ILBA 16

This is the first issue of ILBA in 2003, and you have certainly noted a big delay since the preceeding issue. It was caused by objective reasons. Namely, in the last issue, in a reprt on disussions on Blkan collaboration we mentioned the possibility of organizing a competition of research projects by young people. The idea was to motivate young people to create as good as possible research projects, and the original idea was to reward a limited number of projects from every country by allowing its authors to perform the observation from the Astronomical Observatory of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Belogradchik, which has a Cassegrain telescope of 65 cm.

This original idea has been somewhat changed, and this issue of ILBA contains the first announcement for the event. As it has been formulated today, you can consider it as extremely fresh information.

Another announcement in thi s issue concerns a meeting on spectroscopy planned for later this year in Ukraina.

Belogradchik Observatory, Institute of Astronomy,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, July 4th – 11th, 2003, Belogradchik,
Bulgaria, E-mail: SEEYOU@ASTro.bas.bg

It is the second Astronomy Summer School for young people from South-Eastern Europe (SEE) to be hosted by Belogradchik Observatory (Bulgaria) - this year in the period July 4th – 10th, 2003. The topic of the school is SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE YOUTH AT THE TELESCOPE. The school offers lectures, seminars, poster session and a competition of scientific project proposals, whose winners will observe with the 60 cm Cassegrain telescope during the school.

Scientific Organizing Committee:
A. Antov (chair), G. Apostolovska, V. Celebonovic, O. Demircan, V. Golev, P. Niarchos, L. Popovic, M. Stavinschi

Local Organizing Committee:
A. Antov, R. Bogdanovski, G. Borisov, L. Iliev, R. Konstantinova-Antova, M. Lyubenova, P. Pessev, A. Staneva, K. Tsvetkova

SEE Youth at the Telescope Institute of Astronomy,
Bulgarian Academy of Science
Sofia-1784, 72 Tsarigradsko shosse,
Bulgaria

The Belogradchik Observatory could provide free accommodation of not more than 15 participants. Additional participants are welcome if they can take the expenses of student hostel (about 5 Euro) located in the town of Belogradchik. The transport of the participants from Sofia or near border check-points to the Observatory will be supplied.

All young people interested in astronomy are welcome to participate in this competition. The competition is directed to a preparation (as seriously as possible) of astronomical observational research projects. Projects can be prepared by groups of up to three persons and submitted in English (less than 5 A4 pages in any text processor) and have to contain the following data:

Observational time will be granted to the best projects to be realized at the Belogradchik Observatory with the 60 cm Cassegrain telescope during the school depending on meteorological conditions. Staff astronomer help will be supplied. Details about the observatory and 60 cm Cassegrain telescope can be found at http://www.astro.bas.bg/~aobel/.

An international jury will evaluate all the submitted projects. The joint (bilateral or multilateral cooperation) projects will have advantage. Proposed members of the jury are:

A. Antov (Institute of Astronomy, Sofia),
G. Apostolovska (Skopje University),
V. Celebonovic (Institute of Physics, Belgrade),
O. Demircan (Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale),
V. Golev (Department of astronomy, Sofia University),
P. Niarchos (Department of Astronomy, Athens University),
L. Popovic (Astronomical Observatory, Belgrade),
M. Stavinschi (Astronomical Institute, Bucharest)

The dead-line for the submission of the competition projects is April 15th, 2003.

REGISTRATION FORM
ASTRONOMY SUMMER SCHOOL
SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE YOUTH AT THE TELESCOPE

organized by Belogradchik Observatory,
Institute of Astronomy,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
July 4th – 11th, 2003,
Belogradchik,
Bulgaria,

This announcement is again just reproduced here as released by the organizers. As this issue of ILBA is published later than it should have been,
note that the formal deadline for this conference has elapsed. Accordingly,if you are interested in this event,contact the organizers immediately.

SSA'2003
PRE-REGISTRATION FORM

Family Name ____________________________
Given name _____________________________
Title __________________________________
Affiliation ______________________________
Mailing address _________________________
Street _________________________________
City __________________________________
Zip code_______________________________
Country _______________________________
Phone _________________________________
Fax ___________________________________
E-mail _________________________________
I would like to attend the SSA'2003 Conference
Please sign: YES or NO
I would like to present a paper
Please sign: YES or NO
If Yes, sign a preferable type of presentation:
(oral or poster)
Title ___________________________________
_______________________________________
I need a Visa to entry Ukraine YES or NO
Accompanying persons _____________________

On-line Pre - registration is available now:
http://www.ups.kiev.ua/conf/ICSSA

Conference Fees:
for participants from the SND countries - 50 USD;
for participants from the other countries - 100 USD;
50% reduction of the Conference Fee will be provided for members of the Ukrainian Physical Society and for young scientists (under 35)

Deadlines:

Submission of Abstracts and
Pre-registration Form
………... February, 01, 2003

Conference location:

