EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP WOMEN IN ASTRONOMY

The second Women in Astronomy Lunchtime Meeting was held on Monday 21 August 2006, with more than 250 participants. The meeting was hosted by the EC Working Group for Women in Astronomy, established at the 2003 IAU General Assembly, and was attended by the current President, the Presidents-Elect for...

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Published in:Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2007-12, Vol.3 (T26B), p.249-250
Main Authors: Green, Anne J., Maddison, Sarah T., Andersen, Johannes, Dluzhnevskaya, Olga B., Dubner, Gloria M., Dupree, Andrea K., Griffin, R. Elizabeth, Goss, W. Miller, Kontizas, Mary, Nordström, Birgitta, Primas, Francesca, Peimbert, Sylvia Torres, Wang, Yiping, Yousef, Shahinaz M.
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Language:English
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Summary:The second Women in Astronomy Lunchtime Meeting was held on Monday 21 August 2006, with more than 250 participants. The meeting was hosted by the EC Working Group for Women in Astronomy, established at the 2003 IAU General Assembly, and was attended by the current President, the Presidents-Elect for this and the next General Assembly, the General Secretary and Vice-Presidents, many senior astronomers, as well as students and young astronomers. It was a particular pleasure to welcome and congratulate the incoming President, Dr Catherine Cesarsky, the first woman to hold the position.
ISSN:1743-9213
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DOI:10.1017/S1743921308024289