Proceedings of the Twenty Seventh General Assembly Rio de Janeiro 2009: Transactions of the International Astronomical Union XXVIIB (Proceedings of ... Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia)

Cambridge University Press, 6/3/2010
EAN 9780521768313, ISBN10: 0521768314

Hardcover, 538 pages, 24.4 x 17 x 3 cm
Language: English

These Transactions provide a record of the formal organisational and administrative proceedings of the IAU XXVII General Assembly which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It includes the admission of new members, the Resolutions passed, an account of the regular Business Meetings of the Executive Committee, the Divisions, Commissions and Working Groups, and gives the detailed status of the Membership of the IAU. 2434 registered attendees from 76 nations enjoyed a rich scientific programme of 6 Symposia, 16 Joint Discussions, 10 Special Sessions, and 7 scientific sessions. During the programme over 700 papers were presented and more than 1500 posters displayed. The Proceedings of the Symposia are published in the Proceedings of the IAU Symposia Series, and those of the Invited Discourses, Joint Discussions and Special Sessions will feature in Highlights of Astronomy, Volume 15. Together with those 7 volumes, these Transactions cover the entire General Assembly.

Preface
1. Inaugural ceremony
2. Business sessions
3. Closing ceremony
4. Resolutions
5. Report of executive committee 2006–9
6. Reports on divisions, commissions and working groups
7. Statutes, bye-laws, and working rules
8. Rules and guidelines for scientific meetings
9. Composition of divisions, commissions and working groups
10. National membership
11. Individual membership by national members
12. Individual membership by commission
Index.