XXVII GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AUGUST 03 - 14, 2009 - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil



News


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14- XXVII GA IAU's NOC member, Dr. Francisco Xavier de Araujo (Jul 17,20099)
13- "Abstract Submission" deadline extended once more (Mar 13, 2009)
12- "Abstract Submission" and "Early Registration Fee" deadlines extended (Feb 25, 2009)
11- IAU Information Bulletin 103 on-line with scientific program update (Feb 20, 2009)
10- Stand of the XXVII General Assembly in the 213th Meeting of AAS (Feb 06, 2009)
9- IAU Information Bulletin 102 is already on-line (Sep 02, 2008)
8- Scientific Program for XXVII General Assembly defined by IAU (Aug 28, 2008)
7- Stand of the XXVII General Assembly in the 212th Meeting of AAS (Jul 09, 2008)
6- Stand of the XXVII General Assembly in MEARIM (Jun 04, 2008)
5- The program for the XXVII General Assembly (Mar 27, 2008)
4- Promotion of the XXVII GA in international meetings (Mar 27, 2008)
3- IAU Executive Assistant, Mme. Monique Léger-Orine (Jan 23, 2008)
2- UN declares 2009 the International Year of Astronomy (Dec 20, 2007)
1- Second visit of IAU's Executive Committee (Jul 07, 2007)

14- XXVII GA IAU's NOC member, Dr. Francisco Xavier de Araujo

Posted July 17, 2009


Unfortunately, the Brazilian astrophysicist and member of the National Organizing Committee of the XXVII General Assembly, Dr. Francisco Xavier de Araujo (1958-2009), passed away in 10 Jujy, 2009, in Rio de Janeiro. In the photo below, detail of the one taken during the visit of IAU's Executive Committee in August, 2007, he is in the center. In the detail, on his right we have Dr. Thyrso Villela (INPE, Brazil) and Dr. Sílvia Lorentz Martins (Obs. Valongo, Brazil), the wife of Dr. Francisco Xavier de Araujo, and on his left we have Dr. Karel van der Hucht, the General Secretary of IAU and Dr. Daniela Lazzaro (ON, Brazil), the chair of the XXVII GA IAU.


13- "Abstract Submission" deadline extended once more

Posted February 25, 2009


In order to allow more people to submit their work to the GA events, and reckoning that the Abstract Server has had some periods where it was not working properly, it has been decided to extend the deadline to 31st of March. The deadline for on-line registration continues to be 24 of July, with the early registration fee applying until 1 of May. For a complete list of important dealines it is recommended to look at our link Important Dates.

12- "Abstract Submission" and "Early Registration Fee" deadlines extended

Posted February 25, 2009


Due to unpredictable problems (mainly electric power surges causing damages in machines) both the "Registration Server" and the "Abstract Server" stayed unopperational for several days. Therefore, the NOC and the IAU decided to extend the following deadlines:
  • Extended deadline for abstract submission. New date: March 15th, 2009
  • Extended deadline for early fee registration. New date: May 1st, 2009


11- IAU Information Bulletin 103 on-line with scientific program update

Posted February 20, 2009


The IAU Information Bulletin 103 is released in electronic form, available at IB103, containing practical details of the IAU XXVII General Assembly, including updated information on the approved GA2009 Symposia, Joint Discussions and Special Sessions.

10- Stand of the XXVII General Assembly in the 213th Meeting of AAS

Posted February 06, 2009


Funded by grants from both the Brazilian Tourism Board, EMBRATUR, and the Brazilian National Research Council, CNPq, Ms. Renata Pozza (JZ Congressos) participated of the 213th Meeting of American Astronomical Society, held in Long Beach, CA, between January 4th and 8th. Approximately 2500 participants attended this meeting, and from 700 to 900 visited the stand promoting the 2009 IAU General Assembly to obtain more information. Everyone expressed interest in participating of the next General Assembly being held in such pleasant place as Rio de Janeiro.



9- IAU Information Bulletin 102 is already on-line

Posted September 02, 2008


The IAU Information Bulletin 102 is released in electronic form, available at IB102. Part I of IB102 contains practical details of the IAU XXVII General Assembly, including information on the approved GA2009 Symposia, Joint Discussions and Special Sessions.

8- Scientific Program for XXVII General Assembly defined by IAU

Posted August 28, 2008


In its annual meeting, held on May 31st, 2008, at Oslo, Norway, the IAU Executive Committee and the presidents of the 12 IAU Divisions approved the sciencific program for the XXVII General Assembly, consisting of 6 Symposia, 16 Joint Discussions and 9 Special Sessions, that can be checked both in the Future IAU Meetings WEB page and here.

