IAU INFORMATION BULLETIN 77 (June 1996)
CONTENTS
Editorial iii
1. GENERAL ASSEMBLIES 1
1.1 The XXIIIrd General Assembly, Kyoto, Japan 1
1.2 Practical Information on the XXIIIrd General Assembly 2
1.3 General Deadlines for the XXIIIrd General Assembly 6
1.4 Additional Deadlines for Adhering Organisations,
Commissions and Divisions 7
2. NATIONAL MEMBERS 8
3. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 9
3.1. 68th Meeting of the IAU EC 9
3.2. 69th Meeting of the IAU EC 9
4. DIVISIONS: World Wide Web 10
5. COMMISSIONS: 11
5.1. Commission Membership 11
5.1. List and Addresses 11
6. SCIENTIFIC & EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES 27
6.1. Commission 38: Exchange of Astronomers
IAU Travel Grants: Guidelines 27
6.2. Commission 46: Teaching of Astronomy 30
6.2.1. Teaching for Astronomy Development (TAD) 30
6.2.2 Messages from Commission 46 (Teaching of Astronomy) 30
6.3. Future IAU Scientific Meetings 31
6.3.1. Deadline 31
6.3.2. Future IAU Symposia 31
6.3.3. Future IAU Colloquia 32
6.3.4. Future Regional Astronomy Meetings 33
6.3.5. Future Co-sponsored Meetings 33
6.4. Past IAU Scientific Meetings: Report of the VIII Latin
American Regional Meeting 34
7. OTHER SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS OF INTEREST
TO IAU MEMBERS 36
8. IAU PUBLICATIONS 46
8.1. Symposia 46
8.2. Colloquia 46
9. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS: COPUOS 47
10. MEMBERSHIP: WWW 47
11. OTHER MATTERS: Catalogs on CD-rom available 48
EDITORIAL
While this Information Bulletin is being printed the IAU Executive Committee
will hold its 68th Meeting in Baltimore, USA. One of the main topics of
this Executive Committee Meeting will be the programme of the XXIIIrd IAU
General Assembly in 1997 in Kyoto. A particularly important task of the
Executive Committee will be the selection of the Symposia, Joint Discussions
and other Scientific Sessions of the Kyoto General Assembly. This will not
be easy since an exceptionally large number of good proposals have been
received. At the time of the deadline we counted 9 proposals for General
Assembly Symposia and more than 30 proposals for Joint Discussions and
special sessions. The time and space available in Kyoto will allow to
schedule only about two thirds of these proposals. This means that the
Executive Committee, regrettably, will have to reject even some good
proposals. On the other hand, the large number of applications clearly
demonstrates the great interest of our community for the Kyoto Meeting. And
the many good proposals before the Executive Committee are going to
guarantee a rich and exciting scientific programme for this General=
Assembly.
May, 1996
Immo Appenzeller
General Secretary
1 GENERAL ASSEMBLIES
1.1. THE XXIIIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY, KYOTO, JAPAN,
AUGUST 18-30, 1997
The preparations for the Kyoto General Assembly continue to proceed
smoothly. The proposals for the Symposia, Joint Discussions and other
Scientific Sessions of this General Assembly have been collected and are
being evaluated by the Executive Committee while this issue of the
Information Bulletin goes to print.
Below we give some first practical information for the (hopefully many!) IAU
Members who plan to participate in the Kyoto meeting. We also reprint the
list of important deadlines for the General Assembly.
We would like to draw your attention in particular to the forthcoming
Information Bulletin (No. 78 in short) which will be a
SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE INFORMATION BULLETIN
containing the
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
OF THE XXIIIRD IAU GENERAL ASSEMBLY
This special issue (IB 78) is scheduled to be distributed in October 1996.
Please note
that IB 78 (like the other IAU Information Bulletins) will also be made
available on the World Wide Web through the IAU WWW server (see address on
back cover of this IB). The WWW version of IB 78 will become available on
the Web already around
September 15, 1996
This WWW version of the preliminary programme will be regularly updated.
1.2. PRACTICAL INFORMATION ON THE KYOTO GA
communicated by:
Toshio FUKUSHIMA
Chair of LOC
E-mail: iau97@tenmon.or.jp
FAX: 81 422 34 3793
The XXIIIrd General Assembly of the IAU (Kyoto GA, in short) will be held in
Kyoto, Japan, during the period August 17th-30th, 1 997. Practical
information about the Kyoto GA is summarised here. Detailed information will
be published in the special issue of IAU Information Bulletin (IB 78)
scheduled to appear in October 1996. A Registration form and an
accommodation application form will be attached to IB 78.
WWW
More detailed information about the Kyoto GA will be accessible on the WWW
server of the Astronomical Society of Japan, whose URL is
http://www.tenmon.or.jp/
Note that "tenmon" means astronomy in Japanese.
General information on Japan and Kyoto is also available at the following
WWW servers:
Japan: http://jw.nttam.com/HOME/index.shtml/
Kyoto: http://www.kyoto-inet.or.jp/index-e.html/
The former server has also a few linkages to information pages about Kyoto.
Kyoto
Surrounded by hills in the north, east, and west, Kyoto boasts its scenic
view and lots of cultural treasures. It had been the imperial capital of
Japan for more than 1000 years till 1868. Now, it is the seventh largest
city in Japan with about 1.4 million inhabitants. You will be able to enjoy
the modernism and the traditional beauty of Japan at the same time.
