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IAU XXVI General Assembly, Special Session

Prague, August 2006

We are very pleased to announce that our symposium proposal was accepted as a "Special Session" within the IAU General Assembly.

This is a temporary web page used primarily for planning purposes for the Scientific Organising Committee. In due course we will launch a proper public web page.Watch this space !

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Purpose

This conference will highlight scientific achievement enabled by the Virtual Observatory initiatives, and review technical progress towards the VO vision.

Location and Date

The location for the conference is Prague, The Czech Republic. The Symposium will take place over three days as part of the IAU General Assembly in, during the period August 14-15 2006. We do not yet know the precise dates. This will be determined during the overall planning process for the IAU GA.

Proposal

A copy of the proposal as submitted in Jan 2005 is attached here:

• Word doc version
• HTML version

Until we develop a revised programme plan and publicity material, this remains the best description so far of what the conference will be like.

Working Documents for S.O.C.

Planning material for the conference is on a page called VoPraguePlanning

This top level page is called VoscienceIAUPrague

Material accumulated during the proposal process is on a page called VoPragueProposalPrep