings in Greece
7. About this newsletter...
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1. SHORT NEWS
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In the list of the new members of Hel.A.S., which appeared in the
last Newsletter, the name of Evangelia Lyratzi was changed, due to a
typing error, to Evaggelos Lyratzis. We would like to apologise for
this mistake.
2. MEMBERS IN NEW POSITIONS
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Dr. Konstantinos Dimopoulos recently left the Univ. de Valencia
(Spain), for a new postdoc position at the Univ. of Lancaster (U.K.).
3. EURO WINTER SCHOOL: OBSERVING WITH THE VLT INTERFEROMETER
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The European Southern Observatory (ESO) will start operating the Very
Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) in 2003. The objectives of the
school are (a) to give the basics of interferometry and (b) to provide
practical training on the most important tools for interferometric
observations.
The school will take place at the Centre de Physique des Houches, in
France, from 3 to 8 February, 2002. The school is open to participants of
any country. Housing and travel are expected to be covered by the organisers.
The deadline for applications is November 30, 2001. For more information
visit:
http://www-laog.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/~jmmc/obsvlti/
4. REPORT ON GREEK PROSPECTS IN ASTRONOMY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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In the fall of 1997 the Greek National Committee for Astronomy,
through its President Dr. Evangelos Kontizas, appointed an External
Committee to investigate and report on the possible directions of the
Astronomical Sciences in the 21st century in Greece. The report of
the committee, chaired by professor Yervant Terzian (Cornell Univ.),
was made public in a meeting organized in late 1998 at the National
Observatory of Athens.
As it is possible that several of the newest members of
Hel.A.S. have not yet had a chance to read the recommendations of
the Terzian Committee, we would like to let you know that the
report can be found in the web-page of the Greek National Committee for
Astronomy, at:
http://www.astro.noa.gr/gnca/ca-report2000.htm
5. ARTICLES FOR HIPPARCHOS
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The new issue of Hipparchos, the Newsletter of Hel.A.S., is due to
appear before Christmas. Any member of our Society, who would like to
contribute an article, should contact the Editor of the Newsletter, Dr.
M. Plionis, at
plionis@sapfo.astro.noa.gr or mplionis@astro.noa.gr
The articles might concern:
1. Important astronomical news (breakthroughs etc.)
2. News from large astronomical installations/facilities, which are
relevant to the Hellenic astronomical community
3. News regarding scientific conferences and schools held in Greece
4. Reviews of new books, either astronomical or otherwise related
5. Reports for the scientific and/or educational activities of Greek
Astronomy/Astrophysics Departments or Institutes
The DEADLINE for submitting an article is November 8, 2001.
6. 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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Euroconference/IAU Colloquium 188 on
Magnetic Coupling of the Solar Atmosphere
Santorini, 11-15 June 2002
http://www.space.noa.gr/solmag
or contact:
Dr. Georgia Tsiropoula (georgia@space.noa.gr)
Dr. Udo Schuehle (schuehle@linmpi.mpg.de)
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7. ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
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This Newsletter was edited by Harry Varvoglis and Vassilis
Charmandaris. It was forwarded to the 220 out of the 239 members of
Hel.A.S. members who have e-mail access.
The next edition of the Newsletter will be mailed around December 1st
2001. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures,
job openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece)
or comments before November 25, 2001. All correspondence concerning
the 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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