% Dear colleague, 
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% announcement of the 4th Hellenic Astronomical Conference, organised by
% the Hellenic Astronomical Society (HEL.A.S.), to be held under the aegis 
% of the University of the Aegean (Departments of Mathematics, Geography 
% and Mediterranean Studies), at Samos, Greece between September 16 and 18.
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% CONTRIBUTION and PAYMENT FORM) can be found in the first announcement.
%      In this circular you will find:
% (1) the list of the Invited Speakers of the Plenary Sessions,
% (2) the list of the Convenors of the Parallel Sessions to be held during
%     the Conference together with their addresses,
% (3) the instructions for the preparation of the abstracts
% (4) information about travelling to the conference site,
% (5) a list of hotels,
% (4) information about insurance, entry formalities and financial assistance
% (5) information about Social Events together with the "Social and Cultural
%     Events Pre-registration Form" to be completed and returned to the 
%     CONTACT ADDRESS mentioned below.
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% to sharing with you a wide range scientific and social experiences.
%					John Seimenis
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%              	     4th Hellenic Astronomical Conference
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%		     16-18 September 1999, Samos, Greece
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%4th Astronomical Conference	
%Ioannis Seimenis		
%University of  the Aegean		Fax: +30 1 6492199
%Department of Mathematics		E-mail: isei@aegean.gr
%GR-83200 Karlovasi, Samos	
%GREECE				
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\fbox{\fbox{\Huge \bf 4th Hellenic Astronomical Conference}}\\[0.4cm]       
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\centerline{\LARGE{organised by the}}
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\centerline{\LARGE{\bf Hellenic Astronomical Society (HEL.A.S.)}}
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\centerline{\Large \bf \rm  16 -- 18 September 1999, Samos, Greece}}
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{\Large \rm \underline {Second Announcement}}
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{\normalsize
This is the Second Announcement of the 4th Hellenic Astronomical
Conference, organised by the Hellenic Astronomical Society, to be held 
at the island of Samos, Greece. The First Announcement is available 
through the Web page of the Conference: \\
\centerline{\bf http://www.astro.auth.gr/$\sim$helasyn}\\
If, for any reason, you cannot visit our Web page, please send a message to the
contact address below and we shall forward you a copy of the first announcement
by other means.\\[-0.1cm]

\underline{\bf Contact address:}\\[0.3cm]
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4th Astronomical Conference         &  \\
Ioannis Seimenis                     &  Fax: +30 1 6492199 \\
University of  the Aegean                 &  E-mail: isei@aegean.gr \\
Department of Mathematics            &  \\
GR-83200 Karlovasi, Samos, Greece    &  http://www.astro.auth.gr/$\sim$helasyn \\
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{\large\section{Location}}
The Conference will take place in the Amphitheatre of ``Doryssa Village",
in the Village of Pythagoreion (birthplace of Pythagoras) at the island
of Samos. Pythagoreion is a very nice and picturesque village with
archaeological sites and clean sea for swimming. Nearby lies a marine
for yachts and the island's airport. The visitor can find a lot of
taverns, exhibitions, boats for excursions in the nearby islands and
many companies to rent a car. ``Flying dolphins" are sailing almost every
day to Patmos, Kos, Rhodos and Turkey.
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{\large\section{Invited Speakers}}
Participation of the following {\it Invited Speakers} has been confirmed: \\

{\bf R. Dvorak \it (University of Wien, Austria)}\\
{\bf B. Hultqvist \it (Institute of Space Physics, Sweden)}\\
{\bf M. Kafatos \it (George Mason University, U.S.A.)}\\
{\bf N. Prantzos \it (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France)}\\
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{\large\section{Parallel Sessions}}
Contributed papers in the following {\it Parallel Sessions} will cover 
most areas of Astronomy and Astrophysics:\\
--- Dynamical Astronomy and Celestial Mechanics \\
--- Solar, Planetary and Space Physics \\ 
--- Stellar Astrophysics \\
--- The Galaxy and other galaxies \\
--- High Energy Astrophysics \\
--- Cosmology and Relativity \\
--- Infrastructure of Astronomy in Greece \\
--- History of Astronomy \\

The presentation of the papers will be organised by the Convenors of each 
Session.\\
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{\large\section{Convenors for Parallel Sessions}}
Please forward your contribution to the underlined person {\underline{and}} 
the Local Organising Committee.

