NOVEMBER 2010 - TOPICS

Short News The 10th Conference of Hel.A.S. ESA Call of Ideas for the ISS Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece About this Newsletter

1. SHORT NEWS

Prof. Krimigis, a member of our Society, was recently appointed as the Chairman of the Greek National Council for Research and Technology (ESET). We would like to congratulate him on this, and wish him a productive and successful service. We would like to congratulate Dr. Thomas Bisbas, who recently moved to the University College London on a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship to continue his work on theoretical modeling of star formation.

2. THE TENTH CONFERENCE OF HEL.A.S.

The Governing Council of Hel.A.S. decided that the 10th Conference of the Society will take place at Ioannina from the 5th until the 8th of September 2011. More information on the conference will become available in upcoming newsletters.

3. ESA CALL OF IDEAS FOR THE ISS

ESA has announced a Call for Ideas for using the International Space Station (ISS) from 2011 onwards for specific experiments, spacecraft systems, subsystems and components, technology demonstrations, operations, outreach and education, in preparation for human exploration beyond Low Earth Orbit. The call is open to scientific institutes, academia, national organisations including national agencies, entrepreneurs, industries and ESA staff. The deadline for the "letter of interest" is 05 November 2010, and for the proposal is 26 November 2010. More information can be obtained at: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/HSF_Research/SEMB4VVO1FG_0.html

4. UPCOMING ASTRONOMY MEETINGS IN GREECE

The following meetings will take place in Greece. Please check the corresponding web page or contact the organizers by e-mail for more information.

13th European Solar Physics Meeting (ESPM-13) Rhodes, 12-16 September 2011 More information: manolis.georgoulis@academyofathens.gr; georgia@space.noa.gr

5. ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER

This Newsletter was sent to all members of Hel.A.S. who have e-mail access. The next edition of the Newsletter will be mailed around December 1st 2010. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures, job openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece) or comments before November 25, 2010. 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 inform the Secretary of Hel.A.S.