The 20th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Baltimore, Maryland, in August 1988, Group Travel Award in Indian Currency

描述：该项目为计划参加1988年8月在马里兰州巴尔的摩举行的国际天文联合会大会和在美国其他地区举行的卫星研讨会的15名印度天文学家提供旅行支持。太空望远镜科学研究所的亚瑟·戴维森博士，约翰霍普金斯大学是IAU地方委员会的联合主席。印度同行是孟买塔塔基础研究所天体物理学小组的B.V.Sreekantan博士。印度的参与者将主要来自TIFR、艾哈迈达巴德的物理研究实验室、奥斯马尼亚大学和乌代布尔太阳天文台。范围：IAU成员包括来自印度的150多名科学家，印度科学家的参与可能会大大加强科学信息的交流，增加在国际合作特别重要的这一领域进行联合研究的潜力。

Description: This project provides travel support for fifteen Indian astronomers who plan to participate in the General Assembly Meeting of The International Astronomical Union, to be held in Baltimore, MD in August 1988, and in satellite symposia to be held in other parts of the U.S. Dr. Arthur Davidsen of the Space Telescopic Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University is co-chairman of the IAU Local Committee. The Indian counterpart is Dr. B.V. Sreekantan, Astrophysics Group, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay. The Indian participants will be mainly from TIFR, the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad, Osmania University, and from the Udaipur Solar Observatory. Scope: Membership of the IAU includes over 150 scientists from India, and a large number of these have applied to participate in the general assembly meeting and to certain satellite symposia and colloquia in the U.S. Participation by Indian scientists is likely to significantly enhance the exchange of scientific information and increase the potential for joint research in this field where international cooperation is particularly important.