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\centerline{\underline{\bf Dynamical Astronomy and Space Physics}}
\underline{\bf Gr. Antonakopoulos} 
{\small  University of Patras, Department of Physics, Section of 
         Theoretical and Mathematical Physics and Philosophy of Science,
         GR-26110, Patras, Greece\\
         E-mail: ganton@physics.upatras.gr, 
         Tel. +30 61 997636, 
         Fax: +30 61 991974}\\
\underline{\bf H. Varvoglis}
{\small  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physics,
         Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics,
         GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece\\
         E-mail: varvogli@astro.auth.gr,
         Tel.: +30 31 998024,
         Fax:  +30 31 995384 }\\

\centerline{\underline{\bf Solar, Planetary and Space Physics}}
\underline{\bf X. Moussas}
{\small  University of Athens, Department of Physics, Section of Astrophysics,
         Astronomy and Mechanics, GR-15783 Zografos, Athens, Greece\\
         E-mail: xmoussas@cc.uoa.gr,
         Tel.: +30 1 7274853,
         Fax:  +30 1 7238413 }\\
\underline{\bf L. Vlahos}
{\small  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physics,
         Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics,
         GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece\\
         E-mail: vlahos@astro.auth.gr,
         Tel.: +30 31 998044,
         Fax:  +30 31 995384 }\\

\centerline{\underline{\bf  Stellar Astrophysics}}
\underline{\bf  H. Livaniou}
{\small  University of Athens, Department of Physics, Section of Astrophysics,
         Astronomy and Mechanics, GR-15783 Zografos, Athens, Greece\\
         E-mail: elivan@cc.uoa.gr,
         Tel.: +30 1 7274898,
         Fax:  +30 1 7238413 }\\
\underline{\bf P. Niarchos}
{\small  University of Athens, Department of Physics, Section of Astrophysics,
         Astronomy and Mechanics, GR-15783 Zografos, Athens, Greece\\
         E-mail: pniarcho@cc.uoa.gr,
         Tel.: +30 1 7284378,
         Fax:  +30 1 7238413 }\\

\newpage
\centerline{\underline{\bf Our Galaxy and other galaxies}}
\underline{\bf E. Kontizas}
{\small  National Observatory of Athens, Astronomical Institute,
         P.O.Box 20048 GR-11810 Athens Greece\\
         E-mail: ekonti@astro.noa.gr,
         phone: +30 1 8040619,
         fax: +30 1 8040453 }\\
\underline{\bf N. Voglis}
{\small  University of Athens, Department of Physics, Section of Astrophysics,
         Astronomy and Mechanics, GR-15783 Zografos, Athens, Greece\\
         E-mail: nvogl@cc.uoa.gr,
         Tel.: +30 1 7243211,
         Fax: +30 1 7238413 }\\

\centerline{\underline{\bf High Energy Astrophysics}}
\underline{\bf A. Mastichiadis}
{\small  University of Athens, Department of Physics, Section of Astrophysics,
         Astronomy and Mechanics, GR-15783 Zografos, Athens, Greece\\
         E-mail: mastich@cc.uoa.gr,
         Tel.: +30 1 7284909,
         Fax: +30 1 7238413 }\\
\underline{\bf J. Ventura}
{\small  University of Crete, Department of Physics, Section of Astrophysics
         and Space Physics, GR-71003 Herakleion, Crete, Greece\\
         E-mail: ventura@physics.uch.gr,
         Tel.: +30 81 394216,
         Fax: +30 81 394201 }\\

\centerline{\underline{\bf Cosmology and Relativity}}
\underline{\bf N. Spyrou}
{\small  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physics,
         Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics,
         GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece\\
         E-mail: spyrou@astro.auth.gr,
         Tel.: +30 31 998181,
         Fax:  +30 31 995384}\\
\underline{\bf K. Kokkotas}
{\small  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physics,
         Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics,
         GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece\\
         E-mail: kokkotas@astro.auth.gr,
         Tel.: +30 31 998185,
         Fax:  +30 31 995384 }\\