Venue
The Kyoto International Conference Hall (KICH) is the venue of the Kyoto GA.
It is located next to the small lake, Takaraga-Ike, at the northern quarter
of the city. Thanks to its special design, the KICH is known as a
state-of-the-art conference hall in Japan. Several bus routes connect the
KICH to the nearest two subway stations, Kitayama and Kita-Ohji, with 10-15
min. bus rides. It takes about 15 min. by subway from Kitayama to the JR
Kyoto station, the gateway of the city. A new subway station is expected to
be open in front of the KICH in June, 1997.
Transportation within Kyoto City
A subway line and many bus routes cover the city. They are so punctual that
travellers can plan their schedules easily. Also a number of taxis are
available.
August Weather in Kyoto
The temperature is 24-33 C (75-91 F). The average humidity is 69%.
Sometimes we have a weak shower in the evening.
Getting to Kyoto
General Caution:
The middle of August is one of the mostly crowded seasons in Japan. We
recommend you to book tickets much earlier than usual.
Air:
There are two major international airports in Japan. The Tokyo (Narita)
Airport is close to Tokyo. The Osaka (Kansai) Airport is close to Osaka and
Kyoto. Train connections from these airports to Kyoto are described below.
Domestic flights from Tokyo (Narita) to Osaka (Kansai) are rare. Those from
the Tokyo (Haneda) Airport to the Osaka (Itami) Airport are available. But
the number of flights is limited. Trains are more convenient to get to=
Kyoto.
Train:
The Japan Railways (JR) are the major railway companies in Japan. They, as
a group, cover most of Japan including the following routes;
1) Tokyo (Narita) Airport - Tokyo (Central Station)
1 hour by JR Narita Express (N'EX) line=20
One-way fare is about 2,900 Yens.
2) Tokyo (Haneda) - Tokyo (Central Station)=20
25 min. by the combination of a monorail and JR local lines=20
One-way fare is about 600 Yens in total.
3) Tokyo (Central Station) - Kyoto=20
2 hours and 40 min. by JR Shinkansen, so-called Bullet train=20
One-way fare is about 13,000 Yens.
4) Osaka (Kansai) Airport - Kyoto=20
1 hour 15 min. by JR Kansai-Airport Express ("Haruka") line=20
One-way fare is about 3,400 Yens.
Non-express services and other lines are available at lower prices but are
less convenient.
Bus
Osaka (Itami) Airport - Kyoto 55 min. One-way fare is about 1,300 Yens.
Registration
Early registration fee is 30,000 Yens for the participants (IAU members and
invited participants) and 10,000 Yens for registered guests older than 12
years. Deadline of the early registration is May 1, 1997. The additional
charge for late registration is 5,000 Yens for both cases.
=20
In addition to the paper form, which will be attached in the special issue
of IB 78, we plan to provide a page for electronic registration on our WWW
server.
Accommodation
A sufficient number of beds has been booked in western style hotels. Most of
the hotels are scattered within the central part of Kyoto. The room rates in
Yens (per night per room without meals) are as follows:
Rank Single Twin Triple
A 14,000-17,000 20,000 --
B 9,500 17,000 --
C 8,500-9,000 15,000-16,000 --
D 7,000-7,500 11,000-13,000 15,000
All of them have a private bathroom with a bathtub. Note that the number of
single rooms is limited, around 450 in total. Some hotels set a discount
rate for the usage of a twin room by a single person. The amount of this
discount is typically 3,000 Yens.=20
In Japan, the price for a twin room is 1.3-1.8 times higher than that of a
single room. Yet, by sharing a twin or a triple room with your friend(s),
you can save money.
A limited number of Youth Hostel accommodations has also been booked. The
price including two meals is 4,150-4,300 Yens per person per night. In
general, 4 8 persons share a room.
Visas
As of April 1996, no visa is required for short-stay visitors to Japan from
the following countries, though it may be changed, the allowed stay-length
without visa being limited to three or six months for most of these=
countries:
Argentine, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Burunei (within 14 days),
Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala,
Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lesotho, Liechtenstein,
Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America,=
Uruguay.
Those from other countries and regions are requested to contact the nearest
Consular Office or Embassy of Japan at least THREE months (or more depending
on countries and regions) in advance of their trip.
Social Events
The preliminary schedule of the social events is as follows;
Informal Reception Monday Aug. 18 evening
Welcome Reception Wednesday Aug. 20 evening
Concert Monday Aug. 25 evening
Banquet Wednesday Aug. 27 evening
Scientific Excursions To be determined
1.3. GENERAL DEADLINES FOR THE XXIIIRD GENERAL=20
ASSEMBLY
EC meeting to decide about Symposia and JDs June 1996
Notification of Symposia and JD SOCs July 1, 1996
Submission of preliminary programme of
GA Symposia, JDs, etc. September 1, 1996
Special IB with GA preliminary programme, announcements=20
concerning grants, registration forms, local information October 1996
Submission of Symposium grant applications to
Symposium SOCs February 15, 1997
Submission of GA grant applications to General Secretary February 15, 1997
Submission of Abstracts to Symposium/JD SOCs Febr. 15, 1997
Notification of the grant applicants before April 15, 1997
Last day for Early Registration May 1, 1997
Beginning of meeting August 18, 1997
End of meeting August 30, 1997
1.4. ADDITIONAL DEADLINES FOR ADHERING ORGANISATIONS,
COMMISSIONS AND DIVISIONS
Proposals for new IAU members from Commissions and
Divisions November 15, 1996=20
Submission of new Budget to Adhering Organisations December 15, 1996
Submission of resolutions with financial implications February 15, 1997
Proposals for new members from Adhering Organisations March 15, 1997
Proposals for GA agenda March 15, 1997
Submission of resolutions without financial implications May 15, 1997
2 NATIONAL MEMBERS
On January 1, 1996, following the recommendation of the Executive Board of
ICSU with regard to the States of Central and Eastern Europe, Latvia became
a new Full Member of the IAU
At the same date, the membership of the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea terminated according to paragraph 7 of the IAU Statutes.
