SEPTEMBER 2013 - TOPICS

The 11th Conference of Hel.A.S. 2013 Best PhD thesis Prize IKY Fellowships Heidelberg PhD Astronomy School Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece About this Newsletter

1. THE 11th CONFERENCE OF HEL.A.S.

Over 175 people have registered to attend the 11th Hellenic Astronomical Conference. Please visit the conference web site for logistic details and the latest science program. See you all in Athens in a few days! More information is available at: http://www.helas.gr/conf/2013

2. 2013 BEST PHD THESIS PRIZE

Six nominations were sent to the Society's Council in response to the "Best PhD thesis Prize" that the Council had announced in October 2011. The Council is very pleased to inform all the members of the Society that the quality of all nominee's thesis was of the highest standard. The Council decided unanimously to award the Prize to Dr. Papastergis, who was awarded his PhD from the Astronomy Department in Cornell University. Dr. Papastergis will present an oral talk on his thesis in the forthcoming Conference of the Society. More information can be found here, in Greek, and here, in English.

3. IKY's FELLOWSHIPS.

The Greek National Institute of Fellowships (IKY) has announced its graduate (MSc) fellowship program for 2013-2014. The application deadline is September 12, 2013. For more information on the requirements and application forms (in Greek) visit: www.iky.gr/fellowship.

4. HEIDELBERG PHD ASTRONOMY SCHOOL

Applications are invited for the doctoral program of the International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy & Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg (IMPRS-HD), starting in summer/autumn 2014. IMPRS-HD offers several fellowships within a 3-year graduate program. The deadline for applications is December 1, 2013 for the academic year starting September 2014. An earlier start of the research work is possible. Further information and details of the application procedure can be found at http://www.mpia.de/imprs-hd/.

5. UPCOMING ASTRONOMY MEETINGS IN GREECE

The 11th Hellenic Astronomical Conference Athens, 8 - 12 September 2013 Explosive Transients: Lighthouses of the Universe Santorini, 15-20 September 2013 Summer School Black Holes at all Scales Ioannina, 16 - 18 September 2013 NETSPACE Workshop NETworking technologies for efficient SPACE data dissemination and exploitation Athens, February 18-19, 2014 OSSF14: The Olympian Symposium on Star Formation Paralia Katerini's, Mount Olympus, 26-30 May 2014

6. 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 October 1st, 2013. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures, job openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece) or comments before September 25, 2013. 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.