The Twelfth UN/ESA Workshop on Basic Space Science
(24-28 May 2004, Beijing, China)
Hosted by China National Space Administration on behalf of P. R. China
REGISTRATION FORM
Please download the registration form , fill it and return to unworkshopcnsa@cnsa.gov.cn
(or by Fax: +86-10-88581515)
Local Contact Point:
China National Space Administration (CNSA); Website: www.cnsa.gov.cn
Ms Liu Xiaohong
E-mail : unworkshopcnsa@cnsa.gov.cn
Tel : (+86-10) 88581377 Fax : (+86-10) 88581515
Ms Sun Qing
Tel : (+86-10) 68767421
GENERAL INFORMATION
■ Background of the Workshops
The United Nations, in cooperation with the European Space Agency, initiated in 1990 the organization of annual Workshops on Basic Space Science through the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. These Workshops, focusing on astrophysics and space science, have been held in India (1991) and Sri Lanka (1995) for Asia and the Pacific, Costa Rica (1992) and Honduras (1997) for Central America, Colombia (1992) and Argentina (2002) for South America, Nigeria (1993) and Mauritius (2001) for Africa, Egypt (1994) and Jordan (1999) for Western Asia, and Germany (1996) and France (2000) for Europe.
This UN/ESA Workshop has been endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly as part of the 2004 activities of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications.
■ International Scientific Organizing Committee (ISOC):
G. Ai (P.R. China) M. Othman (Malaysia)
R. Albrecht (ESO) B. Shustov (Russia)
M.-J. Deutsch (USA) J. Truemper (Germany)
G. Eichhorn (USA) C. Tsallis (Brazil)
H.J. Haubold (UN, Chairperson) W. Wamsteker (ESA)
M. Kitamura (Japan) A.P. Willmore (COSPAR)
P. Martinez (South Africa) G. Wu (P.R. China)
A.M. Mathai (India)
■ Draft Program
Sunday, 23 May Arrival of the Participants
Monday, 24 May
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:45 Opening of the Workshop
10:00 Keynote Lectures
14:00 Session: Astrophysical Data, Archives and Knowledge Distribution
16:00 Session: Virtual Observatories
19:30 Working Group
Tuesday, 25 May
8:30 Session: Selected Topics in Astrophysics
19:30 Working Group
Wednesday, 26 May
8:30 Session: TRIPOD-Results and Follow-up
Afternoon Technical Visit
Thursday, 27 May
8:30 Session: Space Missions in Astrophysics and Solar System:
New Opportunities?
13:00 Session: A Concurrent Design Capability for the Development
of International Space Missions Demonstration
Space Science and Technology Management
19:30 Working Group
Friday, 28 May
8:30 Sessions: Planetary Exploration
Session Observations and Recommendations
17:00 Closing of the Workshop
■ Venue
The Workshop will be held at:
Prime Hotel (★★★★★)
No.2 Wangfujing Street, Beijing, China
Tel: (+8610) 6513-6666 Fax:(+8610)6513-4248
Email: sales@phb.com.cn http://www.primehotel.cn
■ Accommodation
All the participants will stay in Prime Hotel, which will offer the special rates for this Workshop and where we are sure you will enjoy a pleasant stay.
The participants, who are at their own expenses, can directly make room reservations to Prime Hotel by mentioning the words “UN/ESA Workshop participant ", so that you can obtain the following special rate:
Standard Room ……………USD 80nett (including breakfast)
Regency Club ……………USD 100nett (including breakfast)
Executive Suite ……………USD 150nett (including breakfast)
■ Registration
To participate in the Workshop, please send the Registration Form by e-mail t unworkshopcnsa@cnsa.gov.cn or by fax: (+86-10) 88581515 before May 15, 2004, so that we can send you the formal invitation in due time.
■ Weather
It is at the end of spring in May in Beijing. The normal temperature is around 26ºc-30ºc.
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