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HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
NUMBER 22 December 1999
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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. IAU Membership
3. The NEON observing school
4. The Hel.A.S. Prize for the best Ph.D. in 1999
5. Job Opening
6. Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece
7. About this newsletter...
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1. SHORT NEWS
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A 6 billion drachmas project for the construction of a multipurpose
science complex in Thessaloniki (near Thermi) was signed on November 2nd.
This new facility will be ready in 3 years and it will include a
Planetarium, an IMAX-OMNIMAX theater, a Simulator, an auditorium and an
exhibition room.
The web server of Hel.A.S. has reached three years of its virtual life.
If you have any comments or suggestions on the contents/presentation of
the material, please send your input to the webmanagers.
The next issue of the Hipparchos Newsletter will be mailed to all Hel.A.S.
members before Christmas.
2. IAU MEMBERSHIP
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The Greek National Committee for Astronomy is the official representative
of Greece to the International Astronomical Union. Consequently, it is
authorised to propose, at each General Assembly, greek astronomers as
candidate members of the IAU.
The GNCA is currently considering applications from greek astronomers
who wish to join IAU. It will form its proposal to the IAU by the end of
1999, since the next IAU General Assembly will take place in August 2000.
For more information on how to apply please visit:
http://www.astro.noa.gr/gnca/ca-newsiau.htm
3. THE NEON OBSERVING SCHOOL
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The Network of European Observatories in the North (NEON) organizes a
yearly observational Euro summer school sponsored by the European
Community. The purpose of the school is to provide an opportunity for
practical observational experience at the telescope, in observatories with
state of the art instrumentation. The school is open to students, working
on a PhD thesis in astronomy, who are nationals of a Member State of the
European Union. The working language is english. The participants will
have their travel and living expenses paid, if they satisfy the EC rules
(age limit of 35 years at the time of the Euro Summer School). Full
practical details and instructions on how to apply for the first school
(July 2000, in Calar Alto) can be found at:
http://www.iap.fr/eas/neon.html
4. THE HEL.A.S. PRIZE FOR THE BEST PH.D. IN 1999
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All members of the Hel.A.S. (Ph.D. supervisors in particular) are
strongly encouraged to bring to the attention of the Council of Hel.A.S.
any candidates of this years's prize, by sending details to the Secretary,
Dr. H. Varvoglis. The recipient of the prize, which for this year is
accompanied by a sum of 100.000 drachmas, will be selected by the Council.
5. JOB OPENING
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The Department of Physics of the University of Thessaloniki invites
applications for a "promotion-opened" position in the field of "Dynamical
Astronomy". For more information please contact:
The Secretary,
Department of Physics
University of Thessaloniki
GR-54006 Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel. +30 31 998120
The deadline for the applications is December 13th, 1999.
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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NATO Advanced Study Institute on
"Space Storms and Space Weather Hazards"
Hersonissos, Crete, June 19-29, 2000
http://sat2.space.noa.gr/~daglis/asi2000.html
or contact
Dr. Yannis Daglis (daglis@creator.space.noa.gr)
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7. ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
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This Newsletter was compiled and forwarded to all Hel.A.S. members,
who can be reached electronically, by Harry Varvoglis and Vassilis
Charmandaris.
The next edition of this Newsletter will be circulated around January
1st 1999. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures,
new openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece) or
comments before December 25, 1999. 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 sent is not your preferred
one, please let us know.
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