3 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
3.1. 68TH MEETING OF THE IAU EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The 68th Meeting of the IAU Executive Committee is scheduled for 23-25 June
1996 in Baltimore, USA on the invitation of the Director of the Space
Telescope Science Institute.
3.2. 69TH MEETING OF THE IAU EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The 69th and 70th Meetings will take place in connection with the XXIIIrd
IAU General Assembly in August 1997 in Kyoto, Japan.
Any matter to be submitted to these meetings should reach the
Office of the General Secretary by May 15th, 1997
4 DIVISIONS: WORLD WIDE WEB
Since the last issue of the IB one additional Division (No. VIII "Galaxies
and Cosmology") has opened its own home page within our IAU WWW server.
Hence by now the Divisions V, VIII, X, and XI are represented in the Web.
The Division home pages provide news and announcements from the Divisions as
well as basic information on their scope and activities
5 COMMISSIONS
5.1. COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP
Members who wish to join a Commission should get in touch with the President
of the corresponding Commission (see addresses below, =A7 5.2.) who will
advise the IAU Secretariat for the updating of the database. It is reminded
that newly elected Members are allowed to belong to one Commission during
the first triennium. Other IAU Members are not allowed to belong to more
than three Commissions at the same time (Commissions 5, 6, 14, 38, 41 & 46
are not concerned). IAU Members who are not in agreement with this rule
will be asked, in a near future, to make their choice.
5.2 LIST AND ADDRESSES OF PRESIDENTS, VICE-PRESIDENTS OF COMMISSIONS &
PRESIDENTS OF THE WORKING GROUPS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
see Section 2 ("Basic Information") of the IAU home page
6 SCIENTIFIC & EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
6.1. COMMISSION 38: EXCHANGE OF ASTRONOMERS
IAU TRAVEL GRANTS: GUIDELINES
Within the limitations imposed by the budget of the Commission as approved
by the Executive Committee of the International Astronomical Union, funds
are available to Commission 38 toward grants to qualified individuals to
enable them to visit institutions abroad. It is intended, in particular,
that the visitors should have ample time and opportunity to interact with
the intellectual life of the host institution so that maximum benefit is
derived by both sides. It is a specific objective of the programme that
astronomy in the home country be enriched after the applicant returns.
1. Candidates may be faculty/staff members, post-doctoral fellows, or
graduate students at any recognised educational/research institution or
observatory. All candidates must have an excellent record of research and
must have made permanent and professional commitments to astronomy. The
programme is designed to support both the work of young astronomers and
established astronomers whose visits may benefit the country or institution
visited. It is emphasised that all recipients should return to their home
institutions or home countries upon the completion of their visits.
2. All visits must normally consist of a stay of at least 3 months at a
single host institution. In special cases, shorter visits can be
considered; stopover at other institutions en route may be permitted.
3. All visits must be formally agreed to by the Directors of the home and
host institutions involved. Such endorsements must confirm that the
proposed plan of study is a reasonable one and will be of benefit to=
astronomy.
4. All applicants must give details of funds currently available to her/him
to finance her/his proposed visit including supporting documents. In
particular, s/he must state what other applications s/he has submitted in
efforts to obtain support from other sources and the status of such
applications. In the event that an applicant receives funds, which may be
used, in whole or in part, for the same proposed purpose from another
source, s/he is required to revise her/his application or make a refund to
the IAU. If dependants are to accompany the applicant, details must be=
given.
5. The amount of the grant will be governed by the cost of one return
economy air fare and limited to the least expensive fare (such as PEX, APEX,
etc.) between home and host institutions and normally is to be used by the
applicant for such travel. With prior approval, the funds can instead be
used wholly or in part for subsistence costs during the visit.
Some grants may be awarded on the basis of a one-way fare. An example is
the case where highly qualified graduate students apply for funds to go
abroad to begin graduate studies at an institution where they have been
formally accepted.
6. Grants to attend symposia, summer schools, conferences, society meetings,
etc. are outside the scope of the programme.
Grants will not normally be made for the sole purpose of obtaining
observational data.
An individual should normally not expect to receive an IAU award for a
second visit.
7. Each recipient is required to submit a brief report to the President of
Commission 38 after her/his return from the visit. Acknowledgement of
support from the Exchange of Astronomers Programme of the IAU should be made
in any published paper resulting from the visit.
Application Procedure
1. An individual who wishes to apply for a grant under the IAU Exchange of
Astronomers Programme should read the rules carefully to ensure that the
circumstances of her/his case conform to the conditions under which IAU
grants can be made. S/he should then proceed by formally submitting her/his
request for a grant in the form of a letter to the President of Commission
38 (see =A7 4, below).
Each candidate must submit a curriculum vitae showing that s/he is
professionally qualified, and must submit a viable plan of scholarly
activity to be carried out during the visit.