\centerline{\underline{\bf Infrasrtucture of Astronomy in Greece}}
\underline{\bf I. Papamastorakis}
{\small  University of Crete, Department of Physics, Section of Astrophysics
         and Space Physics, GR-71003 Herakleion, Crete, Greece\\
         E-mail: papamast@physics.uch.gr,
         Tel.: +30 81 394211,
         Fax:  +30 81 3942101 }\\
\underline{\bf D. Sinachopoulos}
{\small  National Observatory of Athens, Astronomical Institute,
         P.O.Box 20048 GR-11810 Athens Greece\\
         E-mail: ds@astro.noa.gr,
         phone: +30 1 8040619 ext. 13,
         fax: +30 1 8040453 }\\

\centerline{\underline{\bf History of Astronomy}}
\underline{\bf M. Papathanasiou}
{\small  University of Athens, Department of Mathematics,
         GR-15783 Zografos, Athens, Greece\\
         E-mail: mpapatha@math.uoa.gr,
         Tel..: +30 1 7284197,
         Fax: +30 1 7243502 }\\
\underline{\bf E. Theodosiou}
{\small  University of Athens, Department of Physics, Section of Astrophysics,
         Astronomy and Mechanics, GR-15783 Zografos, Athens, Greece\\
         E-mail: etheodos@cc.uoa.gr,
         Tel.: +30 1 7235122,
         Fax: +30 1 7238413 }
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{\large\section{Instructions for preparation of Camera-ready Abstracts}}
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\multicolumn{1}{c}{\large\bf Title should be in lower case bold type}\\\\
\multicolumn{1}{c}{A.B. First$^1$, \underline{C.D. Second$^2$} and E.F. 
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\multicolumn{1}{c}{\small $^1$ First Grouped Address}\\
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Title, as well as authors and their address {\it (author block)}, should be 
centered. Leave one blank line after title.  Authors: give initials (with 
punctuation) followed by last name. Type name of authors and address in
upper and lower case letters. Underline the name of the author who will present 
the paper. Leave one blank line after the {\it author block}. Do not indent 
this first text paragraph.\\
\indent An abstract should not contain more than 300 words. Should you 
find the allocated space too small for what you would like to include 
in the abstract, consider deleting unnecessary words. Do not reduce font 
size, or line spacing.\\
\indent The Local Organising Committee will publish in the {\it Conference
Proceedings} all accepted Camera-ready abstracts which follow the above 
guidelines.\
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{\large\section{Transportation}}
{\small\subsection{Travelling to Athens or Thessaloniki}}
{\it By air:}
There are many direct flights to Athens airport and to the ``Macedonia" 
airport of Thessaloniki from most European airports. There are also many 
daily flights between Thessaloniki and Athens.\\
{\it By train:}
There are daily arrivals to the Thessaloniki railway station from 
most central and eastern European cities and from Athens.\\
{\it By car:}
Thessaloniki can be reached by road through Bulgaria and former
Yugoslavia. Athens and Thessaloniki can be reached by car/ferryboat/car 
through the harbours of Trieste/Venice/ Ancona/Bari/Brindisi to Igoumenitsa 
or Patras. Travelling by car between Athens and Thessaloniki takes about
six hours.
{\small\subsection{Getting to Samos from Athens or Thessaloniki}}
{\it By air:}
Olympic Airways operates 4 or 5 daily flights between Athens airport and 
Samos. From Thessaloniki airport, Olympic flies to Samos every Thursday 
and Sunday. Please visit Olympic Airways home page for further details:\\ 
\centerline{\bf http://www.olympic-airways.gr}
\noindent Since September is a high-season period in Samos, there will
be several charter flights from the main European airports. Please secure
an airplane place as soon as possible (especially if you plan to travel 
with Olympic Airways).\\
\noindent \it By boat:}
There are one or two boats per day from Piraeus (Athens) to the harbour 
of Samos (Karlovassi). The travel takes about 13 hours, according to the
boat itinerary along the islands. The boat connection from Thessaloniki 
is once per week. Please see your travel agent.\\
\noindent The Local Organising Committee is trying to secure reduced 
boat prices for students and post-graduate students (equivalent to what 
students of the University of the Aegean pay at the moment). We hope 
that eventually we shall succeed! Please
pay a visit in our {\it web page} before buying your boat ticket. Any
further information will be posted there as soon as it is available.
{\small\subsection{Getting to the Conference Location}}
The LOC will have a desk in the Samos airport, as well as a minibus 
to help you find your hotel. The minibus will be with us through out 
the Conference in order to assist the participants for local
transportation.\\
The Local Organising Committee will announce a mobile phone number,
early in September, in order to help all participants arrive to their
hotel and Conference location.
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{\large\section{Hotels}}
The Local Organising Committee has secured several rooms and 
negotiated special prices with the following hotels:
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\hline
\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{\bf Hotels} &
{\bf Single Room} &
\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{\bf Double Room} &
\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{\bf Double Room} \\
         & & {\bf Single Occupancy} & {\bf Double Occupancy } \\
\hline
Fyto   & 15800 GDr & 17800 GDr       & 20100 GDr\\
Kouros & 13800 GDr & (not available) & 19200 GDr\\
Ydrili & 17800 GDr & (not available) & 20900 GDr\\
Koral  &  9800 GDr & (not available) & 12000 GDr\\
\hline
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These prices are the maximum prices that the participants may 
have to pay. The LOC is trying hard to secure subsidy for 
accommodation. If we succeed, further reduction to the hotel
prices is expected. Please book your hotel through the Local
Organising Committee, by filling the appropriate ``Hotel 
Reservation Form" (issued with the First Announcement).\\
\indent. Further hotels are being contacted.
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{\large\section{Insurance}}
All insurance is the responsibility of participants. It is strongly
recommended that overseas participants arrange their own health and accident
insurance.
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{\large\section{Entry Formalities}}
No visas are required for visitors from the European Union, USA, Japan and
certain South American countries. For all other countries visas are available  
on a mutual agreement basis. However, it is advisable that the participants
contact the Greek Embassy or Consulate of their country to make sure for the
precise procedure they have to follow in order to get a visa. Health
certificates are required from visitors coming or travelling through infected
areas, in accordance with World Health Organisation requirements.
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{\large\section{Financial assistance}}
The Local Organising Committee is working hard towards obtaining financial 
support for the Conference. Priority will be given to post-graduate 
students and to persons proposed by the Convenors. Participants who would
like to be considered for financial assistance, should inform both the
Local Organising Committee and the appropriate Convenors. For further 
information please contact directly the Chairman of the LOC, Dr. J. Seimenis.
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{\large\section{Social Events}}
The Local Organising Committee will organise: (a) A visit to the archaeological
site of {\bf Pythagoreion} (including a visit to {\it Efpalinion}). This
is within walking distance from the Conference Location.
(b) a trip along the {\bf main villages} of the island (probably during 
the last half-day of the Conference). A visit to {\it Heraion} will be
considered during this trip.\\

