F I N A L   A N N O U N C E M E N T

JENAM-2007

(Joint European and National Astronomy Meeting)

"Our non-stable Universe"

20-25 August 2007, Yerevan, Armenia 

JENAM-2007 web page at http://www.aras.am/JENAM-2007/index.htm

Mirror page at EAS: http://www2.iap.fr/eas/Jenam07/index.htm

  CONTENTS

  1. Arrivals and Meeting at the Airport
  2. General Schedule and Events
  3. Abstracts
  4. Oral Contributions
  5. Meeting Halls
  6. Posters and Exhibitions 
  7. Transportation
  8. Registration
  9. Travel Grants
10. Welcome Reception
11. Payments
12. Social Events
13. Public Relations
14. Important Deadlines
15. Contact Addresses
 

1. ARRIVALS AND MEETING AT THE AIRPORT

All participants who have informed their arrival details will be met at the Yerevan Zvartnots airport. Please look for our posters and banners with
"JENAM-2007". Our people will organize your transportation to the hotels. This is included in the registration fee. Our representative Daniel Ioannisyan is
the person in charge for meeting at the airport. In case of emergency, please contact him by phone: 093-742244 (when calling from Armenia) or look for our people with JENAM-2007 namebadges at the arrivals area.


2. GENERAL SCHEDULE AND EVENTS

August 19, Sunday

12:00-19:00 Registration
19:00-21:00 Welcome Reception

August 20, Monday

09:00-10:00 Official opening of the JENAM-2007
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-12:30 EAS symposia 1-3-5-7 and Special sessions 1-3-5
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 EAS symposia 1-3-5-7 and Special sessions 1-3-5
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-18:00 EAS symposia 1-3-5-7 and Special sessions 1-3-5

August 21, Tuesday

09:00-10:30 Plenary sessions
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 EAS symposia 1-3-5-7 and Special sessions 1-3-5
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 EAS symposia 1-3-5-7 and Special sessions 1-3-5
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-18:00 EAS symposia 1-3-5-7 and Special sessions 1-3-5

August 22, Wednesday

09:00-10:30 Plenary sessions
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 EAS symposia 1-3-5-7 and Special sessions 1-3-5
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 EAS General Assembly
15:00-16:00 Job Market and session for Young Astronomers
16:00-18:00 Visit to the Yerevan Brandy Company
18:00-22:00 Excursion to the Byurakan Observatory and joint dinner

August 23, Thursday

09:00-10:30 Plenary sessions
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 EAS symposia 2-4-6-8 and Special sessions 2-4-6
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 EAS symposia 2-4-6-8 and Special sessions 2-4-6
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-18:00 EAS symposia 2-4-6-8 and Special sessions 2-4-6

August 24, Friday

09:00-10:30 EAS symposia 2-4-6-8 and Special sessions 2-4-6
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 EAS symposia 2-4-6-8 and Special sessions 2-4-6
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 EAS symposia 2-4-6-8 and Special sessions 2-4-6
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-18:00 EAS symposia 2-4-6-8 and Special sessions 2-4-6
19:00-22:00 JENAM-2007 banquet

August 25, Saturday

09:00-19:00 Excursions

For the details on each individual symposia/sessions, please visit our webpage at http://www.aras.am/JENAM-2007/index.htm

As there were some small changes after we have submitted the programs to the publication, we will print a separate sheet called "Changes in Program" and
insert in your satchels too. Please check it in addition to the Program book.


3. ABSTRACTS

All abstracts received before July 1 are included in the Abstract Book. We will print separately the list of "Late Abstracts" and insert in your satchels as
well.


4. ORAL CONTRIBUTIONS

All oral contributions will be presented through projectors using Powerpoint or any other standard file formats. Please contact us beforehand in case you have some specific files. Please provide your files well in advance to our speaker preparation group (person in charge: Vahagn Yeghikyan). Please ask at the registration (especially those having talks on Monday, August 20).


5. MEETING HALLS

The JENAM opening session, EAS General Assembly and Plenary sessions will take place at the YSU central building (the central conference hall).

All individual sessions will take place at the Departments of Physics and Mathematics (which are in the same building, 1-3 floors) There will be five
meeting halls. The details will be available at the registration and will be given in your Information Booklets. The person in charge for the meeting halls
is Lusine Paravyan.


6. POSTERS AND EXHIBITIONS

Each poster will have 120x80cm space. The numbers will be given according to the numbering in the Program book and will be sorted by scientific sessions.
The exhibitions will be presented in the same area in the central building of the YSU, where the coffee breaks will be organized too. For any assistance,
please contact Diana Antonosyan, person in charge for poster and exhibition area.


7. TRANSPORTATION

We will organize your transportation in the mornings from six hotels (Ani Plaza, Golden Tulip Yerevan, Congress, Shirak, YSU Guest House, and Byurakan
Observatory hotel) to the University. The buses will start from the Yerevan hotels at 8:30, and from Byurakan, at 7:40, to bring the participants to the
University before 9:00 (beginning of the sessions every day). Our people will accompany you in the mornings. Please contact our representatives at the hotels for any assistance. They will stay at the hotels during the evenings as well (18:00-24:00). The person in charge of this support group is Hasmik Tarkhanyan.

All participants are encouraged to use the JENAM-2007 official taxi provider "Taxi Tour". In this case you will avoid any possible misunderstanding when
paying for the taxi and have fixed rates at least for the tours in the centre (up to 4 km it is 600 AMD or 1.3 EUR).