The information supplied in those documents should be complete and detailed
as it will be used to judge whether the proposal is in conformity with the
aims of the programme, whether the minimum initial requirements are being
met, and whether the guidelines will permit a favourable decision. Any
special circumstances must be carefully set forth.
2. It is the applicant's responsibility to arrange for the two confidential
letters of endorsement from senior officials of the home and host
institutions. These are to be sent without delay directly to the President
of Commission 38. The letters from both institutions should confirm that
the applicant's proposed visit has the knowledge and support of the
directors or senior academic/research officers of the institutions involved.
Further they should state whether the applicant will be returning to a
position at the home institution at the conclusion of the visit. Finally,
they should confirm to the President of Commission 38 that the senior
officials themselves have made every effort to obtain the necessary travel
funds from their own institutions and from other resources within the
respective countries.
The applicant must state who is responsible for her/his subsistence during
the prolonged visit at the host institute, i.e. subsistence paid by the home
or by the host institute, by a grant or fellowship or by any other means.
Copies of the relevant documents should be submitted with application. In
addition the applicant should provide information on the lowest available
travel fare required.
3. As noted above, care should be taken to make the application as complete
as possible and to include detailed statements rather than generalities.
Material should be typed and single spaced. The application will be
considered as quickly as possible, but it should be recognised that
information and opinions must be exchanged among the President,
Vice-Presidents, and/or other Members of the Organising Committee of
Commission 38.
4. In summary, the application should include:
i. plan of scientific activity,
ii. curriculum vitae,
iii. letters of support from home and host institutions,
iv. information on responsibility for subsistence at the host institution,
v. information on lowest available travel fare.
and should be submitted in time for the Officers of the Commission to
consult by post.=20
5. All correspondence, including the endorsements referred to above, should
be directed to the President of Commission 38, International Astronomical
Union, with copy to the Vice-President. For the period August 1994-July
1997, the addresses are:
President Vice-President
Prof. H.E. Jorgensen Dr. Morton S. Roberts
NBIfAFG NRAO
Juliane Maries Vej 30 Edgemont Road
DK 2100 Copenhagen O Charlottesville VA 22903
Denmark USA
Fax: 45 35 32 3989 1 804 296 0278
6.2. COMMISSION 46: TEACHING OF ASTRONOMY
6.2.1. Teaching for Astronomy Development (TAD)
Following the announcements regarding TAD sent to 30 people in 19 countries
with a finite but low level of astronomy and who might wish to enhance their
astronomy, four detailed proposals have been received and evaluated by the
TAD Committee (cf. IB 76). A decision on these proposals will be taken by
the IAU Executive Committee at the June meeting in Baltimore. =20
6.2.2. Messages from Commission 46 (Teaching of Astronomy)
The electronic newsletter of Commission 46 (Teaching of Astronomy) is
distributed four times a year. You can obtain it by sending your name and
e-mail address to Armando Arellano Ferro (armando@astroscu.unam.mx). It
contains short announcements and notes about astronomy education, one
paragraph or less in length. These can be sent to the editor John Percy
(percy@astro.utoronto.ca) at any time.
Commission 46 organizes very successful one-day workshops on astronomy
teaching for school teachers, connected to IAU General Assemblies.
Furthermore, in February 1995 we organized such a workshop at an IAU
research colloquium in South Africa. We encourage the organizers of other
scientific meetings (both IAU-sponsored and others) to include teachers'
workshops, and other educational events such as public lectures, in
connection with their meetings. For advice and assistance, contact the
president of Commission 46, John Percy (percy@astro.utoronto.ca), Erindale
College, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6.
6.3 FUTURE IAU SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
6.3.1. Deadline
Proposals for IAU Symposia, Colloquia, Regional Meetings, and
co-sponsored meetings planned for 1998 (and beyond) should reach
the Assistant General Secretary
no later than May 15, 1997
in order to be considered at the 1997 Executive Committee meeting.
Proposals should be complete, with all supporting documents,
at that time (cf. the Rules for IAU Scientific Meetings).
6.3.2. Future IAU Symposia
Symposium 178 MOLECULES IN ASTROPHYSICS: PROBES AND PROCESSES
July 1 - 5, 1996, Leiden, The Netherlands.
See IB 76, p. 13.
Symposium 179 NEW HORIZONS FROM MULTI-WAVELENGTH SKY SURVEYS
August 26 - 30, 1996, Baltimore, MD, USA.
See IB 76, p. 14.
Symposium 180 PLANETARY NEBULAE
August 26 - 30, 1996, Groningen, The Netherlands.
See IB 76, p. 15.
Symposium 181 SOUNDING SOLAR AND STELLAR INTERIORS
September 30 - October 3, 1996, Nice, France.
See IB 76, p. 15.
Symposium 182 HERBIG-HARO FLOWS AND THE BIRTH OF LOW-MASS STARS
January 20 - 26, 1997, Chamonix, France.
See IB 76, p. 16.
6.3.3. Future IAU Colloquia
Colloquium 162 5th International Colloquium on BIOASTRONOMY: ASTRONOMICAL
AND BIOCHEMICAL ORIGINS AND THE SEARCH FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
July 1 - 5, 1996, Capri, Italy.
See IB 76, p. 17.
Colloquium 162 NEW TRENDS IN ASTRONOMY TEACHING
July 8 - 12, 1996, London and Milton Keynes, UK.
See IB 76, p. 18.
