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You have come to the web site of the IAYC, the International Astronomical Youth Camp. The International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC) is a three-week long summer camp aiming to promote knowledge on astronomy and related sciences in a unique international atmosphere. Each year, the IAYC takes place at a different European location.

IAYC 2009: the First Info is online!

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IAYC 2009 in Hala Miziowa, Korbielow (Poland) from August 2nd to August 22nd 2009

The International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC) 2009 will take place in southern Poland, near the small town of Korbielow at Schronisko na Hala Miziowa, a mountain hotel in the Beskid Zywiecki district which is part of the outer Eastern Carpathians. The house is situated close to the 1557 metre high Pilsko mountain being the second highest peak in the region, and to the Slovak border.

The hotel
(C) Schronisko Hala Miziowa

The IAYC 2009 will offer a wide range of working groups and topics, ranging from ancient astronomy, introduction to astronomy and physics and practical observation groups to computer simulations, CCD photometry and data reduction; there will be something for everyone from the very beginner to the ambitious student.

The IAYC 2009 will take place from August, 2nd to 22nd, 2009. The participation fee will be 570 EUR. More detailed information about the IAYC 2009 will be available shortly in the 1st info, which will be published here on the IAYC website, so please check back! To receive a printed version of the 1st info, please contact info@iayc.org. For more information, please do not hesitate to write us your questions to info@iayc.org.

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What makes IAYC so special?

The IAYC is different from most astronomical camps. At first, this is because of its international character: about seventy people from many different countries live together for three weeks. They are between 16 and 24 years old and share a common interest: astronomy. That is why every participant, with his or her own cultural background, forms an important piece in the complex puzzle of camp life.

Secondly, the camp is different in the way you work, or learn. The IAYC is not like staying in a hotel and following a summer school or an astronomy course. During the three weeks of IAYC, you will carry out your own small research project. You will therefore not just accept facts, but you will discover them yourself, or together with people with whom you will work together. The success of the camp depends on your contribution!

Who organises the IAYCs?

The IAYCs are organised by IWA, The International Workshop for Astronomy e.V. The IWA team consists of an international team of students and young scientists who all started as participants in IAYC and then joined IWA. IWA has been organising the IAYC for more than four decades. We do not have any commercial interest in organising the International Astronomical Youth Camps. Therefore, all IAYC leaders are volunteers!