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Scientific achievements of IOTA-ME and recent activities. Marjan Zakerin 2013 Annual IOTA Meeting October 4-6, 2013. Content. IOTA-ME departments IOTA-ME Publications National cooperation International events Epilogue: comments from IOTA-ME president. 1. IOTA-ME departments. 2.
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Scientific achievements of IOTA-ME and recent activities MarjanZakerin 2013 Annual IOTA Meeting October 4-6, 2013
Content • IOTA-ME departments • IOTA-ME Publications • National cooperation • International events • Epilogue: comments from IOTA-ME president 1
Occultation and TNOs department: project 1 What is the maximum apparent magnitude? Star Moon Sun Earth -6 degree 4
Occultation and TNOs department: project 2 Moon Star What is the maximum apparent magnitude? Earth 5
IOTA-ME publications: Journal • We would like to ask: • Please forward it to the interested people • International reports and papers are highly welcome. • Journal of Occultation and eclipse (JOE) 34 is being prepared • Sent to 3000 individuals in middle east and out of this region • It is a two language journal • Organized by a group of 4 people 6
IOTA-ME publications: books • Translation of a book: observation of Exo-planets for the amateur astronomers • Writing a book: observations and analysis of light curves based on the experiences of IOTA-ME http://www.fastweb.com/student-life/articles/160-paper-writing-panic 7
National cooperation • Connecting with more astronomy groups, and being in cooperation with Iranian astronomy society and Iran space agency 8
International Events: workshops • Place: observatory of Iran space agency, Karaj, Albourz • Number of participants: 35 • Duration: 5 days in winter and 3 days in summer • Focused on hands on training Winter school Summer school school 9
International Events: conferences The third international conference of occultation and eclipse, 1-3 November, 2012 First day: variable stars Second day: Occultation and TNOs Third day: Exo-planets Participants: 280 people, 19 presentations 10
International Events: conferences The forth international conference of occultation and eclipse, 24th October 2013 11
Epilogue: …? 12