Physics Faculty,
Taras Shevchenko National Kyiv University,
Kyiv, UKRAINE

Contact persons:

Sergiy Nedilko
Physics Faculty,
Taras Shevchenko National Kyiv University
2, block 1, acad. Hlushkov ave.,
03680, Kyiv, Ukraine
Phone / Fax: 380 44 266 4036
E-mail: nedilko@ups.kiev.ua
http://www.ups.kiev.ua/conf/ICSSA

Volodymir Kyseljov
S&R Institute for Forensic Examination,
19, V. Zhitomirska Str., 01025, Kyiv, Ukraine
Phone / Fax: (380) 44 212 2319,
E-mail: kniise@lt.kiev.ua
http://www.expert.com.ua/
First Announcement and Call for Papers

International
scientific and practical conference:

SPECTROSCOPY
IN SPECIAL APPLICATIONS

18-21 June, 2003
Kyiv, UKRAINE

SSA'2003

Organized by:

R&D Institute for Forensic Science
Ministry of Justice, Kyiv, Ukraine

Taras Shevchenko
National Kyiv University

Ukrainian Physical Society
Scope:

Spectroscopic methods are widely used not only for pure scientific investigations. They are also widely used for special examination, diagnostics, and control of various processes. Task of the conference is to bring together for discussion on common problems both researchers that study physical properties with using of spectral analysis of materials and applied specialists that use spectroscopic method for special tasks.

Topics:

Scientific and methodical basis of
spectroscopy application in the areas:
Examination:
forensic, criminality, medical.
Testing:
technology, pollution and extreme state of the natural matter and materials, quality of water and foods.
Medical diagnostics and
protection of health.
Problems of special training higher educational establishment students.

Methods of spectroscopy:

- Electron – vibronic absorption,
- Raman scattering,
- luminescence,
- EPR and NMR,
- microwave spectroscopy ,
- photo-acoustic spectroscopy,
- others.

Gondul V.P. - co-chairman of the Conference
Taras Shevchenko National Kyiv University, Ukraine,
Pro-rector
Krut O.V. - co-chairman of the Conference
R&D Institute for Forensic Science, Ukraine,
Director
International Advisory Committee

Alfredo Sanz-Medel Blonskyi I.V.
Chernobay L.M.
Efrushina N.P.
Golovchenko L.M.
Grinberg M.
Krasyuk I.P.
Nagirniy V.
Pedenchuk A.K.
Segay M.Ya.
Shammai Speiser
Talalene D.Y.
Tsimbal M.L.
Valakh M.Ya.
Vinogradov E.A.
Oviedo, Spain
Kyiv, Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine
Gdansk, Poland
Kyiv, Ukraine
Tartu, Estonia
Moscow, Russia
Kyiv, Ukraine
Haifa, Israel
Vilnius, Lithuania Kharkiv, Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine
Troitsk, Russia

Scientific Program Committee

Nedilko S.G.
Kiselov V.B.
Demyanchuk A.V.
Govorun D.M.
Koloshnikov V.G.
Kurylyova O.F.
Shablya O.M.
Slobodyanyuk O.V.
Svischev V.M.
Sych O.A.
- chairman
- vice-chairman
Organizing Committee

Krut O.V.
Melenevska Z.S.
Chukova O.V.
Golikova T.D.
Hizhnyi Ya.A.
Isakovych B.M.
Linyuchev G.V.
Prokhorov-Lukin G.V.
Popov Yu.P.
Scherbatskyi V.P.

- chairman
- vice-chairman
- scientific secretary
- scientific secretary

Accommodation:

The wide possibilities for accommodation are available.
All participants will be provided by a cheap accommodation in the University hotel situated on the distance of 5 - 10 min by walk from the Conference site.
Those who prefer accommodation in the other hotels should contact with organizers concerning booking accommodation.

Social program for participants and accompanying persons will be provided

Instructions for Abstracts:

Abstracts (written in English)
should not exceed 1 page sheet of A4 format.
Margins:
left - 3 cm, top and bottom - 2,4 cm, right - 2 cm.
Font: Times New Roman, 12pt.
Please, use Title bold; authors and affiliations and addresses italic.
Left one blank line before a body text.
Pictures can be inserted in the text.
Abstracts in the *.rtf format should be send by
E-mail: chukova@phys.univ.kiev.ua

Papers are planned to publish in the specialized scientific journals.
Working languages of the Conference is English, Ukrainian, and Russian. Abstracts will be published in English.

Dr Milcho Tsvetkov
Sofia Sky Archive Data Center
72 Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd.
Sofia 1784
Bulgaria
milcho@skyarchive.org

fax:+359 2 9744 835

Dr Vladan Celebonovic
Institute of Physics
Pregrevica 118
11080 Zemun-Beograd
Yugoslavia
vladan@phy.bg.ac.yu
vcelebonovic@sezampro.yu
fax:+381 11 3162190