7- Stand of the XXVII General Assembly in the 212th Meeting of AAS

Posted July 09, 2008


Funded by a grant from the Brazilian Tourism Board, EMBRATUR, Dr. Antônio Cândido de Camargo Guimarães Jr. (IAG/USP) and Mr. André Coutinho (JZ Congressos) participated of the 212th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society held in St. Louis between June 1st and 5th. Seven hundred participants attended this meeting, and aproximately 300 visited the stand promoting the 2009 IAU General Assembly to obtain more information. Although the final scientific program was not approved at that time, everyone expressed excitement with the next General Assembly being held in such pleasant place as Rio de Janeiro.


6- Stand of the XXVII General Assembly in MEARIM

Posted June 04, 2008


Funded by a grant from the Brazilian Tourism Board, EMBRATUR, Prof. Cássio Leandro Dal Ri Barbosa (UNIVAP) and Ms. Renata Pozza (JZ Congressos) participated of the First Middle East-Africa IAU Regional Meeting (MEARIM), held at Cairo, Egypt, April 5th to 10th, 2008. The meeting had the attendance of 200 participants (50 from Egypt and 150 from other countries in Africa, Europe and North America), all of which demonstrated a vivid interest in the coming XXVII General Assembly to be held in Rio, Brazil, 2009.



5- The program for the XXVII General Assembly

Posted March 27, 2008


The annual meeting of IAU`s Executive Committee, having the presence of the presidents of the 12 IAU Divisions, to occur May, 28th to 30th in Oslo, Norway, will decide the Symposia, Joint Discussions and Special Sessions that will integrate the scientific program of IAU`s XXVII General Assembly 2009. The decision should be announced in June 2008. For a list of the proposed meetings in 2009, click here

4- Promotion of the XXVII GA in international meetings

Posted March 27, 2008


The Brazilian Tourism Board, EMBRATUR, and Rio Convention Bureau are supporting our event, for outreach and promotion "in loco" of XXVII IAU's GA, in three different astronomical meetings:

3- IAU Executive Assistant, Mme. Monique Léger-Orine

Posted January 23, 2008


Unfortunately, the IAU Executive Assistant, Mme. Monique Léger-Orine (1943-2008), passed away in 22 January, 2008, in Paris. In the photo below, taken during the visit of IAU's Executive Committee in August, 2007, she is the 5th person from right to left. In the detail. she is between Dr. Beatriz Barbuy and Dr. Robert Williams. Her good will to help, experience, dedication and competence, having participated of seven former IAU General Assemblies, will certainly be missed in the organization of the coming GA in Rio. Read more here.



2- The UN declares 2009 the International Year of Astronomy

Posted December 20, 2007


Paris: Early in the morning (CET) of December 20, 2007, the 62nd General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) proclaimed 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. The Resolution was submitted by Italy, Galileo Galileis home country. The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is an initiative of the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO. Read more here.

1- Second visit of IAU's Executive Committee, August, 2007

Posted July 07, 2007


From August, 21th to 24th, 2007, the IAU Executive Commmitte, represented by the IAU President, Dr. Catherine J. Cesarsky, the President-Elect, Dr. Robert Williams, the General Secretary, Dr. Karel A. van der Hucht, and the head of IAU's secretariat, Ms. Monique Orine, will visit Rio and meet with the National Organizing Committee, NOC, as part of the continuing preparations of the XXVII General Assembly.

On the opportunity, we'll perform a new inspection of the refurbished convention center RioCentro, while hosting another scientific meeting of similar proportions of IAU's XXVII GA (the 13th International Congress of Imumunology), promoted by JZ Congressos, the same promoter of the XXVII IAU's GA. Similarly, a visit is scheduled to the recently built convention center CidadeNova, in order to make final inspection and decisions regarding installations and logistics. The time of the year matches almost precisely the one when the XXVII GA will be held and the weather is, very probably, similar to the one the participants will experiment in 2009.

The first visit of the IAU's Executive Committee happened from September, 20th to 21th, 2006, when Dr. Oddbjørn Engvold (the former General Secretary), Dr. Karel A. van der Hucht (at that time the Assistant General Secretary), and Dr. Catherine J. Cesarsky (then, the President-Elect) visited Rio for the first meetings and arrangements with the NOC.




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