IAU e-Newsletter 2008 n°4 online

Nov 7, 2008

Contents:

1. IAU XXVII General Assembly. Registration has started
2. IAU/UNESCO-WHC initiative on astronomy & World Heritage
3. IAU Symposia in 2010. Deadlines
4. Gruber Cosmology Prize 2009
5. Invitation to host the IAU XXIX General Assembly in 2015
6. IYA2009. An update

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IAU XXVII General Assembly Registration Server online

Nov 1, 2008

The Registration Server for the IAU XXVII General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3-14 August 2009 is on-line.

Hit the IAU XXVII General Assembly logo on the IAU web home page to navigate to the GA website < http://www.astronomy2009.com.br/ > and register, to participate and to present your best science in the upcoming GA in Rio de Janeiro.

The overall scientific program of the GA is also available in IAU Information Bulletin 102, available at < http://www.iau.org/science/news/60/ > .

Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 252 online

Oct 20, 2008

Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 252
The Art of Modelling Stars in the 21st Century
6-11 April 2008, Sanya, Hainan Island, China
Eds. LiCai Deng & Kwing Lam Chan
(Cambridge: CUP), 16 October 2008

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Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 251 online

Oct 8, 2008

Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 251
Organic Matter in Space
18-22 February 2008, Hong Kong, China
Eds. Sun Kwok & Scott A. Sandford
(Cambridge: CUP), 3 October 2008

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IB 102 (July 2008) is online

Sep 1, 2008

The Information Bulletin 102 (July 2008) is online.

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Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 248 online

Jul 10, 2008

Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 248
A Giant Step: From Milli- to Micro- Arcsecond Astrometry
15-19 October 2007, Shanghai, China Nanjing
Eds. W. J. Jin, I. Platais and M. A. C. Perryman
(Cambridge: CUP) ISBN: 0-521-87470X, 08 July 2008

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Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 245 online

Jul 6, 2008

Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 245
Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Bulges
16-20 July 2007, Oxford, United Kingdom
Eds. M. Bureau, E. Athanassoula and B. Barbuy
(Cambridge: CUP) ISBN: 0-521-87467X, 04 July 2008

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Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 250 online

Jun 24, 2008

Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 250
Massive Stars as Cosmic Engines
10-14 December 2007, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
Eds. Fabio Bresolin, Paul A. Crowther & Joachim Puls
(Cambridge: CUP) ISBN: 0-521-874726, 23 June 2008
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UNESCO's Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative: A Call for Involvement

Jun 13, 2008

The Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative (AWHI) provides an opportunity to ensure the recognition, promotion, protection and preservation of places of exceptional cultural value and significance relating to astronomy. C41 members are being invited to come forward and get prepared to be actively involved.

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Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 249 online

May 13, 2008

Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 249
Exoplanets: Detection, Formation and Dynamics
22-26 October 2007, Suzhou, China
Eds. Yi-Sui Sun, Sylvio Ferraz Mello, & Ji-Lin Zhou
(Cambridge: CUP) ISBN: 0-521-874718, 12 May 2008
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