No 21 – 12/12/12

SGAA/SSAA News No 21 - 12/12/2012
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1. Travel support SSAA - invitation to apply for grants
2. Call for "Astronomy Outreach" projects
3. Swiss Cosmology Day, 15 feb 2013, Bern
4. Exascale Computing in Astrophysics, conference in Ascona, sept 2013
5. 43rd Saas-Fee Advanced Course, registration deadline 5 feb 2013
6. General Assembly 2012 material on the Web
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1. Travel support SSAA - invitation to apply for grants

In 2013 the SSAA (Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy) will
have some money from the sc|nat available for travel grants.
The SSAA now invites applicants to apply until February 24, 2013
to daniel.schaererunige.ch (Daniel Schaerer, Observatoire de Geneve).
The request should provide the date, place, and the reason for the
travel, as well as the cost to be covered by the SSAA. There are two
types of travel grants:

(a) international collaboration (CHF 6000.-)

Travel money for international collaboration is preferentially given for
travels to meetings where Swiss participation is considered to be
useful, for visits at other institutions (for research projects), and
observing runs. The person should be a SGAA member and an active
researcher in astrophysics.

(b) support for young scientists (CHF 5000.-)

Travel money for young scientists is given preferentially to Ph.D.
students but also young Post-Docs, whereby the money may be used for
observing runs, visits to other institutions, conferences, research
schools etc. In the application it should be clarified in a few words
why this travel is important for the research project of the applicant.
Particularly encouraged to apply are young researchers who are in a
situation where it is not so easy to get the money from other
institutions.
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2. Call for "Astronomy Outreach" projects

In 2013, the SSAA offers financial support of up to 8000 CHF for
projects on Astronomy Outreach.

Funding is possible for diverse outreach projects, including support for
exhibitions, the preparation of material for schools, the organisation
of events, and alike. Projects will be funded on a competitive basis.

Please send a brief project description and your budget request
to daniel.schaererunige.ch.

The deadline for the call is: March 31, 2013.
Requests may also be supported outside this call, if funding permits.
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3. Swiss Cosmology Day, 15 february 2013, Bern

To promote communication and exchanges among Swiss Cosmologists, a 
Swiss Cosmology Day will be organized once a year. These days would 
include short scientific presentations and a lot of time for discussions.
Talks from young people, especially PhD students, are particularly 
encouraged.

For more information contact swisscosmophys.ethz.ch 

From Ruth Durrer & Alexandre Refregier 

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4. Exascale Computing in Astrophysics, conference in Ascona, sept 2013

A conference on "Exascale Computing in Astrophysics" will take place
from 8-13 september 2013 at the Centro Stefano Franscini in Monte Verita, 
Ascona, Switzerland.

For more information consult http://www.itp.uzh.ch/exastro2013/Home.html

Co-organizers: Romain Teyssier and George Lake (UniZH)
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5. 43rd Saas-Fee Advanced Course, registration deadline 5 feb 2013

The 43rd "Saas-Fee Advanced Course" on 
"STAR FORMATION IN GALAXY EVOLUTION: CONNECTING NUMERICAL MODELS TO REALITY"
will take place 11-16 March 2013, in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland.
The regular registration is open until 5 february 2013.

For more details visit http://lastro.epfl.ch/conferences/sf2013/

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6. General Assembly 2012 material on the Web

The Minutes of the 2012 General Assembly of the SSAA, held 19 oct 2012
at the ETHZ, as well as all the usual reports and presentations are
available on the SSAA website:
http://www.ssaa.ch/index.php?page=assemblee-2012&hl=eng

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