Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth General Assembly Beijing 201... - 9781107078833

Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth General Assembly Beijing 2012Transactions of the International Astronomical Union XXVIIIB\nAuthor(s): Thierry Montmerle\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107078833, 978-1107078833\nSynopsis\nThese Transactions provide a record of the formal organisational and administrative proceedings of the IAU XXVIII General Assembly which took place in Beijing, China, in August 2012. They include the admission of new members, the Resolutions passed, and an account of the regular Business Meetings of the Executive Committee and the Divisions, Commissions and Working Groups. Of particular note, a new divisional structure for the IAU was approved and a new Division on 'Education, Outreach and Heritage' created. Also included in this volume is the welcome address given by Xi Jinping, then Vice-President and now President of the People's Republic of China. Over 3200 registered att.