A 2-day special session (SpS5) of the IAU General Assembly in Prague, in August 2006, will be held on August 21 and 22 on IAU support for Astronomy Education and Research in the developing world.

The meeting title is "Astronomy for the Developing World". The subtitle is "New Initiatives for promoting astronomy education and research in developing countries".

You are warmly invited to participate. There will be invited speakers, contributed oral sessions and posters. If you wish to participate, to present a paper or if you require further information, contact John Hearnshaw at john.hearnshaw@canterbury.ac.nz or fax +64 3 364 2469.

PDF files of presentations/posters now available on the Abstracts page.

Instructions for submitting your paper for the publication of the proceedings

Order your print or electronic copy of the Proceedings of SpS5 published by Cambridge University Press at a special pre-conference price before August 25, 2006. All authors are strongly encouraged to order the proceedings prior to this date.

See also SpS2: Innovation in Teaching/Learning Astronomy

Thanks to the UN
for their contribution towards travel costs
enabling participants from developing countries
to attend SPS5.