Colloquium 163 ACCRETION PHENOMENA AND RELATED OUTFLOWS
July 15 - 19, 1996, Port Douglas, QLD, Australia.
See IB 76, p. 18.
Colloquium 164 RADIO EMISSION FROM GALACTIC AND EXTRAGALACTIC COMPACT=
SOURCES
=E8 April 21 - 26, 1997 (NB: NEW DATE!), Socorro, NM, USA.
See IB 76, p. 19.
On the SOC, D. Jauncey has replaced R. Ekers (both Australia).
Colloquium 165 DYNAMICS AND ASTROMETRY OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL CELESTIAL
BODIES
July 1 - 5, 1996, Poznan, Poland.
See IB 76, p. 20.
6.3.4. Future Regional Astronomy Meetings
VIITH ASIAN-PACIFIC REGIONAL ASTRONOMY MEETING
August 19 - 23, 1996, Pusan, Korea R.
See IB 76, p. 21.
6.3.5. Future Co-Sponsored Meetings
31st COSPAR SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY
July 14 - 21, 1996, Birmingham, UK.
See IB 76, p. 22.
SCOSTEP-IAU-COSPAR MEETING: THIRD SOLTIP SYMPOSIUM ON SOLAR TRANSIENT AND
INTERPLANETARY PHENOMENA
October 14 - 18, 1996, Beijing, China PR.
See IB 76, p. 13.
6.4. PAST IAU SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS:
Report on the VIIIth Latin American Regional Meeting of Astronomy
The VIIIth Latin American Regional Meeting of Astronomy (LARMA) was held at
Hotel Carrasco in Montevideo, Uruguay from 27 November to 1 December, 1995.
There were 226 participants, distributed among countries as follows: 65 from
(Argentina), 83 (Brazil), 1 (Bolivia), 7 (Chile), 4 (France), 9 (Mexico), 4
(Paraguay), 7 (Spain), 1 (Sweden), 22 (Uruguay), 18 (USA) and 5 (Venezuela).
The VIIIth LARMA was one of the most well-attended meetings of this type
that have taken place, which is an indication of the dynamism of the Latin
American astronomical community and its keen interest.
We want to express our satisfaction in the fact that such a large, very
successful meeting devoted to Astronomy could occur for the first time in
our country. We find it a strong indication of the progress and maturity of
our small astronomical community. Furthermore, we consider that the spread
of important regional astronomical activities beyond the five large
-astronomically speaking- Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil,
Chile, Mexico and Venezuela, will help to strengthen regional astronomy.
The programme of the meeting included the following topics:
1) Star formation;
2) Stellar evolution;
3) Solar system;
4) Interstellar matter;
5) Milky Way and Magellanic clouds;
6) Galaxies and cosmology; and
7) Instrumentation.
The programme was structured as seven oral sections and three poster
sections. There were 14 invited talks, 63 oral contributions and nearly 200
posters.
Besides the strictly academic part of the meeting, a direct contact with the
public was pursued through popular lectures, taking advantage of the
presence of outstanding colleagues.
Three round tables took place during the meeting on the following topics:=20
1) Progress report on the Gemini project, introduced by a panel of 11
members of the US Gemini Team;
2) Teaching of Astronomy, which gave rise to an interesting debate between
professional astronomers and teachers from primary and secondary schools,
with participation of local authorities of the education system, looking for
effective ways of cooperation in the training of teachers in basic concepts
of Astronomy;
3) Latin American Network of Astronomy, where Dr. Manuel Peimbert
(Instituto de Astronom=EDa, UNAM, Mexico) reported on the history and
activities of this recently-created Network. The discussion included the
organization of the Network and the utilization of the limited funds that
UNESCO provides.
As a preliminary analysis of the meeting, we conclude that it was quite
successful. First, from a purely scientific standpoint, the quality of the
presentations was very high, and reflected the progress of Latin American
astronomy. Second, a large number of young astronomers and students
participated, and thereby underwent a very significant experience that
included meeting other astronomers from many different countries. The
presence of a large number of astronomers from the region encouraged fertile
discussions of projects of common interest. No doubt this kind of meeting
is very successful in promoting Astronomy in the region, and the essential
support of the International Astronomical Union is to be gratefully
acknowledged.
The invited talks, the abstracts of the oral and poster contributions and
the resolutions of the closing assembly will be published in the Proceedings
of the VIIIth LARMA meeting as a special volume of the Revista Mexicana de
Astronomia y Astrofisica.
Julio A. Fern=E1ndez
Co-Chairman
Scientific Organizing Committee
7 OTHER SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS OF INTEREST TO IAU MEMBERS
WOLF-RAYET STARS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF STELLAR EVOLUTION
July 1 - 3, 1996, Li=E8ge, Belgium.
Contact address: J.M. Vreux, Institut d'Astrophysique, Ave de Cointe 5, B
4000 Li=E8ge-Cointe, Belgium.
Tel: 32 41 52 9980
Fax: 32 41 52 7474
E-mail: vreux@astro.ulg.be
HST AND THE HIGH REDSHIFT UNIVERSE, 37th Herstmonceux Conference
July 1 - 5, 1996, Cambridge, UK.
Contact address: Gill Harrison, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Madingley
Road, Cambridge CB3 0EZ, England.
Tel: 44 1223 374 000
Fax: 44 1223 374 700
E-mail: g.harrison@ast.cam.ac.uk
International Conference on THE SL9-JUPITER COLLISION
July 3 - 5, 1996, Meudon, France.
