IHY-Yemen National Committee Meeting

14 May, 2006

A national meeting on IHY took place on 14 May 2006 at the faculty of science Sana'a University, Sana'a Yemen. The National Organizing Committee was chaired by Dr. A. H. Sultan, Head of the Physics Department. The meeting brought together experts and stakeholders in the fields of relevance to IHY such as space science, atmospheric sciences, environmental sciences, etc.

In the meeting a national planning team has been elected as the following:

    1. Al-Ammari Sawsan
    2. AL-Haddad Nada
    3. Al-Hopyshi Ebtsam
    4. Al-Kibsi Abdulmalek
    5. Al-Mahdi Enas
    6. Al-Mas Abeer
    7. Al-Sarhi Huda
    8. Al-Shahied Amaterazak
    9. Al Shawafi Zeiad
    10. Dubyan Hamid
    11. Fakher Layla
    12. Mohsen Ali
    13. Nassar Eman
    14. Sallami Mohammed
    15. Sultan Abdulhaq
    16. Wahas Arwa
The planning team decided to lance IHY activities next month by installing a low-cost radio telescope (RADIO JOVE). The email sent by M. Cristina Rabello-Soares (IHY International Coordinator for Education and Public Outreach) has been discussed. The team asked Dr. Sultan to take his time and search for three competent persons. The planning team will choose-during the next meeting to be held in June 2006- one of the three persons to be IHY-Yemen National Coordinator for Education and Public Outreach.
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