[AstroNet] IYA2009 is Official!

[Kevin Govender]

WOOOHOOO!!
IYA2009 has been proclaimed by the UN
Please visit the IYA website www.astronomy2009.org.za for more 
details/links and watch the press and please spread the word!!
IYA2009 here we come!
kg


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[Spocs] URGENT - UN proclamation
Date: 	Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:02:45 +0100
From: 	Pedro Russo <prusso at eso.org>
To: 	spocs at astronomy2009.org



Dear all

We have received word from New York that all was oOK at the UN and that 
the IYA2009 has been proclaimed. We will as planned issue the UN 
proclamation press release at 09:30 CET Thursday morning 20. December 
(00:30 PST, 03:30 am EST, 08:30 am London, 13:30 Moscow, 17:30 Tokyo, 
19:30 Sydney).

Thank you very much for all your efforts and collaboration. Well done!

The link to the Press Releases are:

IAU Press Release: http://www.iau.org/iau0702.486.0.html

IYA2009 Press Release: http://www.astronomy2009.org/content/view/344/116/

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

Pedro and Lars

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Pedro Russo
International Year of Astronomy 2009 Coordinator
International Astronomical Union
e. prusso at eso.org  
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w. www.astronomy2009.org
a.
IAU IYA2009 Secretariat
ESO/ESA/ST-ECF
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
D-85748 Garching bei München
Germany

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