15/06/2007

Two special sessions, proposed by members of Commission 46, were held at the IAU General Assembly held in Prague in August 2006. The officers of the C46 Organising Committee offer their congratulations to those who have worked on these successful proposals, and in particular the SOC chairpersons.

10/07/2007

JENAM-2007 will take place in Yerevan ( Armenia ) on 20-25 August 2007. It will consist of 6 plenary sessions (invited reviews on hot topics of modern astrophysics ) , 8 EAS Symposia, and 7 Special Sessions (SPS). SPS5 is devoted to Astronomy Education in Europe . It will take place on 20-22 August 2007. Conveners: Hayk Harutyunyan ( Armenia ), Areg Mickaelian ( Armenia ), Magda Stavinschi ( Romania ).

10/07/2007

Cosmos in the Classroom 2007, a three-day, hands on symposium on teaching astronomy to non science majors, will be held from August 3 - 5, 2007 at Pomona College in Southern California . The meeting is sponsored by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), with co-sponsorship by a range of astronomical and educational organizations. For updated information and to get on the mailing list for the meeting, please go to http://www.astrosociety.org/events/cosmos.html

15/03/2010

 
As you are planning your 2010 calendar and budget, we wanted to let you know
that plans are moving along for the 122nd Annual Meeting of the Astronomical
Society of the Pacific (ASP), 31July­04August, at the University of Colorado
in Boulder, in one of the most beautiful settings in the USA, and featuring
two concurrent 3-day conferences 02­04 August.
* Cosmos in the Classroom 2010: A Hands-on Symposium on Teaching
Introductory Astronomy