VENUE
The Symposium will take place in the Auditorium Maximum of the Jagiellonian University. This large auditorium is modern and well-equipped, with comfortable seats, good visibility of the stage, and fine acoustics. Additional space is available adjacent to the auditorium for coffee breaks and poster sessions.
The conference center is close to Krakow town center, where there are many hotels within walking distance.
Address: ul. Krupnicza 33, 31-123 Kraków, (50°03'45.7"N 19°55'30.4"E)
OUR STORY
Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University
The University was founded in 1364, the Observatory - in 1792. Since that moment scientific program of the Observatory has covered observations of the positions of the Sun, the Moon and Jupiter satellites, stellar occultations, celestial mechanics of the Solar System and binary stars, meteorological observations, research of eclipsing binaries, the rotation and figure of the Moon.
Jagiellonian University
The Kraków University is the oldest higher education institution in Poland and one of the oldest in Europe. It was founded on 12 May 1364 by the Polish king Casimir the Great.
Contact
grzegorz.michalek@uj.edu.pl iau388loc@oa.uj.edu.pl
organizer
Jagiellonian University in Kraków POLAND
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Grzegorz Michalek
Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, POLAND iau388loc@oa.uj.edu.pl grzegorz.michalek@uj.edu.pl
SOC
Nat Gopalswamy
NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland, Greenbelt, USA natchimuthuk.gopalswamy-1@nasa.gov
sponsored by
International Astronomical Union
Ministry of Science and Higher Education REPUBLIC of POLAND
SCOSTEP/PRESTO
The project is financed from state budget funds allocated by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, REPUBLIC of POLAND
Acknowledgement The photo on the main conference page was used courtesy of Chuck Carter/Keck Institute for Space Studies
