[AstroNet] From the IAU regarding IYA2009

[Maciej Soltynski]

IYA2009. RELEASE OF NEW WEB SITE 

As of today, 123 National Nodes and 28 organisations have 
formed committees to prepare activities for the International 
Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009). These committees are 
collaborations between professional and amateur astronomers, 
societies, universities, research institutes, educators, 
science centres and science communicators.

The IYA2009 is also supported by 11 Global Cornerstone 
projects, 6 Special Projects and 11 IYA2009 Task Groups. 
These are global programmes of activities centred on a 
specific theme and represent the means to achieve the 
IYA2009's main goals; whether it is the support and promotion 
of women in astronomy, the preservation of dark-sky sites 
around the world or educating and explaining the workings of 
the Universe to millions, the global projects are the key 
facets of the success of the IYA2009.

The global coordination of IYA2009 is supported financially 
by the Organisational Associates and Global Sponsors. We are 
proud to announce that the companies Thales Alenia Space and 
Celestron are the first IYA2009 Global Sponsors, and that 
seed funding of parts of the Cornerstones has started.

The IYA2009 is constantly growing: both in the number of 
people and organisations involved, as well as in the number 
and quality of resources it makes available to its partners. 
For more information on the IYA2009 and its worldwide 
activities, please see the latest version of the IYA2009 
brochure, which will be available on the IYA2009 web page 
<www.astronomy2009.org/resources-mainmenu-47.html> on 
Tuesday, 9 September
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