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HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
NUMBER 27 May 2000
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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. Hel.A.S. forthcoming elections
3. Election of new Hel.A.S. members
4. Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece
5. About this newsletter...
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1. SHORT NEWS
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During the forthcoming General Assembly of Hel.A.S., on June 16, 2000,
a colloquium with the title:
MHXANISMOS TON ANTIKYTHERON: H PROTH YPOLOGISTIKH MHXANH?
will be given by Nicolaos Economou, Prof. Emeritus of the University of
Thessaloniki. The event will take place at the Laboratory of Astronomy of
the University of Athens at 12 o' clock.
2. Hel.A.S. FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS
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Please note the following deadlines for the forthcoming elections of
our Society.
- April 28, 2000: The Council distributed the ballots to all Ordinary
and Junior members. (Check your mailboxes...)
- June 15, 2000 : The ballots of people who would like to vote by
(ordinary) mail must have been received by the
Secretary of Hel.A.S.
- June 16, 2000 : General Assembly of Hel.A.S. at 13.30 in the
"edra" of the Society, the Laboratory of Astronomy of the University of
Athens.
According to article 32 of the constitution of Hel.A.S., a member
must have payed his/her annual membership fees (including those for the
year 2000!) in order to be eligible to vote.
All members are strongly encouraged to attend the General Assembly.
Members who will not be able to be in Athens on June 16 can still
vote by ordinary mail. Note, however, that the ballots must reach the
Secretary, Dr. H. Varvoglis, before June 15th, 2000.
3. ELECTION OF NEW HEL.A.S. MEMBERS
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According to the constitution of Hel.A.S. (articles 4 to 14) election
of new members as well as changes in membership status are considered
by the Governing Council and proposed to the General Assembly for voting
once a year.
Please inform any potential candidates for membership, to send their
applications to the Secretary as soon as possible. More information
on this topic can be found in the following web page:
http://www.astro.auth.gr/elaset/membership.html
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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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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5. 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 June
1st 2000. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures,
new openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece) or
comments before May 25, 2000. 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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