SUOMEN TÄHTITIETEILIJÄSEURA RY

Dear colleagues,

Please note that the *** Registration deadline: Monday 14th of April *** for participating the Astronomers' Days 2014 is already here!

As it may seem that some of you need a little bit more time to finalize their abstract, we agreed on postponing the deadline until Monday, 21th of April. Beyond this date submissions will be considered as provisory and acceptance will depend on availability. Registration is via web form at: http://www.ttseura.fi/ad2014/registration.html

To ensure your participation please register as soon as possible! The 21th of April deadline (until midnight) is very strict and cannot be postponed. However, if you still have problems in getting your abstract done, you may send it after the registration until Sunday 4th of May. In this case, please write "TBD" in the abstract field of the registration form and send your abstract later to info@ttseura.fi

We would also like to remind that all students will only pay half of the participation fee. In addition, graduate students may apply for funding to cover their accommodation. If you wish to do so, be sure to state this in your registration form.

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Scientific program: We excited to present three invited speakers representing the top research in their respective fields:

Ilya Usoskin (University of Oulu) - Variability of the Sun and its possible terrestrial effects

Hannu Kurki-Suonio (University of Helsinki) - Planck cosmology results

Rob Ivison (ESO) - ESO 2014

Also, information of the oral presentations and posters have been added to: http://www.ttseura.fi/ad2014/programme.html

We are looking forward seeing you in Savonlinna!

The Board of the Finnish Astronomical Society

Dear colleagues,

The registration for the Astronomers' Days 2014 is now open! You can find the registration form and relevant information on the Society's web pages at www.ttseura.fi/ad2014. In addition to the interesting scientific programme in the historical setting of Olavinlinna, consisting of contributed and invited talks by experts, there will be two social events organized. On Monday evening we will take a look at the beautiful Lake Saimaa on a 2-hour cruise through the archipelago, while having a light dinner on board. On Tuesday, we will have a conference dinner at the traditional spa restaurant Wanha Kasino. All events are included in the participation fee.

Note that all students will only pay half of the participation fee. In addition, graduate students may apply for funding to cover their accommodation. If you wish to do so, be sure to state this in your registration form.

ASTRONOMERS' DAYS 2014

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Dates: 26-28 May 2014. The meeting will start at 10 on Monday morning. We recommend arrival on Sunday evening.

Venue: the Congress Hall of the Olavinlinna Castle.

Accommodation: We have a block reservation at Sokos Hotel Seurahuone in Savonlinna, about 1 km from Olavinlinna. The prices are 90 €/day for a single, 103 €/day for a twin and 123 €/day for a triple room. The number of single rooms is limited. The room reservations are made via the registration form, you don't have to contact the hotel yourself (in fact, the organizers strongly discourage it). Graduate students can apply for funding for the accommodation, remember to mark the relevant field in the registration form!

Costs: Participation fee 140€ (FAS member) / 160 € (non-member). Students will only pay half of the participation fee. If you want to join FAS, you can do so via the registration form. The participation fee includes lunches, coffees, a lake cruise with light dinner on Monday and conference dinner on Tuesday. The participation fee will be invoiced in advance, but the accommodation (see above) will be paid directly to the hotel at the meeting.

Presentations: The options are a contributed talk (15-20 min) and a poster. Please include your abstract in the registration form.

*** Deadline for registration: Monday 14th April 2014 ***

The number of participants is limited, so please make sure to register as soon as possible.

Looking forward to seeing you in May,

The LOC of AD2014

This year we'll meet again on Astronomers' Days! The popular meeting will take place 26-28 May in Savonlinna. The venue will be the historical Olavinlinna castle.

The Astronomers' Days 2014 meeting offers unique opportunity for all researchers and students astronomy, space research, and related fields in Finland, to meet and discuss their research in a relaxed setting. The talks (20 minutes) and posters are an excellent way for students and younger researchers to introduce themselves to colleagues and get experience in presentation skills, while senior scientists could hardly wish for a better way to advertise open positions at their institute or in their group, and to get to know their new colleagues. Note that there will be a considerable discount on the conference fee for students!

The details and the information on registration will be posted soon; the most up-to-date information can be found on the Society's homepages at www.ttseura.fi .

See you in Savonlinna!

Tänä vuonna on jälleen aika kokoontua Tähtitieteilijäpäiville! Suosittu tapahtuma järjestetään tänä vuonna 26.-28.5. Savonlinnassa, missä kokouspaikkana toimii historiallinen Olavinlinna.

Tähtitieteilijäpäivillä tähtitieteen, avaruusfysiikan sekä tähtitieteeseen liittyvien alojen tutkijoilla ja opiskelijoilla on mahdollisuus esitellä tutkimustaan joko esitelmällä (20 minuuttia) tai esille ripustettavilla ja esiteltävillä postereilla. Nuoremmille tutkijoille tämä on erinomainen tilaisuus esitellä tutkimustaan ja hioa esiintymistaitojaan, varttuneemmat tutkijat ja tutkimusryhmien vetäjät saavat lisäksi mainostettua mahdollisia opinnäytetyöpaikkoja ja luotua kontakteja alan uusiin ammattilaisiin. Huom! opiskelijoille on luvassa merkittävä alennus osallistumismaksusta!

Kokouksen tarkempi ohjelma ja ilmoittautumisohjeet julkaistaan piakkoin; ajankohtaisin tieto löytyy aina Tähtitieteilijäseuran kotisivuilta osoitteesta www.ttseura.fi .

Nähdään Savonlinnassa!