<div dir="ltr">Dear all<div>Some recent exciting developments at the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD), which you may or may not have seen already...</div><div>regards</div><div>Kevin</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername"></b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:no-reply@iau.org">no-reply@iau.org</a>></span><br>Date: 13 August 2015 at 22:03<br>Subject: IAU e-Newsletter - IAU Signs Agreements for Five New Coordinating Offices of Astronomy for Development<br>To: <a href="mailto:kg@astro4dev.org">kg@astro4dev.org</a><br><br><br><u></u>
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<p><strong>13 August 2015:</strong> The International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) has established new coordinating offices in Armenia, Colombia, Jordan, Nigeria and Portugal. Supporting the use of astronomy as a ...</p>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">Kevin Govender<br>IAU Office of Astronomy for Development<br><a href="http://www.astro4dev.org" target="_blank">www.astro4dev.org</a><br><br></div>
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