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International Astronomical UnionCommission 4 : Ephemerides Newsletter Nr. 11 |
International Astronomical UnionCommission 4 : Ephemerides Newsletter Nr. 11 |
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International Astronomical Union
Commission 4: Ephemerides
Newsletter No. 11 February 29, 2000
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11.0 Contents of this Newsletter
11.1 George Krasinsky : our new Vice President
11.2 XXIVth IAU General Assembly
11.3 IAU Commission 4 (Ephemerides) Business Meeting
11.4 Schedule of Business Meetings for IAU Commissions in Division I
11.5 Available Form for
Invitation from IAU President to Attend General Assembly
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11.1 George Krasinsky : our new Vice President
George Krasinsky of the IPA in St. Petersburg will be the new Vice
President of IAU Commission 4 (Ephemerides). Thank you, George, for
accepting this position. We offer you our support during the next 6
years, and we wish you success in this position.
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11.2 XXIVth IAU General Assembly
The XXIVth General Assembly of the IAU will be held at the University
of Manchester, Manchester, UK, during the period August 7-18, 2000.
IAU Information Bulletin 85 gives many of the details; they may also
be found on the website, "http://www.iau.org/ib85/".
The schedule for Symposia and Joint Discussions is the following:
Event Title Dates Contact person
General Assembly:
GA I Inauguration Ceremony and First Aug 9 (PM) General
Business Session Secretary
GA II Second Business Session and Closing Aug 16 (PM) General
Ceremony Secretary
GA Symposia:
S201 New Cosmological Data and the Aug 7 - 11 R.D. Davies
Values of the Fundamental (AM)
Parameters
S202 Planetary Systems in the Universe Aug 7 - 10 A.J. Penny
S203 Recent Insights into the Physics of Aug 7 - 11 B. Fleck
the Sun and Heliosphere: Highlights (AM)
from SOHO and other Space Missions
(also European mirror site)
S204 The Extragalactic Infrared Aug 15 - 18 M. Harwit
Background and its Cosmological
Implications
S205 Galaxies and their Constituents at Aug 15 - 18 R. Schilizzi
the Highest Angular Resolution
Invited Discourses:
ID1 An Accelerating Universe? Evidence Aug 10 R.P. Kirshner
from Supernovae
ID2 Extrasolar Planetary Systems Aug 14 M. Mayor
ID3 The Three-Dimensional Structure of Aug 15 M.A.C. Perryman
our Galaxy
Joint Discussions:
JD1 Atomic & Molecular Data for Aug 9 (AM) - F. Rostas
Astrophysics: 10
New Developments, Case Studies &
Future Needs
JD2 Models and Constants for Aug 10 K. Johnston
Sub-microarcsecond Astrometry
JD3 Massive Star Birth Aug 10 P.S. Conti
JD4 The Transneptunian Population Aug 11 - 12 A. Lemaitre
(AM)
JD5 Mixing and Diffusion in Stars: Aug 11 - 12 J.-P. Zahn
Theoretical Predictions and (AM)
Observational Constraints
JD6 Applied Historical Astronomy Aug 11 F.R. Stephenson
JD7 The Sun and Space Weather Aug 11 (PM) G. Ai
- 12 (AM)
JD8 Oxygen Abundances in Old Stars and Aug 14 B. Barbuy
Implications to Nucleosynthesis and
Cosmology
JD9 Cold Gas and Dust at High Redshift Aug 14 D. Wilner
JD10 Cluster mergers and their Aug 14 L. Feretti
connection to radio sources
JD11 First Results from the FUSE Mission Aug 14 G. Sonneborn
JD12 Highlights of Planetary Exploration Aug 15 - 16 B. Bezard
from Space and from Earth (AM)
JD13 HIPPARCOS and the Luminosity Aug 15 T.H. Lloyd Evans
Calibration of the Nearer Stars
JD14 The Origins of Galactic Magnetic Aug 15 D.L. Moss
Fields
Special Scientific Session:
SPS Astronomy for Developing Countries Aug 14 - 16 A.H. Batten
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11.3 IAU Commission 4 (Ephemerides) Business Meeting
The Commission 4 Business Meeting will be held on August 9, 9:00-10:30.
Each member of Commission 4 may give a 5-7 minute presentation about
activity at his or her own institution; it is asked only that the
topic be somewhat related to ephemerides. You must schedule your talk
with me before March 31, 2000. E M Standish)
We may also have a bit of time at the end for an informal discussion about
enhancing our Commission Website ("http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/iau-comm4/").
Any comments or suggestions will be welcome.
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11.4 Schedule of Business Meetings for IAU Commissions in Division I
Session Times
1) 09:00-10:30; 2) 11:00-12:30; 3) 14:00-15:30; 4) 16:00-17:30
----------------------------- Date ------ Session Number ------
Division I : 14 (Lunch)
C4 Bus Mtg : 9 1
C7 Bus Mtg : 10 3 4
C8 Bus Mtg : 9 1 2
C24 Bus Mtg : 9 1 2
C8 & 24 Bus Mtg : 14 1 2
C8 & 24 Bus Mtg : 15 3 4
C19 Bus Mtg : 14 3
C19 WG/Earth Orient. Acc. : 14 1 2
C31 Bus Mtg : 11 1 2
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11.5 Available Form for
Invitation from IAU President to Attend General Assembly
This form is available on the Internet:
"http://www.iau.org/ib85/invpres.html".
I have a hard copy of this; if you would like me to mail you a copy,
please send your name and postal address to
E M Standish; JPL 301-150; Pasadena, CA 91109; USA
or "ems@smyles.jpl.nasa.gov".
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Commission 4 President Commission 4 Vice President
E Myles Standish Jr Jean Chapront
301-150 Observatoire de Paris - DANOF
Jet Propulsion Laboratory 61, Avenue de l'Observatoire
Pasadena, CA 91109 USA F-75014 Paris, FRANCE
Tel: 1 818 354 3959 Tel: 33 01 40 51 22 27
Fax: 1 818 393 6388 Fax: 33 01 40 51 22 91
ems@smyles.jpl.nasa.gov jean.chapront@obspm.fr
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Myles Standish