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and WWW. Nevertheless, meetings and conferences, where one can put faces to the names known for many years, did play an important role in the past and will do so hopefully in the future too.
Discussions face to face, exchange of ideas and of course the social aspect are best experienced at such an event. For this purpose the "Meeting on Asteroids and Comets in Europe", MACE 2002, has been planned. |
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MACE 2002 will be held at the Visnjan Observatory in Croatia on the weekend of May 17-19, 2002. Situated on the Istra peninsula at the Adriatic Sea, this
location will provide also a good opportunity for non-scientific activities, which are planned in addition to the scientific programme.
Meeting language will be English.
Thank you very much for your attention and see you in Visnjan.
Yours sincerely, Korado Korlevic
on behalf of the SOC and LOC |
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General information GOAL
To connect observers over borders and language barriers.
To improve the technology and techniques of observing.
To search for goals of small observatories in the future.
To support joint programmes.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
The scientific programme will include invited and contributed talks on the most recent advances in telescope design, observing
methods and future projects for small observatories. The contribution will range from presentation of various observatories to specific projects and scientific results. Participants who wish to contribute
either with a talk or with a poster presentation are kindly requested to send an abstract before April 30 to: andreic@rudjer.irb.hr
Abstracts received after this date can not be considered
for oral presentation and can be accepted just for poster presentation.All accepted contributions will be published in the proceedings in printed and electronic form.INVITED SPEAKERS
(will be completed)
Zeljko Andreic: "Correctors for wide-field CCD imaging - how to design,
manufacture and use them"
Andrea Milani: "How to remove virtual impactors"
Luciano Bittesini: "GIA"
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EXHIBITION
An exhibition of poster presenting
various observatories/projects will be organized. The poster panels are 120 cm in height and 70 cm in width. Posters will stay on display for the entire duration of the conference. For the scheduling of the poster sessions see the programme.
SCIENTIFIC AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Luciano Bittesini (Farra d'Isonzo Observatory) Italy
Korado Korlevic (Visnjan Observatory) Croatia
Jaime Nomen (Ametlla de Mar Observatory) Spain
Petar Pravec (Ondrejov Observatory) Czech R.
Herbert Raab (Linz Observatory) Austria
Jure Skvarc (Crni vrh Observatory) Slovenia
Stefano Sposetti (Gnosca Observatory) Switzerland
Reiner Stoss ( Starkenburg Observatory) Germany
Juraj Toth ( Modra Observatory) Slovakia
Zeljko Andreic (Editor - R.B. Institute) Croatia MEETING OFFICE
Visnjan Observatory
Istarska 5, HR-52463
Visnjan, Croatia
Tel: +385 52 449 212
Fax: +385 52 449 212
e-mail:
korado@astro.hr
rstoss@hrz1.hrz.tu-darmstadt.de
MEETING VENUE
MACE 2002 will be held at the Visnjan Observatory,
Croatia. Visnjan is small, picturesque, medieval town situated on the west rim of the
Istria peninsulas highlands. Visnjan is near to the city of Porec, a famous tourist center on the Adriatic sea. Near are also all the cultural and
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TRANSPORT
For air connection, it is commonly used the Trieste International Airport which is approx. 70 km north-west from Visnjan, or the
Airport of Venice ~200 km westward.
There is a regular bus lines from Trieste to Porec,and Porec-Visnjan, but for meeting participants, a special transport can be
organized in contact with the Meeting Office. Train and bus connections are available from the whole Europe. The best way to come from central Europe is by car :o)ACCOMMODATION
For 40 participants a, free of charge, accommodation, in the spartan (4-8 bed) students dormitories will be available in contact with the meeting office. Private
accommodation and hotels in the nearby cities, of different categories (15 - 80 EUR/night) will be available for meeting participants. VISA
No visa is required for the participants from the European Union and some other countries, but
there exist some excemptions for a few east European countries. In the case you need a visa, please contact the Meeting Office and the nearest Croatian Embassy or Consulate to arrange the visa. REGISTRATION FEE
A registration fee
of 80 EUR per participant is payable on arrival. The charge for registrations includes the opening dinner at Friday, lunches and dinner during the conference (Saturday and Sunday ), coffee breaks, and half-day
excursion to the City of Pula. FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Limited financial support (
in the form of grants for the registration fee) will be provided for participants in need of such support. Participants who are in need of financial support are invited to contact the
Meeting Office by the end of April.SOCIAL EVENTS
The programme includes a welcoming dinner on Friday 17th May at 19.30. Excursions to the nearby location of the future "Spaceguard-HR telescope" and visit to the Visnjan vineyard road in the afternoon of 18th
of May. A half-day excursion is scheduled in the morning of Sunday 19th May to visit the remnants of the old navy observatory in Pula from which Johann Palisa
visually found 28 asteroids. Round tables and "degustations" in various occasions.Optional tours
will be organized to various locations in the Istra peninsula and vicinity and are planned for Monday 20th May, if a minimum number of participants
will join . CLIMATE
Temperatures in mid May are usually around 22° C with sensible
difference between night and day.MACE 2002 Live
To be announced the modalities. |
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Please send your answer to this address: MACE2002@astro.hr
First name:
Last name:
Institution/Observatory:
E-mail:
Comments and suggestions:
I will participate (yes/maybe/no):
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