PRESS RELEASE
September 12, 2005
Anahid Yeremian
P.O. Box 655, Menlo Park, CA 94026
[email protected]
650 – 926 – 4444
CRD to host Solar Extreme Events – 2005 International Symposium in Armenia,
September 26-30, 2005
Over 85 scientists from 11 countries will participate in the Solar Extreme
Events 2005 conference in Armenia, organized by the Cosmic Ray Division
(CRD) of Alikhanian Physics Institute and sponsored by the international
Commission On Space Research and the International Science and Technology
Center. The local organizing committee and the international advisory
committee are chaired by Prof. Ashot Chilingarian, head of the CRD. The
program includes presentations by the participants, discussions about the
sources of Space Weather and the detection and early warning of events with
catastrophic consequences, and a tour of the extensive cosmic ray research
facilities on Mt. Aragats. Among the distinguished participants, scientists
from NASA, Stanford University and University of Delaware will comprise the
US delegation. Several key international organizations list this conference
on their calendar. Among them: NASA, Commission on Space Research, European
Space Agency and others. For more details see .
For more details about the CRD and the Diaspora participation in it visit
or call Anahid Yeremian at 650 – 926 – 4444.