Rwandan Book Drive - IYA 2009

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Astro book drive for Rwanda
This event will be most applicable to professional and amateur
astronomers, and students-but if you are none of those yet own a few
astronomy books, keep reading!

Donna Burton, the Australian representative for the international
group “Astronomers Without Borders”, is collecting astronomy books to send to Rwanda.
The book drive is one of several being organised around the world for
IYA, coordinated by Thilina Heenatigala, General Secretary of the Sri
Lanka Astronomical Association.

Popular astronomy books and introductory-level textbooks, in usable
condition, would be the most welcome. Books should also be up-to-date
enough to be useful and not misleading.

The IYA site for Rwanda, http://sites.google.com/site/rwandaiya2009/,
sets out that country's aspirations for developing astronomy.
Books can be left with or sent to Donna Burton at Siding Spring
Observatory or Helen Sim at the CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility in Sydney.

Students attending the Stromlo Student Christmas Seminar (27 November,
Mount Stromlo Observatory, (Canberra) can also bring books to that for Donna to collect.

The book drive will finish on 15 December 2009.
donna@mso.anu.edu.au ,
Enquiries: Donna Burton, (02) 6842 6255 (office), and 042 828- 8244 (mob.)