scholarly journals SOFA—an IAU service fit for the future

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (H16) ◽  
pp. 225-226
Author(s):  
C. Hohenkerk
Keyword(s):  
Current Status ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
The Future ◽  
Fundamental Astronomy ◽  
Standard Models

AbstractStandards of Fundamental Astronomy (SOFA) is an International Astronomical Union (IAU) service that provides accessible and authoritative algorithms and procedures that implement standard models used in fundamental astronomy. This paper summaries the current status, noting the changes during 2009-2012, and discusses issues that may arise in the future.

scholarly journals Sofa: Standards of Fundamental Astronomy: Progress and Plans

1998 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-193
Author(s):  
P.T. Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Working Group ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
Division 1 ◽  
Fundamental Astronomy ◽  
Standard Models

At its 1994 General Assembly, the International Astronomical Union resolved to introduce new arrangements to establish and maintain an accessible and authoritative set of constants, algorithms and procedures that implement standard models used in fundamental astronomy. The initiative was the responsibility of the Working Group on Astronomical Standards (WGAS), part of Division 1 of the IAU, and the set of procedures and constants was named SOFA, for “Standards Of Fundamental Astronomy”. The background to the IAU Resolution is given by Fukushima (1995) and Wallace (1996).

The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (S367) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Markus Pössel ◽  
Carolin Liefke ◽  
Niall Deacon ◽  
Natalie Fischer ◽  
Juan Carlos Muñoz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
Max Planck ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
Current State ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
The Future ◽  
Max Planck Society ◽  
Education And Outreach ◽  
Collaborative Structure

AbstractSince January 2020, the International Astronomical Union has an Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE). The OAE, which joins the previously existing IAU Offices for Astronomy for Development (OAD), Astronomy Outreach (OAO) and Young Astronomers (OYA) is hosted at Haus der Astronomie, a center for astronomy education and outreach operated by the Max Planck Society in Heidelberg, Germany. This contribution outlines the mission of the OAE, the current state of the office, its background, mission and collaborative structure, as well as the activities that have already started or are planned for the future.

scholarly journals Joint Discussion 14 Modeling dense stellar systems

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (14) ◽  
pp. 421-421
Author(s):  
Alison I. Sills ◽  
Ladislav Subr ◽  
Simon F. Portegies Zwart
Keyword(s):  
General Assembly ◽  
Stellar Systems ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
The Future ◽  
Canadian City

Joint Discussion 14 was held at the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union from August 17 until 23 in the beautiful Bohemian capital, Prague. The blueprints for this meeting were laid out during the MODEST-5 workshop, held in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario in August 2004. We were sitting in a nice cafe with local brew and food, discussing the future of the MODEST community when we posed the idea for this Joint Discussion at the General Assembly. The meeting was then coined MODEST-7.

scholarly journals The Future of Sonneberg Observatory

1994 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 754
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
Scientific Exploration ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
The Future ◽  
Astronomical Research ◽  
Astronomical Images ◽  
Field Imaging ◽  
Wide Field Imaging

Imaging is a fundamental tool of astronomical research — a fact emphasised by the wide-ranging subject matter covered at the conference on ‘Astronomy from Wide-field Imaging’ (IAU Symposium 161), held under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union at Potsdam in August, 1993. The importance of providing adequate archives for astronomical images to allow for future scientific exploration was particularly stressed.

scholarly journals The IAU and Solar Eclipses

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (S349) ◽  
pp. 459-463
Author(s):  
Jay M. Pasachoff ◽  
Eijiro Hiei ◽  
Cielo Perez
Keyword(s):  
Solar Eclipse ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Current Status ◽  
The Sun ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
History Of ◽  
Solar Eclipses ◽  
Education Outreach

AbstractWe describe the history of solar-eclipse supervision since the formation of the International Astronomical Union, as the supervising body morphed from a full commission to a subcommission to its current status as an Inter-Divisional Working Group of the Education, Outreach and Heritage Division and the Sun and Heliosphere Division.

Nonmuscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: What's Changing and What has Changed

2017 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramanitharan Manikandan ◽  
Oscar Rodriguez ◽  
Rubén Parada ◽  
Joan Palou Redorta
Keyword(s):  
Bladder Cancer ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Disease Recurrence ◽  
Invasive Bladder Cancer ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Optimal Care ◽  
Medline Search ◽  
Select Group ◽  
The Future ◽  
Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Purpose Nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is a challenging disease to manage primarily due to its varied clinical course. The management of NMIBC has witnessed a widespread change with respect to its diagnosis and treatment. Although transurethral resection (TUR) and adjuvant bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG) stills remain the cornerstone, newer protocols has come into vogue to achieve optimal care. On the basis of a literature review, we aimed to establish ‘what changes has already occurred and what is expected in the future’ in NMIBC. Methods A Medline search was performed to identify the published literature with respect to diagnosis, treatment and future perspectives on NMIBC. Particular emphasis was directed to determinants such as the quality of TUR and the newer modifications, Re-TUR, current status of newer macroscopic and microscopic imaging, role of urinary biomarkers, clinical, histologic and molecular predictors of high-risk disease, administration of intravesical agents, salvage therapy in BCG recurrence and the current best practice guidelines were analyzed. Results and Conclusions Optimal TUR, restaging in select group, incorporation of newer endoscopic imaging and judicious administration of intravesical chemo-immunotherapeutic agents can contribute to better patient care. Although there is a plethora of urinary markers, there is insufficient evidence for their use in isolation. The future probably lies in identification of genetic markers to determine disease recurrence, nonresponders to standard treatment and early institution of alternative/targeted therapy.

scholarly journals “The sky seems heavy with clouds”: Arthur S. Eddington and the IAU

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (S349) ◽  
pp. 178-183
Author(s):  
Florian Laguens
Keyword(s):  
Second World War ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
Scientific Career ◽  
World War ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
Second World

AbstractThis paper addresses the relationships between Arthur S. Eddington, former director of the Cambridge Observatory (1914-1944), with the International Astronomical Union. It is demonstrated that the Union was related to every major moment in Eddington’s scientific career. New historical elements are brought forward, in the last section of the paper, to demonstrate Eddington’s action in favour of German colleagues during the Second World War.

scholarly journals International Schools for Young Astronomers (ISYA): a programme of the International Astronomical Union

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (SPS5) ◽  
pp. 221-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michèle Gerbaldi
Keyword(s):  
International Schools ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Data Access ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Data Archives ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
Communications Technologies

AbstractThis paper outlines the main features of the International Schools for Young Astronomers (ISYA), a programme developed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1967. The main goal of this programme is to support astronomy in developing countries by organizing a school lasting 3 weeks for students with typically a M.Sc. degree. The context in which the ISYA were developed has changed drastically over the past 10 years. We have moved from a time when access to any large telescope was difficult and mainly organized on a national basis, to the situation nowadays where data archives are established at the same time that any major telescope, ground-based or in space, is built, and these archives are accessible from everywhere. The concept of the virtual observatory reinforces this access. However, the rapid development of information and communications technologies and the increasing penetration of internet have not yet removed all barriers to data access. The role of the ISYA is addressed in this context.

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