I have no idea if this is legit, but it sounds like it
is, therefore I'm passing along this interesting bit
of astro-spam in case anyone on the list might be
interested. Heck, if I were 17 again and had some
extra $$ lying around, sounds like a lot of fun...
/R
--- Juta Kawalerowicz <juta@???> wrote:
> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:23:59 -0700
> From: "Juta Kawalerowicz" <juta@???>
> Subject: International Astronomical Youth Camp 2008
> - for Astronomical Societies in the USA
>
> Dear American Astronomical Societies,
>
> My name is Juta Kawalerowicz, I am from Scotland, UK
> and I am one of
> the leaders of the International Astronomical Youth
> Camp (IAYC). In
> this email I'm sending you some information about
> our camp, because I
> think you and your members could be interested in
> participating in it.
>
> Below this e-mail you will find the official
> announcement of the IAYC
> 2008. Maybe your society received it already, as we
> try to reach as
> many astronomical societies as possible. Still, I
> wanted to write to
> you personally, and there is a special reason for
> this - we had 43
> camps so far, and in the camp history we had only a
> few participants
> to represent the United States of America! When I
> learned about this -
> I made it my personal goal to bring some young
> enthusiastic American
> astronomers to IAYC this year! :-)
>
> I'm sure they will be a great addition to camp's
> international atmosphere!
>
> Please forward this email to your members and people
> you think might
> be interested in our astronomical camp. Thank you a
> lot!
>
> If you have any questions, please contact me - it
> will be my pleasure
> to help you!
>
> With kind regards,
> Juta Kawalerowicz,
>
> ******************************
>
>
>
> IAYC 2008, July 20th - August 9th
> 44th International Astronomical Youth Camp
> Sayda, Germany
>
> Every year, for 39 years now, the International
> Astronomical Youth
> Camp (IAYC) takes place somewhere in Europe. About
> seventy people from
> many different countries live together for three
> weeks. They are aged
> between 16 and 24 years old and share the same
> interest:
> astronomy. The IAYC is different from most
> astronomical camps for two
> reasons: the international character and the fact
> that you do your own
> small research project, not just accepting facts but
> rather
> discovering them yourself. The IAYC is also not like
> a hotel where one
> follows a summer school or an astronomy course.
> Every participant with
> his or her own cultural background forms an
> important piece in the
> complex puzzle of camp life.
>
> This years camp will take place in the
> "Jugendgastehaus Mortelgrund",
> a youth hostel in the South East of Germany. The
> house is located
> about 2,5 km from the small village of Sayda, which
> has about 2.300
> inhabitants. It is a pleasant wooded area in the
> "Erzgebirge", about
> 45km from Dresden.
>
> The IAYC is an international youth camp with
> participants from about
> 20 different countries. As a participant you work
> for three weeks in
> one of the 8 working groups - together with other
> young people - on
> astronomy related projects. These projects are done
> in a working group
> of your choice and also depend on your own interest.
> The working
> groups themselves will be led by young scientists
> from the IAYC team
> and concentrate on a specific field in astronomy.
> This year these
> are: Ancient Astronomy, Astrogenises, Basics of
> Astronomy, Compact
> Objects, Extragalactic astrophysics, Observational
> Astronomy, Radio
> Astronomy and Imaging processing. Of course apart
> from the
> astronomical program, there are many
> non-astronomical activities such
> as group games, sport events, singing evenings,
> hiking tours and an
> excursion.
>
> The accommodation for the IAYC 2008 will be a very
> pleasant youth
> hostel called "Jugendgastehaus Mortelgrund". The
> house offers plenty
> of space for all participants and working groups and
> there will also
> be a darkroom available to the people who want to
> develop
> astropictures. At walking distance there is a field
> which can be used
> for observations. The remote location of the house
> promises excellent
> observing conditions.
>
> Since it is an international camp, the camp language
> is English. You
> should be able and willing to speak English
> throughout the camp
> although it is not necessary to speak English
> fluently. Anyone from 16
> to 24 years old and able to communicate in English
> may participate in
> the IAYC 2008. The fee for accommodation, full board
> and the whole
> program, including the excursion, will be 550 Euro.
> For interested
> persons who are in the situation of not being able
> to pay the camp fee
> themselves, a limited number of grants is available.
>
> More information about IAYC 2008 and the working
> groups is available
> on our website <http://www.iayc.org/next_camp.php>.
> There you can
> also download the application form.
>
> If you have any questions or wish to order, free of
> charge, an
> information booklet including an application form,
> please contact our
> info-person:
>
> Ana Brajovic
> Svetog Save 20/1a
> 11000 Beograd
> Serbia
> tel.: +381 64 262 3182
> e-mail: info@???
>
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