JENAM is the Joint European and National Astronomy Meeting organized each year in one of the European countries jointly by the European Astronomical Society and one of the national astronomical societies. JENAM 2010 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal during the week of Sep 6-10 2010. It will be the 18th Annual Meeting of the European Astronomical Society and the 20th Annual Portuguese Meeting of Astronomy and Astrophysics.

JENAM 2010 will host a number of Mini-Symposia, plenary sessions and Special Sessions on various aspects of modern astronomy. It will also include the European Astronomical Society (EAS) general assembly and board meetings.

We would like to invite the community to submit proposals for the organization of Mini-Symposia. These Mini-Symposia will have a duration equivalent to 2 days, split in morning and afternoon sessions. Each proposal should include a Rationale, a Scientific Organizing Committee, contacts and other information found relevant by the proposers. The proposers must identify the editors of the symposium's proceedings.

We also wish to invite the community to propose special sessions. These typically last half a day and are mainly intended for organizational meetings (eg. JAD, OPTICON, RadioNET). However, proposals for other meetings, such as kick-off activites are also encouraged.

Proposals should be submitted before Nov 30 2009 using the webform at http://www.jenam2010.org/ Under the link "Symposia submissions".

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to issue the call for contributions to JENAM 2010 - The European Week of Astronomy and Space Science. We believe that an exciting event, spanning front line topics in Astronomy and Space Sciences and technologies, will be taking place in Lisbon (Portugal) on the week of 6-10 September.

JENAM 2010 will host seven Symposia:

* From Varying Couplings to Fundamental Physics * Environment and the Formation of Galaxies: 30 years later * Dwarf Galaxies: Keys to Galaxy Formation and Evolution * From Macro to Micro Stellar Transits * Star Clusters in the Era of Large Surveys * Science Cases for Optical and IR Interferometry * The Square Kilometer Array: Paving the way for the new 21st century radio astronomy paradigm

Special Sessions, amongst which:

* Astronomy Challenges for Engineers & Computer Scientists * Radio-Astronomy in Iberia * ESO - ALMA Early Science: opportunities and tutorials * ESA - Elements of the science programme * Astronomy Planning in Europe - Towards an Even Stronger European Astronomy * New Trends in Global Astronomy Education * Education and Outreach after IYA2009 in Europe * Amateur and professional astronomers in Europe: how pro-am cooperation is changing astronomy * The 30 years of IRAM

Plus a number of Plenary invited and highlight talks, exhibitions and more...

Abstract submission and grant request forms can now be accessed at the JENAM 2010 website http://www.jenam2010.org/ The site has also been updated with relevant information such the programme calendar, registration fees and important dates.

The conference Poster should arrive at your institute in a couple of weeks. If not, email us at loc@sim.ul.pt and we'll be happy to send you one. A PDF version for download is available at the JENAM 2010 website.

Please circulate this announcement among whomever may be interested. We look forward to seeing you in Lisbon.

Sincerely,

On behalf of the SOC and LOC,

Andre Moitinho

Please forward this message to those you think could be interested.

Dear Colleague,

This is to remind that the deadline for JENAM 2010 grant applications is arriving: May 31, 12:00 PM (GMT).

Those willing to request a grant should do it through the webform at the JENAM 2010 site http://www.jenam2010.org/ under the link "Grant & Support". Since the applicant's contribution will be a major factor in the evaluation of the grant request, abstracts should also be submitted before the grant application deadline.

Best regards,

On behalf of the LOC

Eduardo Amores

Dear Colleague,

Please forward this message to whom you think might be interested. We apologise if you already have received this message.

By popular demand, the deadlines for JENAM 2010 abstract submission and early registration have been extended to July 15.

Grant application results will be communicated to applicants in the next days.

A Welcome cocktail will take place on Sunday, Sep 5, late afternoon. The exact place is still to be confirmed, and will be announced soon. The conference dinner will take place Tuesday or Wednesday (to be confirmed).

As usual, further info and updates can be found at: http://www.jenam2010.org/.

Looking forward to seeing you in Lisbon,

The JENAM 2010 Local Organising Committee