Newsletter to SPoCs - New Nodes, Brochure in Spanish and new Cornerstone websites

31 July 2008

New Nodes, Brochure in Spanish and new Cornerstone websites

Dear SpoCs,

The IYA2009 newsletter for this week:

Organisational Matters:

Presently we have 118 National Nodes and 25 Organisational Nodes. New organizational nodes: RED POP Network and European Science Education Research Association.

More information:
http://www.astronomy2009.org/index.php/?option=com_content&view=article&id=360

We are proud to announce that Indian Space Research organisation is our 20^th IYA2009 Organisational Associate. Please visit ISRO website: www.isro.org

We are also delighted to learn that the Executive Board of International Council of Science has agreed to endorse IYA2009. Read more about ICSU here: http://www.icsu.org/9_latestnews/latest_33.html

On 9^th July, the United States House of Representatives passed House Concurrent Resolution 375, To Honour the Goal of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. This Concurrent Resolution expresses the sentiment of the House of Representatives towards IYA2009. The United States gives a wonderful example that many other nations should follow to try to have similar acknowledgements of IYA2009 by their Governments. More information: http://astronomy2009.us/

IYA2009 Brochure in Spanish

Thanks to the IYA2009 Spanish Node and astroseti.org, the IYA2009 Brochure version 3 is now available in Spanish:

http://www.astronomy2009.org/resources/brochures/detail/brochure03_esp/

Cornerstone websites

The cornerstone projects, 100 Hours of Astronomy and Developing Astronomy Globally have new on-line their own dedicated website, please check the following URLs:

100 Hours of Astronomy: www.100hoursofastronomy.org

Developing Astronomy Globally: www.developingastronomy.org

Upcoming IYA2009 meetings: