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HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
NUMBER 48 February 2002
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E-mail: elaset@astro.auth.gr WWW: http://www.astro.auth.gr/elaset
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TOPICS:
1. I.K.Y. scholarships for 2002
2. Forthcoming elections of Hel.A.S.
3. Members in new positions
4. Articles for next Issue of Hipparchos
5. Bodossaki Scholarships at Oxford
6. Upcoming Astronomy meetings in Greece
7. About this newsletter...
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1. I.K.Y. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2002
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The National Scholarship Foundation (I.K.Y.) has announced the
2002 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 April. You may retrieve additional
information and application forms from the web site of I.K.Y.
http://www.iky.gr/anakoinoseis/docs/4/anakoinosiJan02.pdf
The application deadline is 28 February 2002.
2. FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS OF Hel.A.S
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Please note the following deadlines for the forthcoming elections
of our Society. Further information and deadlines will be announced
as the June 2002 elections are approaching.
- February 28, 2002: Last day for nominations of candidates by
the Ordinary members of the Society. The Nomination Forms will
be mailed to all Ordinary members by January 31.
- April 10, 2002: The Council distributes the ballots to all
Ordinary and Junior members
We may use this opportunity to review the Constitution of
Hel.A.S., which is available on our web server as a PDF file.
3. MEMBERS IN NEW POSITIONS
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Dr. Eleni Chatzichristou moved from the Space Telescope Science
Institute in Baltimore MD, to a new postdoc position at the
Physics Department of Yale University, in New Haven CT, (USA).
4. ARTICLES FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF HIPPARCHOS
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Most of you must have received by now the December 2001 issue of
the Hipparchos Newsletter. Following the recommendation of the
governing council of the Hellenic Astronomical Society, for an
upgrade of the newsletter, we have introduced two new permanent
columns ("News & Views" and "Review Article"). We hope that with
your help we will further improve the quality of Hipparchos.
The editor of Hipparchos (Dr. Manolis Plionis) is now in the
processes of collecting articles for the next issue of Hipparchos,
which hopefully will be published by the end of May 2002.
If you wish to contribute, please send to him articles related to:
(1) Important Astronomical or related news (breakthroughs, etc).
(2) News from large Astronomical or related installations, facilities
and/or Organizations (ESO, ESA, NASA, IAU, JOSO, COSPAR, etc).
(3) News regarding Scientific conferences and schools held in Greece.
(4) Reviews of new books in astronomy or related fields.
(5) Reports of scientific and/or educational activities in Greek
Astronomy/Astrophysics Sectors and Institutes.
Articles should be written in English with WORD and should not be
very long (not more than 2-3 pages of 12pt), unless there is an
absolute necessity for it (please contact the editor in advance if
you have such a request). Photos can also be included (in JPEG or
GIF format).
A call for a REVIEW ARTICLE for the next issue of Hipparchos is
also open. Whoever is interested in writing such an article please
contact Dr. Plionis (mplionis@astro.noa.gr) before he/she embarks on
this task. The editor will collect all the applications, which
will then be discussed in the governing council of the Hellenic
Astronomical Society.
The deadline for submitting your articles is April 30 2002.
However, please let the editor know at your earliest convenience if
you are planning to contribute in any way, since this will greatly
facilitate the planning and selection process.
5. BODOSSAKI SCHOLARSHIPS AT ST PETER'S COLLEGE, OXFORD
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Applications at St. Peter's College in Oxford Univ. (UK) are invited
for a Graduate Scholarship established by the Bodossaki Foundation
in any field of Science (preference will be given to Medicine).
Applicants should be Greek citizens under the age of 30. The
scholarship is tenable for a period of not more than three years from 1
October 2002. The emoluments, totalling up to GBP 10,500 per annum, cover
University and College fees and a grant for maintenance. The successful
applicant will be required to read for a higher degree of the University of
Oxford. For further information see the University graduate prospectus at:
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp/
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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10th Hellenic Relativity Conference
Thessaloniki, June 2002
http://www.astro.auth.gr/gravity/NEB_X.html
or contact:
Dr. K. Kokkotas (kokkotas@astro.auth.gr)
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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., who have e-mail access.
The next edition of the Newsletter will be mailed around March 1st
2002. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures,
job openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece)
or comments before February 25, 2002. 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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