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HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
NUMBER 52 June 2002
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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. Forthcoming elections of Hel.A.S.
3. Members in new positions
4. Upcoming Astronomy meetings in Greece
5. About this newsletter...
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1. SHORT NEWS
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We would like to congratulate Dr. Vicky Kalogera, an assistant
professor at the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy of Northwestern
University, USA, as she has been awarded the 2002 Annie J. Cannon
Award in Astronomy by the American Astronomical Society and the
American Association of University Women. This prestigious award is
given annually to a woman for "distinguished contributions to
astronomy or for similar contributions in related sciences which
have immediate application to astronomy."
Prof. Kalogera, who is a theorist working on various problems
related to compact objects in X-ray and gravitational-wave
astrophysics, obtained her PhD from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign (USA) with Prof. R.F. Webbink, after completing her
undergraduate studies at the Univ. of Thessaloniki, where she worked
with Prof. J.H. Seiradakis. She moved to Northwestern Univ. in
Summer 2001, after spending 4 years as a postdoctoral fellow at the
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (USA).
We would like to congratulate Dr. Nikos Prantzos (Institut
d'Astrophysique de Paris) for the recent release in Greek of his
popularization book concerning man's future in the Universe. The
original version of the book appeared in 1998 in French (under the
title "Voyages dans le futur") and it was awarded the 1998 "Prix
Jean Rostand" in France. This award is presented annually for a book
which is written in French and makes an important science and/or
technology topic accessible to the general public. The title of the
book in Greek is "I Peripeteia tou Mellontos" and is published by
Ekdoseis DROMEAS.
2. FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS OF Hel.A.S
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Please note the following deadlines for the forthcoming elections
of our Society.
- June 17, 2002:
The ballots of members who would like to vote by ordinary mail
must have been received by the Secretary of Hel.A.S.
- June 18, 2002:
General Assembly of Hel.A.S. at 1.30 pm in the conference Hall
of the Section of Astrophysics Astronomy and Mechanics of the
University of Athens, located in Panepistimioulis (Zografos)
According to article 32 of the constitution of Hel.A.S., a member must
have paid his/her annual membership fees in order to be eligible
to vote.
Prior to the Assembly, at noon, Dr. Kostas Kokkotas (University of
Thessaloniki) will speak on "Gravitational Waves: a new window to the
Universe". You are invited to attend.
3. MEMBERS IN NEW POSITIONS
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Dr. Kostas Tziotziou moved from the Observatoire de Paris (France)
to a research associate position at the Institute for Space
Applications and Remote Sensing of the National Observatory of
Athens.
Dr. Panagiota Petkaki moved from Imperial College (U.K.) to a
Research Scientist position at the Physical Science Division of the
British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge (U.K.).
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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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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International Conference on Radio Pulsars
Chania, Crete, 26-29 August 2002
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/pulsarconference
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International Workshop on
Galaxies and Chaos: Theory and Observations
Athens, 16-19 September 2002
http://www.cc.uoa.gr/gc2002
or contact:
Prof. N. Voglis (nvogl@cc.uoa.gr)
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Multi-Wavelength Cosmology
Myconos Island, 16-20 June 2003
For details contact:
cosm2003@sapfo.astro.noa.gr
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5. ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
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This Newsletter was the last one edited by Harry Varvoglis and
Vassilis Charmandaris. It was forwarded to the 222, out of the 239
members of Hel.A.S., who have e-mail access. H. Varvoglis would like to thank
all members of Hel.A.S. who helped him by providing crucial information for
the Greek astronomical community and, in particular, Dr. V. Charmandaris
for his invaluable help in the editorial work.
The next edition of the Newsletter will be mailed around July 1st 2002 by
the new Secretary of Hel.A.S. Please send your announcements (e.g.
appointments/departures, job openings, research opportunities, awards,
conferences in Greece) or comments before June 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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HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
June 17, 2002 (Extra issue)
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E-mail: elaset@astro.auth.gr WWW: http://www.astro.auth.gr/elaset
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The Council would like to remind the members of Hel.A.S. that the
General Assembly and the elections of our Society will take place on
Tuesday, June 18 2000, 12:00 noon
at the Seminars' room
Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics
University of Athens
In view of the general strike announced recently in Greece by both
GESEE (private domain) and ADEDY (public domain), it is possible
that public means of transportation will run under a minimum
schedule.
Besides the importance of elections, the Council of Hel.A.S. would
like to draw your attention to two items that would like to propose
during the General Assembly, which would require your presence:
(a) Some basic changes in our Constitution:
(i) The addition of an explicit statement that the Board of Examiners
is a 3-member body.
(ii) The change in the time of our elections. Under the proposed
change, our elections should start immediately after the General
Assembly and finish 4 hours later. At present, our Constitution
states that they start 4 hours before sunset and end by sunset. In
the summer sunset could be very late (passed 21:00 hours), which
means that the Elections' Supervisory Committee is obliged to stay by
the ballots for several (idle) hours!
(b) By unanimous vote, the Council shall propose to the G.A. of
EL.AS.ET. that Academician George Contopoulos becomes the first Honorary
President of our Society.
The above items were discussed during the last Council's meeting on June
10, 2002. They were in the agenda of a Council meeting in late April,
which was postponed due to the "Koxaki virus alert" issued by the Government.
The Council of Hel.A.S. takes the opportunity to wish you a
pleasant summer.
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