The 3rd European Symposium on the Protection of the Night Sky will be held in Stuttgart, Germany, 12-13 September 2003. It will be located at the Planetarium of Stuttgart, Kepler-Saal.
The program will include internationally acclaimed specialists in protecting the nighttime environment, and the list of confirmed speakers includes Dr. David Crawford, co-founding officer of the International Dark-Sky Association, as well as Mr. Gent, Dr. Haenel, Dr. Wuchterl, Dr. Kerschbaum, Dr. Posch and other leaders from Europe.
Contributions are expected from many European countries. Recently there has been much progress as the general public becomes aware of the problems and solutions of light pollution. Last year, the Parliament of the Czech Republic passed the first national law to control light pollution, and more recently, the Hungarian National Railways won an International Lighting Award for energy conservation and glare reduction at 500 rail stations. These actions and other international projects will be discussed at this symposium.
All IDA sections and affiliated organizations are warmly invited to participate. Requests to present papers should be sent to the organizers listed below. The deadline for submitting papers is 1 June 2003.
Additional information about conference and hotels will be available soon and sent in subsequent messages. The organizing committee is composed of Dr. Keller, Mr. Gent, and Dr. Posch. Feel free to distribute this notice widely and share it with local media and interested parties.
Prof. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Keller
Carl-Zeiss-Planetarium Stuttgart
Mittlerer Schloßgarten
Willy-Brandt-Straße 25
(Neckarstraße 47)
D-70173 Stuttgart
Tel. + 49 711 162 92 15
nach Dienstschluß + 49 711 162 92 26
http://planetarium.stuttgart.de
Email HUK: HUKPLAN@planetarium.s.shuttle.de
Or: RLGent1@aol.com
IDA European Liaison Officer
Dardago, Italy
Or: posch@astro.univie.ac.at
Astronomy Department University of Vienna
IDA Austria