Announcement of the IAYC 2010
IAYC 2010, August 1st - August 21st
46th International Astronomical Youth Camp
Klingenthal, Germany
The International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC) 2010 will take
place in the small town of Klingenthal in the East of
Germany. Klingenthal (9,000 inhabitants) lies in the region called
"Vogtland" which forms the geographical border between the two German
federal states Bavaria and Saxony. The nearest large towns in the
surrounding are Hof in Bavaria (45 km), Plauen in Saxony (30 km) and
Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic (40 km). The camp house itself will
be a very pleasant youth hostel called "Jugendherberge Aschberg",
right on the border with the Czech Republic (5 m).

(C) Jugendherberge Klingenthal
The IAYC is an international youth camp with participants from
about 20 different countries. As a participant you work for three
weeks in one of the 7 working groups - together with other young
people - on astronomical projects. The projects vary from night-time
observations to theoretical problems, depending on your own
interests. The working groups will be led by young scientists from the
IAYC team. The IAYC 2010 will offer a wide range of working groups and
topics, ranging from practical astronomy and basic theoretical
astronomy over simulations in astronomy and electronic-robotronic
engineering to high energy astrophysics, astrochemistry and
not-so-introductory physics. There will be something for everyone from
the complete beginner to the ambitious student.
As well as the astronomical program, there are many
non-astronomical activities such as group games, sporting events,
singing evenings, hiking tours and an excursion. Since it is an
international camp, the camp language is English. You should be able
and willing to speak English throughout the camp. It is not necessary
to speak English fluently.
Anyone from 16 to 24 years old and able to communicate in English
may participate in the IAYC 2010. The fee for accommodation, full
board and the whole program, including the excursion, will be 620
Euro. However, early applications arriving before April 15th 2010
receive a 30 EUR reduction, making the camp fee 590 EUR. For
interested persons who are in the situation of not being able to pay
the camp fee themselves, a limited number of grants is available.
Detailed information about IAYC 2010 will be made available in
December 2009. If you have any questions or wish to be notified when
more information becomes available, please contact:
Ondrej Urban
28 Oktobra 43/21
91101 Trencin
Slovakia
tel.: +421 903 885628
e-mail: info@iayc.org
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