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Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 285 online

23 April 2012

Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 285
"New Horizons in Time-Domain Astronomy"
Eds: Elizabeth Griffin, Robert Hanisch, Rob Seaman
Cambridge University Press

Anna Lisa Varri awarded 2012 Gruber Foundation Fellowship

10 April 2012

The 2012 Gruber Foundation Fellow is Anna Lisa Varri, doctoral student in Astrophysics at the Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy). She will take up the Fellowship to work at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN, United States).

More information: http://www.iau.org/grants_prizes/gruber_foundation/fellowships/recipients/fellow2012/

Reports on Astronomy – IAU Transactions 28A is now on-line

5 April 2012

Reports on Astronomy – IAU Transactions 28A
Eds: Ian Corbett
Cambridge University Press ISSN: 1743-9213

Deadline for abstract submission for 2012 General Assembly extended to 30 March midnight UT

14 March 2012

More information is available in the abstract submission page.

Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 276 online

14 February 2012

Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 276
"The Astrophysics of Planetary Systems: Formation, Structure and Dynamical Evolution"
Eds.: A. Sozzetti, M. G. Lattanzi and A. P. Boss
Cambridge University Press ISSN: 1743-9213

IB 109 is online

8 February 2012

The Information Bulletin 109 (January 2012) is online. Download the PDF file (4.8 MB) on this link.

Deadline for Early Registration for the 2012 General Assembly extended to Friday 17 March

1 February 2012

More information about the registration is available in the IAU GA website

Franco Pacini (1939 - 2012)

27 January 2012

The IAU greatly regrets to announce the death of Dr. Franco Pacini, on 25 January 2012. He served as President of the International Astronomical Union between 2001 and 2003, and was the inspiration behind the International Year of Astronomy 2009, a huge success for scientific outreach and increasing the awareness of astronomy around the world.

More information is available on:

European Southern Observatory announcement

Call for expressions of interest/proposals to host OAD Regional Nodes

18 January 2012

The IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) seeks partners for implementing programmes described in the "IAU Strategic Plan 2010 – 2020". More information is available on: http://www.astro4dev.org/index.php/regions