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Department of Astronomy & Space Physics and Science Association of Students and Postgraduates announce the 16th Open Young Scientists’ Conference on Astronomy and Space Physics. The conference will take place at the Faculty of Physics of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University on April 27 – May 2, 2009.

The conference is intended for participation of students, PhD students and young researches who are involved in research in one of the following fields:

• astrometry and geophysics
• plasma physics and physics of the near space
• planetary systems
• small bodies of the solar system
• solar physics and physics of heliosphere
• stellar astrophysics
• interstellar medium
• extragalactic astrophysics
• high-energy astrophysics
• cosmology
• computers in astronomy
• … related to the mentioned above

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’16 is English.

The conference programme also includes excursions to the Main Astronomical Observatory of the NAS of Ukraine, Musuem of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine, M.M.Gryshko National Botanic Garden, Kyiv city tour (by bus), Kyiv by night (walking tour) and conference dinner.

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 form. The book of abstracts of YSC’16 will be published after deadline and distributed between the participants during the registration

The Proceedings of the YSC’16 will also be published after the Conference.

Dear Physics (and also other) Students!

The Hungarian Association of Physics Students is happy to announce,the 39th and for the 10th time international: 

Rudolf Ortvay International Problem solving Competition in Physics. 

http://ortvay.mafihe.hu

Date: 22nd October - 3rd November, 2008

The competition is electronic, so you are likely to join from any  country on the world if you are a university or PhD student in any field. 

The goal is to solve as many from the 30-40 problems given, these canbe downloaded from the web page above in several formats from 11 am(GMT), the 22nd of October, and send Your solutions back via email or fax till the deadline, that is 3rd November 2008. You have to solvethe problems by yourself (no group works are accepted) but you arewelcome to use any tools you wish (including computers). 

The assigned problems do not focus on school-level problem-solvingroutine but rather on the skills of physical way of thinking,recognition of the heart of the problem, and the appropriate choice in the mathematical armory. 

The competitors are selected into categories by their years of study(PhD students also form an separate category), so dear Undergraduates,don't be afraid to join!

 The first three places in each category are rewarded by a certainamount of money and an official certificate signed by the president of the jury, a well known university professor in Hungary, and thepresident of the Hungarian Association of Physics Students.Above this, the jury also rewards the best solutions to certainproblems, and there are also some special prices given, so if you only have one or two problems solves, its still wise to send them. 

During the past years prizes won in the Ortvay Contest became an evermore important factor in choosing the best candidates for thesistopics as well as PhD and student exchange scholarships. Among the one-time contestants and winners of the Ortvay Contest there areseveral internationally acknowledged researchers.

 If I made you curious, take a look at the problems, and you arewelcome to participate! 

All the best with your work! István Szécsényipresident, HAPS 

www.mafihe.hu

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Posted by IAPS EC on behalf of Mafihe.

The new EC was elected at the AGM in Krakow, Poland. Its composition is as follows:

• Silvia Franklim, President
• Jessica Stanley, Secretary
• Jelmer Renema, Treasurer
• Marko Banusic
• Ragnhild Schrøder Hansen
• Sergio Domingos
• Radu Florin Stancu
• Anton Muskeyev

A best-of issue of the journal was published and printed for this years ICPS conference in Krakow, Poland. Those of you who went hopefully snagged a copy. We think it turned out very well, and this was due in no small part to the Institute of Physics, who paid for the printing. So thanks again to all those at 76 Portland Place.

As usual, the issue is available both here at Issuu, and in a printable pdf format here.

Stay tuned for a new call for articles in the coming weeks.

Euan – jIAPS ed.

NC Austria would like to host the ICPS on 2010. Their bid can be seen on their bid website.

Issue 2-2008 of the journal of the International Association of Physics Students has been released into the wilds of the internet. This issue features an interview with noted astronomer Sir Patrick Moore, a series of connected features looking into the strange world of quantum physics and gravitation, news of São Paulo’s own private ozone layer, and much more.

Like last time, in addition to hosting the journal in pdf format here, we have also put it up on Issuu. Issuu is designed to make reading magazine-type material on the internet easier and quicker. For a start jIAPS looks just like it would on paper: you can flick through the pages, and zoom as needed.

We like it, and we hope that you do too.