Hel.A.S. Newsletter 10 - December 1998


                     HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
                         ELECTRONIC  NEWSLETTER
            NUMBER 10                               December 1998
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 E-mail: elaset@astro.auth.gr        WWW: http://www.astro.auth.gr/elaset
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 TOPICS:
 
 1. Short News
 2. Hel.A.S. prize for the best Ph.D. in 1998
 3. Annual fees for EAS and 1998 fees for Hel.A.S.
 4. "Astronomy 2000+: Greek prospects for the 21st century"
 5. Job openings
 6. Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece
 7. About this newsletter...
 
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 1. SHORT NEWS
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 The web server of AUTH, which hosts the web pages of Hel.A.S., is back 
 online.


 2. Hel.A.S. PRIZE FOR THE BEST PH.D. IN 1998
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 The Council of Hel.A.S., in its last meeting on Nov. 13, decided to
 establish a 
                  HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PRIZE
 for the best Ph.D. in Astronomy. The prize is foreseen to be granted
 annually and will cover one calendar year. The selection procedure
 and the amount of money connected to the prize will be decided yearly 
 by the Council of Hel.A.S. The prize will be awarded to active members
 of the Society, which have successfuly defended their Ph.D. thesis
 during the calendar year of the award.

 For 1998, the Council of Hel.A.S. has decided to offer the sum of
                             100.000 drx.
 The recipient will be selected by the Council. Please note that this 
 is an award. It  is not a scholarship. Therefore no "application" is
 involved. All members of the Society and other colleagues (Ph.D. 
 supevisors in particular) are strongly encouraged to bring to the
 attention of the Council of Hel.A.S. any candidates of this year's 
 prize, by sending details to the Secretary of Hel.A.S., Dr. H. Varvoglis
 (varvogli@astro.auth.gr). Full address can be found in the "Members'
 Directory of the Society: http://www.astro.auth.gr/elaset. The Secretary
 can also provide further details for the prize.
 

 3. ANNUAL FEES FOR EAS and 1998 FEES for Hel.A.S.
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 Due to a weak response to the request by the Treasurer of Hel.A.S. (only 
 three members expressed their wish to pay the EAS fees through our
 Society), the annual contribution of Greek astronomers to EAS should be
 paid directly to the Treasurer of EAS.

 As a consequence of a recent Council resolution, the annual Hel.A.S. 
 contribution for new Members of the Society, which are elected
during the second half of a calendar year, is waived.

 
 4. "ASTRONOMY 2000+: GREEK PROSPECTS FOR THE 21st CENTURY"
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 The  ASTRONOMY 2000+ Workshop held at Penteli on Nov. 12 and 13 was a
 great success. About 100 Greek asronomers vividly discussed the
 infrastructure, the resources and the prospects of Astronomy in
 Greece, during a well organized meeting. Updated information on the
 meeting will appear in the web site of the Greek National Committee
 for Astronomy:
		http://www.astro.noa.gr/gnca


 5. JOB OPENINGS
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   The Department of Physics of the University of Thessaloniki invites
applications for two positions in the field of "Dynamics":
(a) A new position at the level of Lecturer
(b) A "promotion-opened" position at the level of Associate Professor
 
For more information please contact: 
 
        The Secretary,
        Department of Physics
        University of Thessaloniki
        GR-54006 Thessaloniki
        Greece
        Tel. +30 31 998120
 
   The deadline for the applications is December 23rd 1998. 
 

 6. UPCOMING ASTRONOMY MEETINGS IN GREECE
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   The following meetings will take place in Greece in the coming
months. Please check the corresponding web pages or contact the
organizers by e-mail for more information.

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		    NATO Advanced Study Institute on  
              ``The Neutron Star - Black Hole Connection'',
                    Elounda, Crete, June 7-18, 1999

                 http://www.mitos.com.gr/conf/n_starASI99
                             or contact 
                Dr. J. Ventura (ventura@physics.uch.gr)

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		    "Imerida" - 1st Astrophysics meeting
             ``Accretion processes in astrophysical environments''
                               January 15, 1999
       Div. of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Mechanics, Univ. of Athens

                 For further information, please contact
                    Dr. P. Niarchos (pniarchos@cc.uoa.gr), 
                   or Dr. E. Harlaftis (ehh@astro.noa.gr)

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                    Large scale structure in the X-ray Universe
                          Santorini, September 20-22, 1999
 
                  Contact: Dr. M. Plionis (mplionis@astro.noa.gr)
 
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                  4th Hellenic Astronomical Conference
             Samos, first half of September 1999 (tentative!) 


 5. ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
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   This Newsletter was compiled and forwarded to all Hel.A.S. members,
 that can be reached electronically, by Harry Varvoglis and Vassilis 
 Charmandaris.
 
   The next edition of this Newsletter will be circulated around January 
 1st 1999. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures, new 
 openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece) or 
 comments before December 23, 1998. All correspondence concerning this 
 Newsletter should be addressed to:
 
                        elaset@astro.auth.gr
 
   If you do not wish to receive future issues of this Newsletter or the
 e-mail address to which this Newsletter was addressed is not your main
 address, please let us know.
 
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