[vsnet-chat 7483] 17th Young Scientists' Conference on Astronomy and Space Physics (Kyiv, Ukraine)

[Ivan Andronov]

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
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     17th Young Scientists Conference on Astronomy and Space Physics

                       April 26 - May 1, 2010
                         Kyiv, Ukraine
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1. GENERAL INFORMATION

The conference is intended for participation of students, PhD students and
young researches (up to 35) who are involved in research in one of the
following fields:
# astrometry and astronomical equipment
# atmospheric studies and geophysics
# plasma physics and physics of the near space
# planetary systems
# solar physics and physics of heliosphere
# stellar astrophysics
# interstellar and intergalactic medium
# extragalactic astrophysics
# high-energy astrophysics
# cosmology
# computers in astronomy
and related to the mentioned above

2. ORGANIZERS

Department of Astronomy & Space Physics (Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko
University)
Science Association of Student and Postgraduates (Kyiv National Taras
Shevchenko University)

Scientific Organizing Committee:

Vasyl Ivchenko (chair) (Ukraine)
Vasyl Choliy (co-chair) (Ukraine)
Bohdan Hnatyk (Ukraine)
Nikolai Samus (Russia)
Klim Churyumov (Ukraine)
Nataliya Shchukina (Ukraine)
Ivan Andronov (Ukraine)
Peter Berczik (Ukraine)
Gennadi Milinevsky (Ukraine)

International Advisory Committee:

Bogdan Wszolek (Poland)
A.M. Cherepashchuk (Russia)
Marcus Kirsch (Spain)

Local Organizing Commitee:

Grygorii Polinovskyi (chair), Ganna Ivashchenko (secretary), Andrew
Simon, Ivan Khatko,
Oleksandr Shuyenko, Mykola Malygin, Daria Dubinovska, Yevgen Vovk,
Olexiy Ivanyuk, Antonina Klyueva,
Katerina Agienko, Sergey Zaitsev, Margaryta Sobolenko

3. SPONSORS

Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
Ukrainian Astronomical Association

4. SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM and STRUCTURE

The following sections will be included into the programme:
    # atmospheric studies and geophysics
    # plasma physics and physics of the near space
    # planetary systems
    # solar physics and physics of heliosphere  
    # stellar astrophysics
    # interstellar and intergalactic medium
    # extragalactic astrophysics
    # high-energy astrophysics
    # cosmology
    # computers in astronomy
During the Conference each young participant should present a short report
(12 minutes) or a poster (with a poster presentation of about 5 minutes).
Besides students' reports invited lectures are planned.

Participants can present their reports using either multimedia projector
or projector for transparent films.

Working language of YSC'17 is English.


5. SOCIAL EVENTS (Preliminary List)

* Excursion to the Main Astronomical Observatory of the NAS of Ukraine
* Excursion to Musuem of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine
* Kyiv by-night (walking tour)
* Kyiv city tour
* Conference dinner

6. LOCATION

The conference will take place at the Faculty of Physics of Kyiv
National Taras
Shevchenko University, Glushkova ave., 2, Kyiv, Ukraine.

7. ACCOMODATION

* University hostel just near the University (10 minutes walk from the
Faculty)
 (35 UAH per day for one person in a 4-beds-room with kitchen, shower, wc)
* the Hotel of the Institute of Continuing Education (15 minutes walk
from the Faculty)
 (65 UAH per day for one person in a double-room with shower, wc; also
hostel-type,
  but looks much better then University hostel)
* Kyiv hotels
For all questions concerning accommodation (booking place in University
hostel or Hotel
of Institute of Continuing Education, help with booking in other Kyiv
hotels, etc.)
please contact Oleksiy Ivanyuk by the following e-mail: neoaction at gmail.com

8. PROCEEDINGS

The proceedings of the YSC'17 will be published. The papers should be
sent during
the month after the conference. Each manuscript will be reviewed by two
specialists
from SOC.

