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	The IAU draft definition of 'planet' and 'plutons'
		IAU President Ron Ekers explains the rational behind a planet definition: "Modern science provides much more knowledge than the simple fact that objects orbiting the Sun appear to move with respect to the background of fixed stars.
		IAU's top, the so-called Executive Committee, led by Ekers, formed a Planet Definition Committee (PDC) comprised by seven persons who were astronomers, writers, and historians with broad international representation.
		Currently a dozen "candidate planets" are listed on IAU's "watchlist" which keeps changing as new objects are found and the physics of the existing candidates becomes better known.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2006-08/iau-tid081506.php (914 words)

	IAU Website: HOME
		However, the IAU maintains friendly relations also with organizations that include amateur astronomers in their membership.
		The IAU is composed of 8,858 Individual Members in 85 different countries worldwide out of which 62 are National Members (according to statistics of August 2006).
		The IAU also serves as the internationally recognized authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies and any surface features on them.
	www.iau.org (178 words)

	IAU
		IAU belongs to The Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions SAK, the biggest central organization representing the workers, with its over 1 000 000 members in 22 different unions.
		IAU has own office premises and employed workers in Helsinki, in the same building as the central organization SAK.
		The union can negotiate, if there are enough members even in the new companies, which are separated from the main companies in aviation.The right to negotiate means maintaining the standard of our collective agreement, which as the main agreement in the aviation, has to be followed as the minimum standard in the terms of employment.
	www.iau.fi /index.php?mid=53 (895 words)

	IAU Website: iau0603
		The IAU is the international astronomical organisation that brings together distinguished astronomers from all nations of the world.
		The IAU General Assembly is held every three years and is one of the largest and most diverse meetings on the astronomical community's calendar.
		Resolution 5A is the principal definition for the IAU usage of "planet" and related terms.
	www.iau.org /iau0603.414.0.html (986 words)

	IAU Commission 8 Astrometry
		IAU Commissions 8 and 24 are among the original 32 IAU commissions established at the founding meeting in Brussels in 1919.
		The IAU Commission 8 "Astrometry" coordinates all aspects of positional astronomy which involve positions, proper motions, and parallaxes of celestial objects.
		Currently, one of the main tasks is to ensure a smooth implementation of the IAU 2000 resolutions aimed at realization of a sub-microarcsecond astrometry.
	www.pha.jhu.edu /iau_comm8/comm8.html (156 words)

	Scientific FrontLine / The IAU draft definition of "planet" and "plutons"
		If the definition is approved by the astronomers gathered 14-25 August 2006 at the IAU General Assembly in Prague, our Solar System will include 12 planets, with more to come: eight classical planets that dominate the system, three planets in a new and growing category of "plutons" - Pluto-like objects - and Ceres.
		An artist conception flyby view of the 12 currently known planets in the solar system, whose status are pending the approval of the proposed IAU resolution.
		Starting from the Sun, we fly by Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Charon, then pause to look back at Sun from the vicinity of the most distant planet, 2003 UB These artist's impressions of the planets are drawn to scale, but without correct relative distances.
	www.sflorg.com /spacenews/sn081606_01.html (1114 words)

	IAU College of Medicine ~ St. Lucia
		IAU College of Medicine exists to help those qualified applicants achieve their dream of becoming a practicing physician.
		Our approach at IAU College of Medicine is to evaluate applicants in a broad manner not just on past academic performance though that is an important part.
		Learning and teaching take top priority at IAU, and all of those involved with the university are dedicated to this passing of knowledge.
	www.iau.edu.lc (576 words)

	IAU Essay Competition : Higher Education Policy
		Submissions for the prize essay are to focus on the importance for higher education to develop intercultural dialogue, provide successful examples or, on the contrary, may review the obstacles to advancing towards a genuine intercultural dialogue on campus.
		The IAU Prize, of £2,000 is awarded every two years.
		IAU will publish this essay in the fall issue of Higher Education Policy.
	www.palgrave-journals.com /hep/iau_essay_prize.html (338 words)