Contact address: Agn=E8s Fav=E9, Conf=E9rence SL9-Jupiter, DESPA,=
Observatoire de
Paris, F 92195 Meudon Cedex, France
Fax: 33 1 45 07 2806
E-mail: sl9jupiter@megasx.obspm.fr
VIth International Conference on ASTEROIDS, COMETS, METEORS
July 8 - 12, 1996, Versailles, France.
Contact address: A.-C. Levasseur-Regourd, ACM, Service d'A=E9ronomie, CNRS,
BP 3, F 91371 Verri=E8res-le-Buisson, France.
Tel: 33 1 64 47 4293
Fax: 33 1 69 20 2999
E-mail: aclr@aerov.jussieu.fr
VARIABLE STARS AND THE ASTROPHYSICAL RETURNS OF MICROLENSING SURVEYS
July 8 - 12, 1996, Paris, France.
Contact address: C. Douillet, Institut d'Astrophysique, 98bis, bvd Arago, F
75014 Paris, France.
Tel: 33 1 44 32 8000
Fax: 33 1 44 32 8001
E-mail: iapcoll@iap.fr
13th IPS Conference: NEW POTENTIAL FOR THE PLANETARIUMS
July 12 - 16, 1996, Osaka, Japan.
Contact address: Secretariat of IPS'96, c/o Inter Group Corporation, 3 7 3
Nakatsu, Kita-ku, Osaka 531, Japan.
Tel: 81 6 372 9345
Fax: 81 6 372 6127
E-mail: ips@sci-museum.kita.osaka.jp
STAR AND PLANET FORMATION IN CLUSTERS
July 22 - 25, 1996, Wellesley, MA, USA
Contact address: Jean Economos, Center for Astrophysics, MS 42, 60 Garden
Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Fax: 1 617 495 7345
E-mail: sfw96-request@cfa.harvard.edu
WWW: http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/rg/SF2.html
VISUAL DOUBLE STARS: FORMATION, DYNAMICS AND EVOLUTIONARY TRACKS
International Workshop on Multiple Stars & Celestial Mechanics in
Commemoration of the 5th Centenary of the University of Santiago de
Compostela, Spain
July 29 - August 1, 1996, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Contact address: J.A. Docobo, Astronomical Observatory "Ram=F3n Maria=
Aller",
University of Santiago de Compostela, P.O. Box 197, E 15706 Santiago de
Compostela, Spain.
Tel: 34 81 59 2747
Fax: 34 81 59 7054
E-mail: oadstars@usc.es
WWW: http://WWW.usc.es/~oausc/
Fifth Oxford Conference on ARCHAEOASTARONOMY
August 3 - 9, 1996, Santa Fe, NM, USA.
Contact address: Rolf M. Sinclair, National Science Foundation, Physics
Division, 4201 Wilson Blvd. W., Arlington, VA 22230, USA.
Tel: 1 202 357 7996
Fax: 1 202 357 7994
E-mail: rsinclai@nsf.gov
GALACTIC AND CLUSTER COOLING FLOWS
August 5 - 8, 1996, Haifa, Israel.
Contact address: N. Soker, Dept. of Mathematics & Physics, Oranim -
University Division, IL 36006 Tivon, Israel.
Tel: 972 4 830 504
Fax: 972 4 832 277
E-mail: soker@phys1.technion.ac.il
2nd Stromlo Symposium on THE NATURE OF ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES
August 26 - 30, 1996, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Contact address: Mt. Stromlo Observatory, Private Bag, Weston Creek Post
Office, ACT 2611, Australia
Tel: 61 6 249 0266
Fax: 61 6 249 0233
E-mail: sss@mso.anu.edu.au
WWW: http://msowww.anu.edu.au/meetings/sss
XXVth General Assembly of THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF RADIO SCIENCE (URSI)
August 28 - September 5, 1996, Lille, France.
Contact address: AG URSI Secretariat Pr. P. Degauque, Universit=E9 de Lille
1, F 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France.
Tel: 33 20 33 7206
Fax: 33 20 33 7207
E-mail: agursi@univ-lille1.fr
NEW WORLDS IN ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
September 8 - 10, 1996, Algarve, Portugal.
Contact address: J. Dias de Deus, Inst. Superior T=E9cnico, Dep. de Fisica,
Av Rovisco Pais, P 1096 Lisbon Codex, Portugal.
Tel: 351 841 7774
Fax: 351 849 9242
BLAZARS, BLACK HOLES AND JETS
September 9 - 13, 1996, Girona, Spain.
Contact address: M. Kidger, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Via
Lactea, E 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
Tel: 34 22 60 5200
Fax: 34 22 60 5210
E-mail: mrk@iac.es
2nd Integral Workshop on THE TRANSPARENT UNIVERSE
September 16 - 20, 1996, St. Malo, France.
Contact addresses: Christoph Winkler, Astrophysics Division, ESA/ESTEC,
P.O. Box 299, NL 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
Tel: 31 71 565 3591
Fax: 31 71 565 4690
WWW: http://astro.estec.esa.nl/SA-general/Projects/Integral/integral.html
ASPECTS OF DARK MATTER IN ASTRO- AND PARTICLE PHYSICS
September 16 - 20, 1996, Heidelberg, Germany.