9. REGISTRATION

In order to participate in the conference it is necessary to submit
information
about yourself (name, address, institution, affiliation, etc.) along
with a short
abstract of your report via electronic registration page. The book of
abstracts of YSC'17
will be published after deadline and distributed between the
participants during
the registration.
Deadline for the submission is March, 1, 2010. Abstracts sended after
deadline
will not be published.

10. DEADLINES

Deadline for registration and abstract submission - March, 1, 2010.
Deadline for reservation accomodation in University hotel and the Hotel
of the
Institute of Continuing Education - March, 15, 2010.

11. REGISTRATION FEES

50 UAH  (young patricipants from Ukraine)
30 Euro (young participants from some countries*)
50 Euro (young participants from other countries)
100 UAH  (lecturers from Ukraine)
50 Euro (lecturers from some countries*)
70 Euro (lecturers from other countries)
* Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Croatia, Georgia, Estonia, Kazakhstan,
Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Uzbekistan
There is no registration fee for accompaning persons and
visitors.              
The registration fee includes conference materials and coffee breaks.
The registration fee can be paid cash during the registration (first day
of the
conference or the day of your arrival if you miss the registration).

12. USEFUL INFORMATION

Local currency in Ukraine is Hryvnya (UAH). The rate of exchange is
1 USD ~ 8.0 UAH, 1 Euro ~ 12 UAH.

You can find information about aeroplane tickets, visa to Ukraine etc.
on Airport "Borispil" web-site (http://www.airport-borispol.kiev.ua/eng/).
You can find information about train timetable, tickets etc. on
Ukrainian Railway
web-site (only in Russian and Ukrainian!)(http://uz.gov.ua/index.php?lng=ru)

If you need an official invitation to get a visa, inform us in advance!

13. KYIV AND UKRAINE

Kyiv (also known as Kiev), a scenic city of close to 3 million people
situated on
the Dnipro River, is the bustling capital of Ukraine. Ancient Kievan
Rus, which
reached its greatest period of ascendancy during the 11th and 12th
centuries, was
a center of trade routes between the Baltic and the Mediterranean. The
city of Kyiv
and the power of Kievan Rus were destroyed in 1240 by Mongol invaders
and the lands
of Kievan Rus were divided into principalities located to the west and
north: Galicia,
Volynia, Muscovy and later, Poland, Lithuania, and Russia. Once a
powerful force
on the European scene, Ukraine's fate in modern times has been decided
in far-off
capitals. As a result, modern Ukrainian history, for the most part, has
been defined
by foreign occupation.

Kyiv suffered severely during World War II, and many irreplaceable
architectural
and art treasures were destroyed. Earlier in the 1930's the Soviet
authorities
systematically destroyed many churches. Extensive restoration has
revived much of
historic Kyiv. The city hit the headlines in April 1986, when the
nuclear reactor at
nearby Chernobyl exploded, but scientists generally agree that the city
is now safe
from radiation effects.

Despite repressions, suffering, political turmoil, and ecological
disasters, Ukraine's
spirit and national identity have never died. On August 24, 1991, after
the aborted
coup in Moscow, Ukraine proclaimed its independence. As of 1994, Ukraine
has diplomatic
relations with over 135 countries and close to 60 diplomatic missions
are established
in Kyiv. News correspondents, business representatives, and students
from all over the
world reside in Kyiv, and the flow of foreign tourists and official
delegations is heavy
year round. The resident American community consists of Embassy
personnel (including
dependents), correspondents, business representatives, clergy,
professors, and students.
(from http://www.uazone.net/Kiev.html)

14. CONTACT INFORMATION

http://ysc.kiev.ua

address for correspondence:
Dr. V. M. Ivchenko
P.O.Box 7,
Kyiv-22, 03022, Ukraine

E-mail: ysc at univ.kiev.ua
http://ysc.kiev.ua
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We are looking forward to see you in Kyiv!


-- 
Best regards,
Ganna Ivashchenko (secretary) and LOC
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17th Young Scientists' Conference
on Astronomy and Space Physics
P.O. Box 7, 03022, Kyiv, Ukraine
http://ysc.kiev.ua
e-mail: ysc at univ.kiev.ua
Phone: +(380) 44-526-44-57
Fax: +(380) 44-526-45-07
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