	1998 IAU Statement to the UN
		The IAU currently has 61 member states, including most countries in which professional astronomical research is conducted at a significant level, and some 8,600 individual members working in all ground and space based disciplines of astronomy.
		The IAU, in a collaboration with URSI and COSPAR spearheaded by the Inter-Union Committee IUCAF, is making vigorous efforts to preserve the most important frequency bands for science in the face of overwhelming commercial pressure for ever more ambitious satellite communications systems.
		Within the field of science education for the future, the IAU thus sees itself as one instrument in the orchestra, backed by the collective experience of professional scientists and educators in astronomy worldwide; it looks forward to a harmonious cooperation with the other players.
	www.columbia.edu /~ah297/unesa/ws1998-iau-statement.html (1175 words)

	SPACE.com -- Interview with the IAU President on Pluto's Demotion
		Cesarsky, the first woman to hold this prestigious position, started her presidency at a time when many scientists are questioning IAU's recent decision to strip Pluto of its planetary status based on a vote of just 424 members at a meeting in Prague.
		In an email interview with SPACE.com, Cesarsky discusses her thoughts on the role of the IAU as a governing body and the split of the scientific community on the new definition and the way the process was handled, effectively excluding 10,000 professional astronomers around the globe.
		Another example is that the Executive Committee decided during the GA to announce that the IAU is willing to coordinate and play a leading role in the 2009 International Year of Astronomy as a catalyst and a global coordinator.
	www.space.com /scienceastronomy/060911_cesarsky_qanda.html (968 words)

	IAU Redefines Planet Planetary News \| The Planetary Society
		Under the auspices of the IAU, a specially selected committee recently concluded 2 years of work in redefining what, exactly, should be deemed a planet, as well as what the difference is between planets and smaller solar system bodies, such as comets and asteroids.
		Astronomers at the IAU General Assembly, now underway in Prague, Czech Republic, must approve the new definition by vote August 24.
		The word "planet" comes from the Greek word for "wanderer" and, in fact, for thousands of years, very little was known about the planets other than they were objects that moved in the sky with respect to the background of fixed stars.
	planetary.org /news/2006/0816_The_IAU_Redefines_Planet__Pluto_is_a.html (1497 words)

	IAU Website: Instructions for Hosting GAs
		Recent IAU General Assemblies (GAs) are normally scheduled over 12 days, from Monday through Friday over two weeks, with registration starting on the preceding Sunday.
		The IAU follows the regulations of the International Council of Science (ICSU) and concurs with the actions undertaken by their Standing Committee on Freedom in the Conduct of Science on non-discrimination and universality of science.
		The IAU is sponsoring the scientific programme by offering Travel Grants to a large number of attendees in accordance with its rules for distribution of these.
	www.iau2006.org /mirror/www.iau.org/Instructions_for_Hosting_GAs.322.0.html (1434 words)

	IAU-FWG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The IAU FITS Working Group (IAU-FWG) is the international control authority for the FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) data format.
		The IAU-FWG was formed in 1988 by a formal resolution of the XXth IAU General Assembly at Baltimore to maintain the existing FITS standards and to approve future extensions to FITS.
		This fact was recognized by the IAU, which adopted FITS as its standard data interchange and archiving format by a resolution at the Patras (1982) General Assembly.
	fits.gsfc.nasa.gov /iaufwg/iaufwg.html (292 words)

	USGS Astrogeology: IAU/IAG Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements
		The IAU Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements of the Planets and Satellites was established as a consequence of a resolution adopted by Commissions 4 and 16 at the IAU General Assembly at Grenoble in 1976.
		After issuing its first report at the IAU General Assembly at Montreal in 1979, the need for the WG's efforts to continue was recognized, and its existence has been renewed at every IAU meeting since.
		At the IAU General Assembly in Sydney in 2003, it was recognized that similar work is now required about asteroids and comets.
	astrogeology.usgs.gov /Projects/WGCCRE (1438 words)