The Local Organising Committee will appreciate pre-registration for Social and  
Cultural Events, as this will aid their smooth organisation.
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{\large\section{Exchange rate}}
{\bf The current (July 1999) exchange rate is: 1 EURO = 325 drachmas (GDr)}

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\centerline{\large{Events Pre-registration}}
Pre-registration for the Cultural and Social events is possible by completing
and sending back to the Local Organising Committee the following form.\\
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\hrule
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{\bf 4th Hellenic Astronomical Conference\\
16 -- 18 September 1999

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS \ \ PRE--REGISTRATION\ \ FORM}\\
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\hrule
Submit this form by normal post or fax to the {\bf Contact address}
of the Local Organising Committee.\\\\
Family Name:\ \hrulefill\ First name:\ \hrulefill\ Initials:\ \hrulefill\\
E-mail:\ \hrulefill\\
Phone number:\ \hrulefill\ Fax number:\ \hrulefill\\

Institution:\ \hrulefill\\
Postal address:\ \hrulefill\\
\phantom{Postal address:} \hrulefill\\
\phantom{Postal address:} City:\ \hrulefill\ Zip Code:\ \hrulefill\
Country:\ \hrulefill\\

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\hline
\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{\bf Event} &
{\bf No. of} &
\multicolumn{2}{|c|}{\bf Amount} &
\multicolumn{2}{|c|}{\bf Total} \\
         & {\bf persons} & {\bf (EURO)} & {\bf (GDr)} &  {\bf (EURO)} & {\bf (GDr)} \\
\hline
Pythagoreion &  \dotfill & (free)    & (free)   & \dotfill  &
\dotfill\\
Villages     &  \dotfill & 16.-    & $\sim$5000.- & \dotfill  &
\dotfill\\
\hline
\multicolumn{1}{|r|}{Total}    &    & \dotfill & \dotfill & \dotfill &
\dotfill \\
\hline
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