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Officers and Organizing Committee (2003-2006) · Working Groups and Task Force · Sydney GA · Prague GA · Web Site 2006-2009

Contact person: Françoise Genova, Commission 5 President

Officers and Organizing Committee


  • F. Genova, France, President
  • R.P. Norris, Australia, Vice-President
  • M.S. Bessel, Australia
  • O. Dluzhnevskaia, Russia, Past President
  • H. Jenkner, USA
  • O. Malkov, Russia
  • F. Murtagh, Great Britain
  • K. Nakajima, Japan
  • F. Ochsenbein, France
  • W.D. Pence, USA
  • M. Schmitz, USA
  • R. Wielen, Germany
  • Y.H. Zhao, China
  • Working Groups and Task Force

  • Working Group Astronomical Data, Chair: Ray Norris

  • Working Group Designations, Chair: Marion Schmitz
    IAU Recommendations for Nomenclature
    Proposal for Registering a new Acronym
    Star names: history

  • Working Group Libraries, Chairs: Uta Grothkopf & Fionn Murtagh

  • Working Group FITS, Chair: William Pence, vice-chair: François Ochsenbein

  • Working Group Virtual Observatories, constitution in progress, contact person: Françoise Genova
    For information about the Astronomical Virtual Observatory, have a look at the Web site of the International Virtual Observatory Alliance

  • Task Force Preservation and Digitization of Photographic Plates, Chair: Elizabeth Griffin
  • Commission 5 activities at IAU 25th General Assembly, Sydney, July 2003, and report on the 2000-2003 triennum

  • Joint Discussion 8: Large Telescopes & Virtual Observatories: Visions for the Future

  • Minutes of Commission 5 Business Meeting (July 21st, 2003)

  • Working Group reports and Business Meeting minutes:
    Astronomical Data, Designations, FITS, Libraries
  • Commission 5 activities at IAU 26th General Assembly, Prague, August 2006

    Business meetings

  • Commission 5 Business Meeting: Wednesday 23 August, 09:00-10:30
    Meeting Minutes
  • WG Astronomical Data: Wednesday 16 August, 11:00-12:30, 14:00-15-30, 16:00-17:30
  • WG FITS: Thursday 17 August, 09:00-10:30
    Meeting Minutes
  • WG Libraries, jointly with Executive Committee WG Publishing: Friday 18 August, 16:00-17:30
    Program and presentations
  • WG Designations: Thursday 24 August, 09:00-10:30, 11:00-12:30
  • WG Virtual Observatories: Wednesday 16 August, 09:00-10:30
    Meeting summary
  • TF Preservation and Digitization of Photographic Plates, Thursday 24 August, 09:00-10:30, 11:00-12:30
  • Scientific meetings

  • Special Session 3: The Virtual Observatory in Action: New Science, New Technology, and Next Generation Facilities
    Thursday 17 August (p.m.), Friday 18 August (full day), Monday 21 August (full day), Tuesday 22 August (a.m)
    Meeting page at IAU GA site, Meeting Web page, Meeting summary

  • Special Session 6: Astronomical Data Management
    Tuesday 22 August (p.m.)
    Meeting page at IAU GA site, Meeting Web page

  • Joint Discussion 16: Nomenclature, Precession and New Models in Fundamental Astronomy
    Tuesday 22 August (full day) and Wednesday 23 August (a.m.)
    Meeting page at IAU GA site, Meeting Web page
  • Commission 5 2006-2009 Web Site

    Last update: 25 September 2006, by Françoise Genova