	IAU Commission 4 Membership
		It is strongly felt that before such an action is taken, the whole idea should be discussed by the IAU and by the astronomical community as a whole, and further, that members should have the chance to voice their opinions.
		A few years ago, the IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) discussed Pluto's status in response to an initiative by several astronomers to reclassify Pluto as a minor planet.
		Brian Marsden, director of the IAU Minor Planet Center and also a member of WGPSN, claims that assignment of a minor planet number does not necessarily remove its status as a major planet.
	iau-comm4.jpl.nasa.gov /newsltr7.html (701 words)

	IAUCOM ~ Admissions
		International American University (IAU) College of Medicine encourages applications from bright individuals who are focused on attaining a first rate medical education and are dedicated, enthusiastic and well-suited to the rigorous study of medicine.
		It is the commitment of the Admissions Committee to help the student acknowledge that IAU will provide them with the best educational needs to match their personal and career goals.
		Students applying to IAU College of Medicine's Pre-medical program must submit the IAU application in addition to the Texas AandM-Commerce application to our admissions office in Dallas.
	www.iau.edu.lc /admissions.html (1137 words)

	The Final IAU Resolution on the definition of 'planet' ready for voting
		Following active discussion among IAU scientists at the IAU 2006 General Assembly in Prague, draft Resolution 6b (issued 16 August 2006) has been updated and amended.
		IAU President Ron Ekers says: "IAU's rules for proposing resolutions are based on an open democratic process and it is a great pleasure for the IAU Executive Committee to see the level of engagement of so many astronomers here.
		An IAU process will be established to assign borderline objects into either dwarf planet and other categories.
	www.physorg.com /news75625093.html (1579 words)

	IAU - Indiana Aerospace University - Mactan, Cebu, Philippines
		IAU - Indiana Aerospace University - Mactan, Cebu, Philippines
		IAU will hold its 12th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, March 19, 2005 at 3:00 PM.
		Through all its resources, both physical and human, IAU hopes to provide its students with the kind of education they rightly deserve, one which nurtures and develops both professional skills and values such as industry, honesty and social awareness among its students.
	www.iau.com.ph (454 words)

	Planet Definition - Astronomy 2006 - IAU XXVIth General Assembly
		The ongoing work on an IAU Resolution to scientifically define the meaning of the concept „planet“ is of particular interest to the public.
		The IAU is the arbiter of planetary and satellite nomenclature since its inception in 1919.
		The decision process and a draft Resolution for the Definition of a Planet will be published in the conference newspaper during the first week of the General Assembly.
	www.astronomy2006.com /planet-definition.php (159 words)

	IAU FITS Working Group Activities
		The IAU General Assembly endorses FITS, including the Random Groups format, as the recommended format for transport of binary data.
		The IAU General Assembly endorses the Generalized Extensions and ASCII Table Extensions agreements.
		The IAU FITS Working Group is formed under IAU Commission 5 by a resolution of the IAU General Assembly.
	fits.gsfc.nasa.gov /iaufwg/iaufwg_activity.html (474 words)

	Alibris: IAU
		Comet Hale-Bopp defines a milestone event for cometary science: it is the first "really big" comet observed with modern equipment on the ground and from space and due to that; it is considered the new reference object in cometary sciences.
		From the origin and growth of large-scale structure in the Universe, and the evolution of galaxies and galaxy clusters, through to the hydrodynamics of interstellar flows and the formation of stars and the solar system, numerical simulations often provide the most fruitful means...
		The purpose of IAU Symposium 183 on the Cosmological Parameters and the Evolution of the Universe was to encourage a state-of-the-art discussion and assessment of cosmology by putting...
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/IAU (913 words)

