ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PRESS NOTICE

The UK/Ireland National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) 2003 in Dublin Castle begins at 9 a.m. on Tuesday 8th April and runs through to 4.00 p.m. on Friday the 11th of April. A linked Solar Physics meeting is running in parallel, commences on Monday 7th April when sessions will be in Trinity College. The organisers are expecting a record attendance, in excess of 500.
REGISTRATION
Media representatives are invited to attend free of charge. Registration is available in advance through the web site at http://star.arm.ac.uk/nam2003/ (click on link at top, "Registration") or at the registration desk on arrival.
PRESS ROOM
There will be a press room in Room C110, on the ground floor of Dublin Castle Conference Centre. Access is from the reception area at the Conference Centre Entrance from the Great Courtyard. It will be staffed by Jacqueline Mitton and Peter Bond (see contact details above). The press room will be open from 8.45 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday and 8.45 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Friday.
Press room phone nos. +353 1 6777608 and +353 1 6777683.
PRESS NOTICES AND ABSTRACTS
During the week before the meeting we expect to distribute by e-mail about 20 press notices on topical and newsworthy presentations. They will also be available on the password-protected media pages of the meeting web site at http://star.arm.ac.uk/nam2003/Press.html
Media requiring access to that page should contact Jacqueline Mitton or Peter Bond for the password.
THE FULL CONTENT OF EACH PRESS NOTICES IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 00.01 A.M. ON THE DAY OF RELEASE. There will be releases on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Further information may be obtained here or from the RAS press officers:
Dr Jacqueline Mitton
Phone: +44 ((0)1223) 564914
Fax: +44 ((0)1223) 572892
E-mail: jmitton@dial.pipex.com
Mobile: 07770-386133 		Peter Bond
Phone: +44 (0)1483 268672
Fax: +44 (0)1483 274047
E-mail: PeterRBond@aol.com Mobile: 07711-213486

Press Notices

Date: 28 March 2003: Ref: PN 02/07 (NAM2)
NATIONAL ASTRONOMY MEETING 2003: TUESDAY 8 APRIL TO FRIDAY 11 APRIL IN DUBLIN
Date: 7 March 2003: Ref: UCSC
UCSC ASTRONOMER JOHN FAULKNER TO ADDRESS U.K. ASTRONOMY MEETING
Date: 6 February 2003 Ref. PN 03/03 (NAM1)
NATIONAL ASTRONOMY MEETING 2003: TUESDAY 8 APRIL TO FRIDAY 11 APRIL IN DUBLIN

Embargoed Press Notices

A username and password are required to read embargoed press notices.
Contact Jacqueline Mitton or Peter Bond for details (see above).

(there are currently 22 embargoed press notices)


Last Updated on 02/04/03
By Jonathan Mc Auliffe