[vsnet-chat 7524] "VARIABLE STARS – 2010", 16-21.08.2010, Odessa, Ukraine

[Ivan Andronov]

"VARIABLE STARS – 2010"

                          August 16–21, 2010, Odessa, Ukraine

http://uavso.org.ua/?page=vs2010  (in English)
 http://uavso.org.ua/?page=vs2010&lang=ru (in Russian)


                                      First Announcement
 
 Topics:
* Interacting Binary Stars (with special sections on Cataclysmic and
    Symbiotic Variables)
* Pulsating Variables
* Eruptive Variables
* Chemical Composition and Evolutionary Status 
* Discoveries and Classification of New Variables
* Mathematical Modeling of Variable Astrophysical Objects and Processes
* Variable Radio , Gamma and X-Ray sources
* Occultations of Stars and Extraterrestrial Planet Transits
* Small Telescopes in Variable Star Research
* Advanced Methods and Instruments for Astrophysical Observations
 
Official languages: English


PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Chair of SOC: Kovtyukh V.V. (AO ONU, Odessa, Ukraine)
 
Vice-Chairs: Andronov I. L. (ONMU, Odessa, Ukraine),  Mishenina T.V. (AO ONU, Odessa, Ukraine)

Secretary: Marsakova V.I.  (DA ONU, Odessa, Ukraine, secretary, LOC Chair)
 
Members of SOC: 
Andrievsky S.M. (AO ONU, Odessa, Ukraine), Berdnikov L.N. (SAI, Moscow, Russia),  Chochol D. (AI SAS, Slovakia), Hegedus T. (Baja Observatory, Hungary), Henden A. (AAVSO, Harvard, USA), Hric L. (AI SAS, Slovakia), Kim Chun-Hwey (AO CBNU, Cheongju, Korea), Kudzej I. (Vihorlat Observatory, Slovakia), Mikulasek Z. (MUNI, Brno, Slovakia), Panchuk V.E. (SAO RAS, Russia), Pavlenko E.P. (CrAO, Ukraine), Pavlenko Ya.V. (MAO NANU, Kiev, Ukraine), Pogodin M.A. (MAO RAS, St.Peterburg, Russia),   Ryabov M.I. (Odessa obs. RI  NAS, Ukraine), ONU, Ukraine), Samus' N.N. (IA RAS; SAI, Moscow, Russia), Szabados L. (Konkoly Observatory, Hungary),  Szczerba R. (Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Torun, Poland), Turner D. (StMU, Halifax, Canada), Yushchenko A.V. (ARCSEC, Seoul, Korea)
 
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Chair:  Marsakova V.I.
Vice-Chair: Melikyants S.M.  
Members of LOC: Breus V.V., Chinarova L.L., Glazunova L.V., Koshkin N.I., Kudashkina L.S., Pikhun A.I., Strakhova S.L, Udovichenko S.N., Usenko I.A,  Virnina N.A.
 
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Study of binary, pulsating, cataclysmic and eruptive variable stars is one of the priority scientific directions that are continuously developed by the  Astronomical observatory and Department of Astronomy of the Odessa  National University. This scientific direction was founded in Odessa by Prof. V. P. Tsessevich in 1944 and immediately attracted many specialists who were interested in variable stars and represent the "V. P. Tsessevich scientific school". A plenty of outstanding variable star researches were graduated from the Odessa National University and continued their research in Odessa and many other observatories and Universities of the world. Nowadays, in the beginning of the new century, astronomers of Odessa can be really proud by the achievements in this area of astrophysics.
The tradition to organize the conferences on variable stars was first established in 1980. Since 1997, such conferences have gained the status of the international ones. Normally, the conferences on variable stars are held every four years. The two last conferences were organized in 2001 and 2005.
The next conference is scheduled for August 2010, and it is believed that this conference will provide a wide exchange of views concerning the current problems in the domain of  theoretical and observational studies of variable stars of different classes.
       The working language is English. 

The Conference  will be held in Chernomorka near the Black Sea, 15 km far away from Odessa.
Registration deadline:                                                                  01.06.2009                                                                 Abstract submission deadline:                                                    01.06.2009
Direct, please, abstracts to the SOC (vs2010 at online.ua) indicating the title, names of the authors and institution. The text of abstract should contain no more than 200 words (in the .doc or .rtf formats supported by the Microsoft Word, OpenOffice Writer, AbiWord and many other text processors). A template:

Title Of Contribution
A.B. Author1, A.B. Author2,3, A.B. Author4
1 Affiliation (Institution, City, Country), e-mail
2 Affiliation
...
	       Text (should not exceed 200 words) 
          (in a case of one affiliation, no indexes are needed)
Accommodation:
Pension “Sovinyon” reservation deadline:                                  15.03.2009 
Sports and Recreation Centre "Chernomorka"
reservation deadline:                                                                     15.06.2009
Please, inform the LOC (vs2010 at online.ua) about your reservation.

Conference fee:

100$  (70 euro)
(50$ or 40 euro for students and postgraduate students), 
30$ or 20 euro  for accompanying persons (no fee for children).  

Optionally, these fees can be reduced for the participants from the Former Soviet Union (for more detailed information, see the Russian version of the announcement: 
http://uavso.org.ua/vs2010ru.htm 

The conference fee should be paid upon arrival during the registration. 


Conference place:

The Conference  will be held in the Sports and Recreation Centre of Odessa National University "Chernomorka" on the bank of Black Sea (15 km far from the center of the city). Participants will have the possibility to live either in the Chernomorka (12$ per a day including three meals a day, the exact prices will be fixed in March-April) or in comfortable pension “Sovinyon”. Accommodation in Sovinyon is possible on the base of preliminary reservation only! All information and prices (e.g. a double-room costs 500 Ukrainian grivna per a day, January 2010 the rate was 1$=8.0grn) concerning the pension are given in the web-site:
http://www.sovinyon-resort.com.ua/en.html
Attention, please!  August is a high season in Odessa. To book a room in Sovinyon for sure, it is necessary to contact with administration of the pension before March, 15: 
sovinyon-resort at mail.ru 
Concerning Chernomorka, it is necessary to contact with LOC before June, 15: 
vs2010 at online.ua
For participants and accompanying persons there is the possibility to stay in Chernomorka after Conference.

Odessa in Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odessa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odessa,_Ukraine

Weather:

The weather in August is usually pleasant, with maximum temperature near 30 C and minimum near 20 C. Rain is possible, but generally light. The sea is warm (usually 20-25C), the weather is fine and not too hot permitting to combine a participation in the conference and a good relaxation. A bathing costume is useful!

If you need a formal invitation letter please supply us with your fax number or postal address, and with details that need to be included into the letter (e.g., for obtaining financial support from funds in your university, country or from international foundations).
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For more details regarding the conference, please, contact us:

Astronomical Observatory of Odessa National University
Shevchenko  Park
Odessa, 65014
Ukraine
Phone: +38 048 7220396
Fax: +38 048 7228442
     E-mail:vs2010 at online.ua 
Internet : http://uavso.org.ua/?page=vs2010  (in English)
 http://uavso.org.ua/?page=vs2010&lang=ru (in Russian)
   


REGISTRATION  FORM
(English)
(Russian)
International conference “ VARIABLE STARS - 2010”
(August 16-21, 2010, Ukraine, Odessa)


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