天文史国际会议通知
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天文史国际会议通知
第6届东方天文学史国际会议ICOA-6将于2008年7月7-11日在澳大利亚Townsvill的James Cook大学举行，欢迎有关学者和学生参加。本次会议的主题是“亚太地区天文史研究的新亮点”，详情请见所附通知，有意者可与LOC主席联系（Wayne.Orchiston@jcu.edu.au）。会议网站正筹备中。
东方天文学史会议（International Conference of Oriental Astronomy）已经举办了5次：1993韩国汉城，1995江西鹰潭，1998日本福冈，2001河南南阳，2004泰国清迈，我国天文学史界一直积极参与其中。
ICOA-6: Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific Region
James Cook University, Australia 7-11 July 2008 1
JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY
CENTRE FOR ASTRONOMY
ICOA-6 CONFERENCE SUMMARY
Theme: “Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asian-Pacific Region”
Date: 7-11 July 2008 (Monday to Friday, inclusive)
Venue: James Cook University, Townsville campus, North Queensland, Australia
Primary Target Audience Catchment: Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Thailand,
Vietnam, India, Turkey, Lebanon, Iran, Georgia, China (including Taiwan), South Korea,
Japan, Canada, USA, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil.
Secondary Target Audience Catchment: Other American nations, European nations,
South Africa.
Local Organising Committee: Dr Wayne Orchiston (Chairman), Ms Leanne Ashmead,
Mr Alex Hons, Dr Andrew Walsh, Associate-Professor Graeme White.
Scientific Organising Committee: Dr Wayne ORCHISTON (Australia: Co-Chairman),
Dr Tsuko NAKAMURA (Co-Chairman: Japan), Professor R.S.M. ANSARI (India),
Professor John HEARNSHAW (New Zealand), Professor Bambang HIDAYAT
(Indonesia), Professor Rajesh KOCHHAR (India), Professor LIU Ci-Yuan (China),
Professor Kim MALVILLE (USA & Australia), Professor NHA Il-Seong (South Korea), Dr
Yukio OHASHI (Japan), Professor F. RAHIMI (Iran), Professor SHI Yunli (China), Dr
Irakli SIMONIA (Georgia), Dr Bruce SLEE (Australia), Professor Boonraksar
SOONTHORNTHUM (Thailand), Professor Richard STEPHENSON (UK & Australia),
Professor Richard STROM (The Netherlands & Australia), Professor Brian WARNER
(South Africa & Australia) and Professor Richard WIELEBINSKI (Germany & Australia)
Conference Themes*:
1) Historical Developments in Radio Astronomy: The Last Fifty Years (Co-ordinators:
Orchiston, Slee, Strom & Wielebinski)
2) The Emergence of Astrophysics in the Asian-Pacific Region (Co-ordinators:
Hearnshaw, Hidayat & Warner)
3) Ethnoastronomy and Archaeoastronomy (Co-ordinators: Malville & Hidayat)
4) Applied Historical Astronomy (Co-ordinators: Stephenson & Liu)
5) Exchange and Development of Astronomical Knowledge (Co-ordinators: Kochhar &
Shi)
6) Historical Records and Observations (Co-ordinators: Nha, Simonia & Stephenson)
7) Ancient Observatories and Early Astronomical Instrumentation (Co-ordinators:
Nakamura, Nha & Ohashi)
8) Calendars, Star Charts, and Chronology (Co-ordinators: Soonthornthum & Ohashi)
9) Islamic Astronomy (Co-ordinators: Rahimi & Ansari)
10) Other Recent Research (Co-ordinators: Strom, Nakamura & Shi)
*The name of the suggested chairperson of each Coordinating Committee is underlined.
ICOA-6: Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific Region
James Cook University, Australia 7-11 July 2008 2
Conference Proceedings
1) Editors: Orchiston, Nakamura & Strom
2) Publisher: Springer
Dr Wayne Orchiston
Centre for Astronomy, James Cook University
28 November 2007.
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