FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED AND POSTER PAPERS

IAU symposium No. 237 on "Triggered star formation in a turbulent ISM" will be held during the General Assembly of the IAU in Prague.

For information, please, visit the web page http://astro.cas.cz/iaus237.

This is a call for contributed and poster papers. Please, submit your proposed titles and abstracts through http://www.astronomy2006.com, where you may also register for the General Assembly.

Should you wish to apply for a travel grant, please, submit your abstract before 9th April 2006. The applicants will be notified by the IAU before the end of April.

The early registration finishes 15th of May, which is also the deadline for early submission of abstracts. The SOC will set the status of early papers (oral or poster) before 15th June 2006.

The final deadline for abstract submission is 26th June 2006.

Sincerely, the SOC
Bruce G. Elmegreen and Jan Palous (co-chairs)