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CAP2007, Athens, 8–11 Oct 20071 International Year of Astronomy – 2009 in Russia Oleg Malkov National Committee of Russian Astronomers

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1 CAP2007, Athens, 8–11 Oct 20071 International Year of Astronomy – 2009 in Russia Oleg Malkov National Committee of Russian Astronomers malkov@inasan.ru

2 CAP2007, Athens, 8–11 Oct 20072 IYA – 2009 in Russia Coordinator: National Committee of Russian Astronomers (NCRA) –Head: A. Boyarchuk –Scientific secretary: O. Malkov In collaboration with –Scientific Council for Astronomy –Euro-Asian Astronomical Society

3 CAP2007, Athens, 8–11 Oct 20073 List of actions Organisation of a debate of Scientific Council for Astronomy and Ministry of Science and Education with mass-media. Support of the Hands on Universe program and organisation of a similar national project (simple telescopes, centres of collective use etc.). Organisation of astronomical exhibitions, TV-programmes, round tables “Astronomy as an element of culture”, etc. Observations of the Aug 1, 2008 solar totality (Siberia). Support / organisation of Russian astronomical conferences to strengthen a promotion of widespread access of public to new knowledge.

4 CAP2007, Athens, 8–11 Oct 20074 Russian conferences Winter schools “Physics of cosmos” (Feb 2008 and Feb 2009, Ural State University) Ultraviolet Universe (May 2009, Moscow) Prospects of Russian ground-based and space astronomy (inauguration of Kislovodsk observatory, autumn 2009) 100-year anniversary of Tunguska Impact (2008) First Radioastron space mission results (2009) All-Russian Astronomical Conference – 2010

5 CAP2007, Athens, 8–11 Oct 20075 Current (2007) activity Budgeting, attraction of sponsors / partners IYA-2009 UN lobbying Presentation on IYA-2009 at the All-Russian Astronomical Conference (Kazan, Sep 17-22, 2007) National IYA-2009 web-site construction www.astronomy2009.ru Forming of the National Node

6 CAP2007, Athens, 8–11 Oct 20076

7 7 National node Head and secretary of National node = head and secretary of NCRA Head of Scientific Council for Astronomy (N. Kardashev) Directors of main astronomical institutions –Institute of Astronomy Russ. Acad. Sci (B. Shustov). –Sternberg Astronomical Institute MSU (A. Cherepashchuk) –Special Astrophysical Observatory (Y. Balega) Director of Moscow City Palace of Youth Creativity (D. Monakhov) Government representatives –Administration of the President of Russian Federation (E. Popova) –Ministry of Science and Education (A. Barabanov) Sponsors representatives –Pentar corporation / MEADE company (A. Svetlov) –Novosibirsk Instrument Factory (S. Maslikov)

8 CAP2007, Athens, 8–11 Oct 20078 Pentar corporation / MEADE company www.pentar.ru www.meade.ru Novosibirsk Instrument Factory npz.optics.ru Acknowledgements

9 CAP2007, Athens, 8–11 Oct 20079 Resolution of Scientific Council for Astronomy plenary session (Sep 22, 2007) …… Request Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences to approve the “IYA-2009 in Russia” activity plan and to provide a financial support for its realisation. …….


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