Contact address: Max-Planck-Institut f=FCr Kernphysik, Postfach 103 980, D
69069 Heidelberg, Germany.
Tel: 49 6221 516 262/159
Fax: 49 6221 516 540
E-mail: dark69@mickey.mpi-hd.mpg.de
WWW: http://pluto.mpi-hd.mpg.de/~dark96/dark96.html
ADASS: 6th Annual Conference on ASTRONOMICAL DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE AND=
SYSTEMS
September 22 - 25, 1996, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Contact address: C. White, NRAO, 520 Hedgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA
22903, USA.
Tel: 1 804 296 0211
Fax: 1 804 296 0278
E-mail: adass96@nrao.edu
JOURN=C9ES SYST=C8MES DE R=C9F=C9RENCE SPATIO-TEMPORELS 1996: "Deux Si=E8cle=
s
d'Evolution du Syst=E8me du Monde. Hommage =E0 Laplace"
September 23 - 25, 1996, Paris, France.
Contact address: N. Capitaine, DANOF, 61 Ave de l'Observatoire, F 75014
Paris, France.
Tel: 33 1 40 51 2231
Fax: 33 1 40 51 2291
WWW: capitaine@obspm.fr
ESO/IAC Workshop on QUASAR HOSTS AND AGNS
September 23 - 27, 1996, Tenerife, Spain.
Contact address: D.L. Clements, European Southern Observatory,
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, D 85748 Garching bei Muenchen, Germany.
Tel: 49 89 320 06 0
Fax: 49 89 320 2362
E-mail: dclement@eswo.org
30th ESLAB Symposium on SUBMILLIMETRE & FAR INFRARED SPACE INSTRUMENTATION
September 24 - 27, 1996, Noordwiijk, The Netherlands.
Contact address: ESTEC, Astrophysics Division, Postbus 299,=20
NL 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Tel: 31 17 19 83557
Fax: 31 17 19 84690
E-mail: eslab30@vmprofs.estec.esa.nl
WWW: http://astro.estec.esa.nl/SA-general/Symposia/Eslab30/
eslab30.html
NATO ASI: MANY FACES OF NEUTRON STARS
October 1 - 10, 1996, Lipari, Italy.
Contact address: CNR, Piazza G. Verdi 6, I 90138 Palermo, Italy.
Tel: 39 91 605 52 09
Fax: 39 91 611 01 41
E-mail: NATO96@areapa.area.pa.cnr.it
First ASPE Euroconference ADVANCES IN THE PHYSICS OF SUNSPOTS
October 2 - 6, 1996, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.
=E8 Contact address: J.C. del Toro, Instituto de Astrof=EDsica de Canarias,=
Via
Lactea, E 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
Tel: 34 22 605200
Fax: 34 22 605210
E-mail: jti@ll.iac.es
LUMINOUS BLUE VARIABLE: MASSIVE STARS IN TRANSITION
October 6 - 11, 1996, Kona, HI, USA.
Contact address: A. Nota, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin
Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Tel: 1 410 338 4700
Fax: 1 410 338 4767
E-mail: lbv96@stsci.edu
4th International Workshop on POSITIONAL ASTRONOMY AND CELESTIAL MECHANICS
October 7 - 11, 1996, Penyscola, Spain.
Contact address: A. Lopez Garcia, Observatorio Astronomico, Avda. Blasco
Iba=F1ez 13, E 46010 Valencia, Spain.
Tel/Fax: 34 6 386 4773
E-mail: obsast@vm.ci.uv.es
7th Maryland October Astrophysics Conference on STAR FORMATION: NEAR AND FAR
October 14 - 16, 1996, College Park, MD, USA.
Contact address: October Conference, Dept. of Astronomy, Univ. of Maryland,
College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Tel: 1 301 405 3001
Fax: 1 301 314 9067
E-mail: October@astro.umd.edu
WWW: http://www.astro.umd.edu/october
Third Conference on FAINT BLUE STARS
October 13 - 17, 1996, Schenectady, NY, USA.
Contact address: A.G. Davis Philip, 1125 Oxford Place, Schenectady, NY
12308, USA.
Tel: 1 518 374 5636
Fax: 1 518 346 5781
E-mail: agdp@gar.union.edu
Workshop on EVOLUTION OF IGNEOUS ASTEROIDS: FOCUS ON VESTA AND THE HED
METEORITES
October 16 - 18, 1996, Houston, TX, USA.
Contact address: D.W. Mittlefehldt, Mail Code C23, Lockheed Martin ESS,
2400 NASA Rd. 1, Houston, TX 77058, USA.
Tel: 1 713 483 5043
Fax: 1 713 483 5347
E-mail: duck@snmail.jsc.nasa.gov
COMPUTATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS
October 17 - 19, 1996, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Contact address: David Clarke, Dept. of Astronomy, St. Mary's Univ.,
Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada.
Tel: 1 902 420 5828/5635
Fax: 1 902 420 5261/5561
E-mail: dclarke@ap.stmarys.ca
5th International Workshop on DATA ANALYSIS IN ASTRONOMY
October 27 - November 3, 1996, Erice, Sicily, Italy.
Contact address: C. Maccarone, IFCAI/CNR, Piazza G. Verdi 6,=20
I 90138 Palermo, Italy.
Tel: 39 91 605 5360
Fax: 39 91 605 5355
E-mail: cettina@ifcai.pa.cnr.it
WWW: http://www.ifcai.pa.cnr.it
ASTROPHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE LABORATORY STUDY OF PRESOLAR MATERIAL
October 31 - November 2, 1996, St Louis, MO, USA.
