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The final (a posteriori) version of the Scientific Program is available.
The deadline for the Proceedings is 31 May 2009.
Symposium Topics
- Astronomical reference frames in the relativistic framework
- Relativistic modeling of observational data
- Astronomical tests of relativity
- Relativistic dynamical modelling
- Relativity in astrodynamics and space navigation
- Modern observational techniques in fundamental astronomy
- Time measurement and time scales
- Astronomical constants and units of measurements
The Symposium will be followed by the 40th Annual DDA Meeting to be held at the same location on 2 - 5 May 2009.
The two conferences - the IAU Symposium and the DDA Meeting - held back-to-back at the same location, will together constitute a major astronomical event, and will bring together a broad audience of scientists from various fields of astronomy.