8. REGISTRATION

The registration will take place at Ani Plaza hotel on Sunday, August 19, from 12:00 to 19:00. It will be open for the participants arriving later during the
five days of JENAM at the University as well. LOC will be represented by a secretariat, which will assist you with any matters concerning the
registration, travel grants, etc. Please be kind to inform about any changes in your registration file (flight details, participation in social events, etc.).
For any question or problem, please contact the person in charge for the registration Anush Mikayelyan.


9. TRAVEL GRANTS

EAS travel grants will be distributed by the EAS representatives. Please contact the EAS treasurer Anne Dutrey for this. ArAS and LOC travel grants will
be distributed at the registration.


10. WELCOME RECEPTION

The welcome reception will take place at Ani Plaza hotel on Sunday, August 19, from 19:00 to 21:00.


11. PAYMENTS

As informed before, you will be able to make all payments during the registration desk here in Armenia. All payments should be done to LOC, as LOC
has arranged your all expenses here: accommodation, social events, etc. However, to avoid extra charges due to payments by credit cards or cashing from ATM machines, we suggest that you make all payments by bank transfer before coming. Moreover, our bank hasn't yet confirmed if direct payments by credit cards will be available, and cash payments may remain the only option here at the registration. Our French bank account allows minimum charges when paying from Europe. The details are as follows:

RELEVE D'IDENTITE BANCAIRE
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Bank: Credit Agricole (CA), France
Account owner: M. AREG MICKAELIAN
Address: 23, rue de Verdun, 91370 Verrieres-le-Buisson
International Bank Account Number (IBAN):
FR76 1820 6001 0700 8706 8115 096
Bank Identifier Code (BIC):
AGRIFRPP882
RIB:
Banque Guichet No.de Compte Cle
18206 00107 00870681150 96

Transaction details: JENAM-2007 (and please give your name to be easily identified)

For any assistance concerning the payments during the registration, please contact Grigor Harutyunyan, our person in charge for this.
 

12. SOCIAL EVENTS

The social program includes Welcome reception (Sunday, 19.08.2007, at 19:00-21:00, included in the registration fee), Visit to the Yerevan Brandy
Company (Wednesday, August 22, at 16:00-18:00, free for all participants), Excursion to the Byurakan Observatory and Joint Dinner (Wednesday, August 22, at 18:00-22:00, 24 Euros), JENAM-2007 banquet (Friday, August 24, at 19:00-22:00, 30 Euros), Excursions to Armenian sightseeing (Saturday, August
25, at 09:00-14:00 or 14:00-19:00; 14 Euros without lunch).

For any matters concerning the welcome reception, visits to Yerevan Brandy Company and Byurakan, and the banquet, please contact our person in charge Nune Khurshudyan.

Beside the joint excursions on August 22 and 25, additional tours will be organized for accompanying persons and those scientists not attending sessions
on the given days. Thus, every day there will be several excursions for a number of participants:

ECHMIATZIN and ZVARTNOTS (August 20 and 23; 5 hours with lunch, 20 Euros).

GARNI and GEGHARD (August 21 and 24; 5 hours with lunch, 20 Euros).

LAKE SEVAN (August 20 and 23; full day with lunch and dinner, 36 Euros).

KHOR VIRAP, NORAVANK, and KARAHUNGE (August 23; full day with lunch and dinner, 36 Euros).

MT. ARAGATZ (August 21; full day with lunch and dinner, 32 Euros).

For longer duration tours (3-4 days) after JENAM-2007 (during August 25-31), please ask our representative at the registration desk. Lilit Verdyan is our
person in charge for the social tours.
 

13. PUBLIC RELATIONS

Many of you may wish to publish some materials or give interviews for our mass media. As JENAM-2007 is a significant event in the scientific life of Armenia, many representatives of our mass media will be present and will be ready to speak to you. Our persons in charge for this (PR) are Alla Serobyan and Zohrab Haroyan, who will be available in the press centre.
 

14. IMPORTANT DEADLINES

15. CONTACT ADDRESSES 

Postal Address: JENAM-2007, Armenian Astronomical Society (ArAS), Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Byurakan 378433, Aragatzotn  province, Republic of Armenia.

Telephone: +374-10-580656 (Areg Mickaelian); Fax: +374-10-580656

E-mail: jenam2007@aras.am

World Wide Web URL: http://www.aras.am/JENAM-2007/index.htm (this site); http://www2.iap.fr/eas/Jenam07/index.htm (mirror site at EAS)

SOC Co-Chairmen: Joachim Krautter (Germany), Areg Mickaelian (Armenia)

LOC: jenam2007@aras.am, LOC Chairman: Areg Mickaelian (Armenia)

For an inquiry and discussion of the details of the individual EAS symposia and JENAM special sessions, please contact the SOC Chairs and the Conveners of the corresponding sessions:

EAS S1: Michel Mayor (Switzerland), EAS S3: Tigran Magakian (Armenia), EAS S4: Thierry Courvoisier (Switzerland), EAS S5: Ian Robson (UK), EAS S6: Rainer Spurzem (Germany), EAS S7: Hayk Harutyunyan (Armenia), EAS S8: Areg Mickaelian (Armenia), JENAM SPS3: Sadoyan Avetis (Armenia), JENAM SPS4: Vincent Coudé du Foresto (France), JENAM SPS5: Magda Stavinschi (Romania), JENAM SPS7: Sadoyan Avetis (Armenia).