SOCIETY OF ASTRONOMERS OF SERBIA 2012-2014 Milan S. Dimitrijević

• SOCIETY OF ASTRONOMERS OF SERBIA2012-2014

Milan S. Dimitrijević

• The Society of Astronomers of Serbia is founded on 25.02.1981 and now has around 70 members. Majority are professional astronomers (all astronomers working in Astronomical Observatory and Department of Astronomy of Mathematical faculty), but also some astronomers working in secondary schools and astronomers amateurs.

• 2012-2014 the principal activities of the

Society were:

• 1) Organization of Scientific conferences and workshops

• 2) Publishing activities

• 3) Astronomical Olympiads;

• 4) Popularization of Astronomy;

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• 2nd Workshop on Active Galactic Nuclei and Gravitational Lensing

• Serbia, Andrevlje April 24-28, 2012.

• Organized by Serbian Astronomical Society

• Co-organizer: Astronomical Observatory, Belgrade

• Supported by: Alexander von Humboldt foundation

• Ministry of education and science of R. Serbia

• REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR DATA (WITH VIRTUAL ATOMIC AND MOLERCULAR DATA CENTER INTRODUCTION),

• Belgrade 14-16. June 2012

ParticipantsParticipants

• 60 registered participants• Serbia• Bulgaria• Croatia• Slovenia• Bosnia and Herzegovina• Italy• Bangladesh• Germany• UK • France • Austria

• 2nd Workshop on Astrophysical Spectroscopy

• Serbia, Vrujci October 9-13, 2013.

• Organized by Serbian Astronomical Society

Publishing activitiesPublishing activities

• Conference Proceedings

• Book of abstracts

• DVD and CD with conference material

ASTRONOMICAL OLYMPIADSASTRONOMICAL OLYMPIADS• Regional competitions in May and Republican in June

• 2012 VI International Olympiad of Astronomy and Astrophysics, August, Rio de Janeiro

• 1 silver and 1 bronze medal

• 2013 VII International Olympiad of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volos

• 2 gold 1 silver medal

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2008-2013 9 OLYMPIADS

Gold medals 4

Silver medals 12

Bronze medals 5

POPULARIZATION OF ASTRONOMYPOPULARIZATION OF ASTRONOMY

In schools, cultural institutions and cultural manifestations (like Festival of Science or Book fair), in various towns in Serbia and Republic of Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina were organized “Days of Astronomy” with lectures and projections in Mobile Planetarium.

During 2012 they are visited by 7510 persons. It was 38 lectures with 2230 and 176 Mobile Planetarium projections with 5280 visitors, organized in 23 towns and villages.

During 2013 they are visited by 9647 persons. It was 11 lectures with 610 and 312 Mobile Planetarium projections with 9617 visitors, organized in 16 towns and villages.

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