	International Astronomical Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The IAU is also responsible for the system of astronomical telegrams which are produced and distributed on its behalf by the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams.
		The IAU has 9,785 individual members, all of whom are professional astronomers, most of whom hold PhDs; and 63 national members who represent countries affiliated with the IAU.
		The Assembly determines IAU policy, approves the Statutes and By-Laws of the Union (and amendments proposed thereto) and elects various committees.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Astronomical_Union (909 words)

	SPACE.com -- Q&A: The IAU's Proposed Planet Definition
		Note that in terms of an IAU definition, Pluto is a “pluton.” “Dwarf planet” is simply a descriptive category like “terrestrial planet” and “giant planet.” None of these descriptive categories are formally defined by the IAU.
		Therefore Ceres is a planet because it satisfies the IAU definition of “planet.” [Published reference for shape of Ceres: P. Thomas et al.
		For IAU purposes, a definition and name is needed that clearly distinguishes between objects that are officially recognized as planets and those that are not.
	www.space.com /scienceastronomy/060816_planet_qanda.html (2874 words)

	Tom’s Astronomy Blog » IAU
		Eris is the Greek goddess of discord, and Dysnomia is her daughter. Dysnomia is the daimon of lawlessness.
		Thomas Marquarts IAU Blog — Blogging the event, this site reportedly won’t be up long so have a look. Apparently Thomas will not be blogging next week and is looking for somebody to take over the blog. I hope so.
		There has been at least some talk, well the planet issue is not why the IAU is meeting, and words to that end, to the point of why bother.
	tomsastroblog.com /?cat=17 (2226 words)

	Welcome to Islamic American Univ. Inc.
		At IAU, you can earn your degree any way you want to; by correspondence, online or on campus.
		IAU has grown from a project of the Muslim American Society (MAS) the nation's largest grass root organization for Islamic work.
		IAU specializes in the Islamic education of working adults by offering degree programs that are highly relevant, accessible, and efficient.
	www.islamicau.org (75 words)

	The International Association of Universities (IAU) official Web site
		This Symposium extends the work of one of IAU’s earlier Task Forces which had greatly contributed in the late 1990s to the development of the
		IAU policy statement on Academic Freedom, Institutional Autonomy and Social Responsibility.
		It is a second Global Meeting of Associations organized by IAU and follows a 2005 event held in Alexandria, Egypt on Sharing Quality Higher Education Across Borders.
	www.unesco.org /iau (189 words)

	Alumni - Giving to the IAU
		Giving to IAU offers parents, alumni, friends of IAU, faculty and staff the opportunity to support the Institute for American Universities’ important commitment to education abroad.
		IAU Annual Fund - The IAU Annual Fund is an appeal to alumni, parents and friends of IAU.
		Your gift to the IAU Annual Fund will support areas such as student scholarships and new instructional technologies and materials to enhance student learning at Le Centre d’Aix, Le Centre d’Avignon, the Marchutz School of Art, and the Center for Art and Culture.
	www.iaufrance.org /alumni/giving.cfm (433 words)

	WGNEO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The IAU Working Group on NEOs (WGNEO) is sponsored jointly by Division I and Division III.
		Unlike most IAU working groups, this WG is large, with a total membership of nearly 50, including consultants.
		IAU Working Group on NEOs of IAU Division III and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
	web.mit.edu /rpb/wgneo (277 words)

	Summary and Resolutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The position of the CEO can be computed from the IAU 2000A model for precession and nutation of the CIP and from the current values of the offset of the CIP from the pole of the ICRF at J2000.0 using the development provided by Capitaine et al.
		The radial-velocity measure cz is expressed in velocity units: to first order in z it coincides with the classical concept of "radial velocity", while avoiding the implicit interpretation as physical motion.
		The solar-system barycenter is defined by Resolution A4 adopted at the IAU XXIst General Assembly in 1991, and supplemented by Resolution B6 at the IAU XXIIIrd General Assembly in 1997.
	aa.usno.navy.mil /colloq180/Resolutions_Eng/ResolutionsMar30.htm (3221 words)

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