Romania
Single Point of Contact
Dr. Magda Stavinschi, Chair IAU C46
Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy
Str. Cutitul de Argint 5
RO-040557 Bucharest
Romania
Phone | +40 21 337 3389 |
magda_stavinschi@yahoo.fr | |
Website | http://www.astro.ro/IYA2009.html |
Highlights
Summer School "Look at the sky" 2009
27 - 31 July 2009
Astronomy and astrophysics courses. Astronomical observations.
http://s93.photobucket.com/albums/l65/astrogl/2009/Scoala%20de%20vara%20PRIVITI%20CERUL%20editia%202009/
6th Edition of "Science Teaching Festival" - "Team up with Astronomy"
15 - 17 May 2009
Projects, scientific experiments, science artistic shows, happening events organised in community area - City's Central Park.
http://isjcj.ro
"Under the Celestial Sky of the Delta"
28 July - 3 August 2009
National Astronomy Contest. The purpose of this event is to mark the International Year of Astronomy 2009.
http://www.oriondelta.s5.com
SARM at UNESCO-IAU-IYA under the Sign of Galileo
A generous photo-poetic chronicle of the introductory events of the International Year of Astronomy (Opening Ceremony and IAU Symposium 260) at UNESCO in Paris, made by the President of the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy (SARM) Valentin Grigore and Andrei Dorian Gheorghe
http://www.cosmopoetry.ro/sarmatunescoiauiyagalilei/
Romanian traditions about the Cosmos
A web chapter of the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy (SARM), including Ion Ottescu’s book “Romanian Peasants’ Beliefs in Stars and Sky” (English translation by Alastair McBeath and Andrei Dorian Gheorghe) and the special series “Romanian Astrohumanism”
Astropoetry to the International Year of Astronomy
A chronology of 2009 (sky phenomena, astronomical events, commemorations of great astronomers etc.) in images and words as an international humanist superproject made by the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy (SARM) and guests (200 contributors from 6 continents) - coordinators: Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, Valentin Grigore and Florin Stancu
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National Nodes: 148
Organisational Nodes: 40
Organisational Associates:33
National Websites: 111
Cornerstone Projects: 12
Special Task Groups: 11
Special Projects:16
Official Products:8
Media Partners:22