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6TH ASTRONOMICAL CONFERENCE LAUNCHED IN YEREVAN
16:30, 7 October, 2013
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Prominent astronomers from various
countries of the world attended the opening ceremony of the 6th
astronomical conference held in the conference hall of the chairmanship
of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia,
Yerevan. The Chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of the
Republic of Armenia Radik Martirosyan, the Director of the Byurakan
Observatory Hayk Harutyunyan, the UK Ambassador to the Republic of
Armenia Jonathan Aves, the Co-Chairs of the international scientific
conference Areg Mikayelyan (Armenia) and David Sanders (United States),
as well as outstanding Armenian astronomer Yervand Terzyan made
remarks at the course of the conference titled "Multiwavelength AGN
Surveys and Studies". A row of statesmen, ambassadors, and renowned
scientists participated in the opening ceremony.
As reports "Armenpress" the scientific conference promotes the
establishment of ties between the young and experienced astronomers.
165 scientists from 35 countries of the world will participate in
the conference. Astronomers from the United States, Germany, Italy,
France, Spain, UK, Japan, China, India, Canada, Australia, Russia,
Ukraine, and Armenia participate in the aforesaid conference.
IAU Symposium 304 is dedicated to B.E. Markarian's 100th anniversary.
Benyamin Markarian (1913-1985) was the first to conduct and
accomplish a large-area (17,000 sq. deg.) spectroscopic survey to
search for active galaxies. Markarian survey is until now the largest
objective-prism spectroscopic survey, it was the first systematic
search for active galaxies using a new method of UV-excess, it resulted
in the discovery of 1515 UVX galaxies (Markarian galaxies), including
many AGN and Starbursts, first classification of Seyferts into Sy1
and Sy2, and definition of Starburst galaxies.
The Symposium will provide a good opportunity to elaborate a strategy,
based on the acquired experience, to plan future surveys best fitted
to fulfill the needs, and to coordinate follow-up observations with
the new large ground-based and space telescopes.
A number of important astronomical meetings have been organized in
Armenia, mostly in the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO): the
IAU Symposia: #29 in 1966 (Non-Stable Phenomena in Galaxies), #121 in
1986 (Observational Evidence of Activity in Galaxies), #137 in 1989
(Flare Stars in Star Clusters, Associations and Solar Vicinity), and
#194 in 1998 (Activity in Galaxies and Related Phenomena), the IAU
Colloquium #184 in 2001 (AGN Surveys), as well as the all-European
JENAM meeting in 2007. Moreover, the Byurakan International Summer
Schools (BISS) are being organized since 2006, and four successful
schools have been held in 2006, 2008, 2010 (combined with the 32th
IAU ISYA), and 2012.
The NAS RA big hall will be used for the scientific sessions. Posters
will be displayed in the NAS RA foyer and coffee breaks will be
organized in the same area. Lunches will be served in the NAS RA
canteen, just at 2 minutes walking distance from the meeting hall.
© 2009 ARMENPRESS.am
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/735697/6th-astronomical-conference-launched-in-yerevan.html
16:30, 7 October, 2013
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Prominent astronomers from various
countries of the world attended the opening ceremony of the 6th
astronomical conference held in the conference hall of the chairmanship
of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia,
Yerevan. The Chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of the
Republic of Armenia Radik Martirosyan, the Director of the Byurakan
Observatory Hayk Harutyunyan, the UK Ambassador to the Republic of
Armenia Jonathan Aves, the Co-Chairs of the international scientific
conference Areg Mikayelyan (Armenia) and David Sanders (United States),
as well as outstanding Armenian astronomer Yervand Terzyan made
remarks at the course of the conference titled "Multiwavelength AGN
Surveys and Studies". A row of statesmen, ambassadors, and renowned
scientists participated in the opening ceremony.
As reports "Armenpress" the scientific conference promotes the
establishment of ties between the young and experienced astronomers.
165 scientists from 35 countries of the world will participate in
the conference. Astronomers from the United States, Germany, Italy,
France, Spain, UK, Japan, China, India, Canada, Australia, Russia,
Ukraine, and Armenia participate in the aforesaid conference.
IAU Symposium 304 is dedicated to B.E. Markarian's 100th anniversary.
Benyamin Markarian (1913-1985) was the first to conduct and
accomplish a large-area (17,000 sq. deg.) spectroscopic survey to
search for active galaxies. Markarian survey is until now the largest
objective-prism spectroscopic survey, it was the first systematic
search for active galaxies using a new method of UV-excess, it resulted
in the discovery of 1515 UVX galaxies (Markarian galaxies), including
many AGN and Starbursts, first classification of Seyferts into Sy1
and Sy2, and definition of Starburst galaxies.
The Symposium will provide a good opportunity to elaborate a strategy,
based on the acquired experience, to plan future surveys best fitted
to fulfill the needs, and to coordinate follow-up observations with
the new large ground-based and space telescopes.
A number of important astronomical meetings have been organized in
Armenia, mostly in the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO): the
IAU Symposia: #29 in 1966 (Non-Stable Phenomena in Galaxies), #121 in
1986 (Observational Evidence of Activity in Galaxies), #137 in 1989
(Flare Stars in Star Clusters, Associations and Solar Vicinity), and
#194 in 1998 (Activity in Galaxies and Related Phenomena), the IAU
Colloquium #184 in 2001 (AGN Surveys), as well as the all-European
JENAM meeting in 2007. Moreover, the Byurakan International Summer
Schools (BISS) are being organized since 2006, and four successful
schools have been held in 2006, 2008, 2010 (combined with the 32th
IAU ISYA), and 2012.
The NAS RA big hall will be used for the scientific sessions. Posters
will be displayed in the NAS RA foyer and coffee breaks will be
organized in the same area. Lunches will be served in the NAS RA
canteen, just at 2 minutes walking distance from the meeting hall.
© 2009 ARMENPRESS.am
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/735697/6th-astronomical-conference-launched-in-yerevan.html