HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
NUMBER 6 August 1998
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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. Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece
4. Funding for participation at the "Astronomy 2000+" meeting
5. About this newsletter...
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1. SHORT NEWS
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Professor Mihalis Papagiannis (Boston University), a prominent
astronomer and a founding member of our society passed away on the
11th of July. Dr. Papagiannis had taught at the Universities of Athens,
Thessaloniki and Crete. He was the first President of Commission 51
(Bioastronomy) of the International Astronomical Union. He was well
known for his work on searches for life in the universe, impact
craters, radio astronomy and solar and space physics.
2. MEMBERS APPOINTED IN NEW POSITIONS
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The editors of the newsletter become recently aware of the following
appointments of two Hel.A.S. members.
Dr. D. Synachopoulos has been appointed as Researcher at the
National Observatory of Athens.
Dr. E. Harlaftis has been appointed as Researcher at the
National Observatory of Athens.
Note:
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The editors of the newsletter would greatly appreciate if information
on new appointments and moreover on the annoucements of the corresponding
job openings is communicated to them as early as possible. This is the
only way we can diffuse such information on time, to all members of Hel.A.S.,
who are probably very interested by news of this type.
3. UPCOMING ASTRONOMY MEETINGS IN GREECE
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9th Panhellenic Conference on Relativity
Latest Developments in Gravity
Samos, 26-29 August, 1998
http://kerkis.math.aegean.gr/~neb9/neb9.html
or contact
Dr. A. Dimakis (dimakis@aegean.gr)
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2nd Samos Meeting on
Cosmology Geometry and Relativity
Samos, August 31 - September 4, 1998
http://kerkis.math.aegean.gr/~universe/index6.htm
or contact
Dr. S. Cotsakis (skot@aegean.gr)
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Astronomy 2000+: Greek prospects for the 21st century
Penteli Astronomical Station, National Observatory of Athens
12 & 13th of November 1998
http://www.astro.noa.gr/~gr2000
or contact
Professor J. Ventura (gr2000@astro.noa.gr)
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4. FUNDING FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE "ASTRONOMY 2000+" MEETING
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The Council of Hel.A.S. has set aside a small amount of money for
partial coverage of expenses for members of the Society who plan to
participate in the upcoming "Astronomy 2000+" meeting. Enquiries and
applications should be addressed to the Secretary of the Society.
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 September
1998. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures, new
openings, research opportunities,awards, conferences in Greece) or
comments before August 25, 1998. 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
e-mail address to which this Newsletter was addressed is not your main
address, please let us know.
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