Opening event at UNESCO

This ceremony will take place on 15 and 16 January 2009 at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris. Leading figures in the world of astronomy and young people from all participating countries will attend.
Webpage: http://ama09.obspm.fr/ama09/open.php

Task Group

  • Francoise Combes francoise.combes@obspm.fr (Chair)
  • Jean Audouze (Com. Science Unesco)
  • Yolanda Berenguer (Unesco)
  • Catherine Cesarsky (IAU Pres.)
  • Walter Erdelen (Unesco)
  • Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd (AMA09)
  • Claus Madsen (ESO)
  • Olivier Marco (AMA09)
  • Ian Robson (IAU, Com 55)
  • Anna Sidorenko-Dulom (Unesco)


International Advisory Committee

  • Jean Audouze (Com. Science Unesco)
  • Marcio Barbosa (Unesco)
  • Beatriz Barbuy (IAU)
  • Leopoldo Benacchio (IAU)
  • Alec Boksenberg (IAU)
  • Catherine Cesarsky (IAU Pres.)
  • Francoise Combes (AMA09)
  • Ron Ekers (IAU)
  • Michael Feast (IAU)
  • John Huchra (AAS)
  • Norio Kaifu (IAU)
  • Joachim Krautter (EAS)
  • Gopal Krishna (IAU)
  • Jan Palous (IAU)
  • Jean-Loup Puget (AMA09)
  • Gang Zhao (CAS)

 

Organisational Associates:
ESO AAS INSU CAS STRW NOVA STFC SCNAT SPA NRC MEC CNES DLR ESA JAXA NAOJ APL PS ESF ISRO ICRAN NLSI NOT U Cluster NASA