Contact address: Thomas J. Bernatowicz, Dpt of Physics,=20
Campus Box 1105, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63130, USA.
Tel: 1 314 935 6276
Fax: 1 314 935 6219
E-mail: tom@howdy.wustl.edu
WWW: http://tbland.wustl.edu/stardust.html
18th Texas Symposium on RELATIVISTIC ASTROPHYSICS
December 15 - 20, 1996, Batavia, IL, USA.
Contact address: C.M. Sazama, Fermilab, MS 122, PO Box 500, Batavia, IL
60510 0500, USA.
Tel: 1 708 840 2226
Fax: 1 708 840 8589
E-mail: sazama@fnalv.fnal.gov
WWW: http:://www-astro-theory.fnal.gov/Texas/welcome.html
THE THREE GALILEOS: THE MAN, THE SPACECRAFT, THE TELESCOPE
January 7 - 10, 1997, Padova, Italy.
Contact address: C. Barbieri, Dept. of Astronomy, Univ. of Padova, Vicolo
dell'Osservatorio 5, I 35122 Padova, Italy.
Tel: 39 49 875 4343
Fax: 39 49 875 4345
E-mail: barbieri@astrpd.pd.astro.it
FUNDAMENTAL STELLAR PROPERTIES: THE INTERACTION BETWEEN OBSERVATION AND=
THEORY
January 13 - 17, 1997, Sydney, Australia.
Contact address: Andrew Booth, Chatterton Astronomy Dpt, School of Physics,
University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Tel: 61 2 351 3849
Fax: 61 2 660 2903
E-mail: booth@physics.usyd.edu.au
The Fifth CTIO/ESO Workshop SN 1987A: TEN YEARS AFTER
February 22 - 28, 1997, La Serena, Chile.
Contact address: M.M Phillips or N.B. Suntzeff, CTIO, Casilla 603, La
Serena, Chile.
Tel: 56 51 225 415
Fax: 56 51 205 212
E-mail: mphillips@noao.edu or nsuntzeff@noao.edu
WWW: HTTP://www.ctio.noao.edu/SN1987A_conf.html
THE LOCAL BUBBLE AND BEYOND
April 21 - 25, 1997, Garching, Germany.
Contact address: D. Breitschwerdt, Max-Planck-Institut f=FCr
Extraterrestrische Physik, Postfach 1603, D 85740 Garching bei M=FCnchen,=
Germany.
Tel: 49 89 3299 3317
Fax: 49 89 3299 3569
E-mail: breitsch@rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de
4th Compton Symposium on GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
April 27 - 30, 1997, Williamsburg, VA, USA.
Contact address: James Kurfess, Naval Research Lab., Code 4150, 4555
Overlook Ave SW, Washington, DC 20375-5320, USA.
Tel: 1 202 767 3182
Fax: 1 202 767 6473
E-mail: kurfess@osse.nrl.navy.mil
NEW PERSPECTIVES ON SOLAR PROMINENCES, A MEMORIAL COLLOQUIUM TO LUCIEN
D'AZAMBUJA
April 28 - May 4, 1997, Aussois, France.
Contact address: D.M. Rust, The Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics
Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, USA.
Tel: 1 301 953 5414
Fax: 1 301 953 6670
E-mail: david.rust@jhuapl.edu
A HALF CENTURY OF STELLAR PULSATIONS INTERPRETATIONS
June 16 - 20, 1997, Los Alamos, NM, USA.
Contact address: Joyce A. Guzik, Los Alamos National Laboratory, X 2 MS
B220, Los Alamos, NM 87545-2345, USA.
Tel: 1 505 667 8927
Fax: 1 505 665 4080
E-mail: joy@lanl.gov
10th Cambridge Workshop on COOL STARS, STELLAR SYSTEMS, AND THE SUN
July 15 - 19, 1997, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Contact address: A.K. Dupree, Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Tel: 1 617 495 7489
Fax: 1 617 495 7049
E-mail: adupree@cfa.harvard.edu
GLOBAL CHANGE AND HISTORY OF GEOPHYSICS AND RELATED DISCIPLINES
August 4 - 14, 1997, Uppsala, Sweden.
Contact address: Wilfried Schr=F6der, Geophysical Station, Hechelstrasse 8,=
D
28777 Bremen R=F6nnebeck, Germany
International Conference on VARIABLE STARS, dedicated to the 90th
anniversary of V.P. Tsessevich (1907 - 1983)
September 1 - 5, 1997, Odessa, Ukraine.
Contact address: Prof. V.G. Karetnikov, Astronomical Observatory, Odessa
State University, T.G. Shevchenko Park, Odessa 270014, Ukraine.
Tel: 7 0482 228 442
E-mail: root@astro.odessa.ua
ASTRONOMY FROM LARGE DATABASES III
September 7 - 10, 1997, Sonneberg, Germany.
Contact address: Constanze la Dous, Sonneberg Observatory,
Sternwartestrasse 32, D 96515 Sonneberg, Germany.
Tel: 49 3675 81210
Fax: 49 3675 81219
E-mail: aldiii@stw.tu-ilmenau.de
ASYMPTOTIC GIANT STARS
August 26 - 31, 1998, Montpellier, France.
Contact address: C. Waelkens, Instituut voor Sterrenkunde, Celestijnenlaan
200B, B 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Tel: 32 16 20 0656
Fax: 32 16 20 1241
E-mail: christoffel@ster.kuleuven.ac.be
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