10th International Meeting of Astronomy and Astronautics

10th International Meeting of Astronomy and Astronautics  

6-8 April, 2017 - Campos dos Goytacazes - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Open Ceremony - Municipal Theater Trianon - 6th April, 2017 at 9:00h a.m. 

The 10th International Meeting of Astronomy and Astronautics will happen on 6-8 April in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. A special opening ceremony will take place on 6 April at 9:00h a.m.. The meeting will include special presentations, workshops, exhibitions, Digital Mobile Planetarium Sessions, astronomy clubs exhibitions, International Competition, Star Party and many activities... 

The event in being organized by Louis Cruls Astronomy Club with the support of  Campus Campos-Guarus Instituto Federal Fluminense, Colégio Bittencourt, Palace Hotel, Astronomers without Borders(AWB), Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project, International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC), , Program UNAWE and Astronomy Outreach Network.

We are offering free lodging. Make your free registration. 

Confirmed invited speakers:

Dr. David Levy - science writer and discoverer of comets and minor planets, who co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1993, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994.

Dr Rosaly Lopes - Manager, Planetary Science Section - JPL - NASA

Dr Patrick Miller - Director and Founder of the International Asteroid Search Collaboration

Dr Claudio Melo - ESO - Head of the Office for Science in Chile

Mr Yuri Beletsky - Carnegie Institution for Science - TWAN

Mr Carlos Fairbairn - Astrophotographer

Dr. Marcelo de Oliveira Souza - UENF and CALC

Dr. Marc Casals - CBPF

Dr. Douglas Falcão - MAST