The Brazilian Astronomical Society (in Portuguese: Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira - SAB) is a professional astronomical society in Brazil, founded in 1974.[1]
| Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira | |
| Abbreviation | SAB |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1974 |
| Type | Scientific Society |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, SP, Brazil |
Official language | Portuguese |
President | Helio Jaques Rocha Pinto |
Parent organization | Brazilian Society for the Progress of Science |
| Website | www |
According to its statute, the society is obliged to fulfill certain duties:
- Congregate Brazil's astronomers;
- Uphold the freedom to scientific research and education;
- Uphold astronomers' rights and interests;
- Support national science's prestige;
- Stimulate national astronomy's research and teaching;
- Maintain contact with similar institutes and societies, both national and abroad;
- Promote scientific meetings, courses and conferences;
- Publish and update a scientific bulletin about the society's activities and general news about astronomy.
In addition to symposia, working meetings and contact services, it also holds annual meetings, which have taken place in:
| Numeral | Number | Location | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XIX | 19th | Glória Hotel (Caxambu, MG) | 1993 | [2] |
| XX | 20th | Campos do Jordão (SP) | 1994 | |
| XXI | 21st | Caxambu (MG) | 1995 | |
| XXII | 22nd | São Lourenço (MG) | 1996 | |
| XXIII | 23rd | Angra dos Reis (RJ) | 1997 | |
| XXIV | 24th | Barra Bonita (SP) | 1998 | |
| XXV | 25th | Caxambu (MG) | 1999 | |
| XXVI | 26th | Portobello Hotel (Mangaratiba, RJ) | 2000 | |
| XXVII | 27th | Grande Hotel (Águas de São Pedro, SP) | 2001 | |
| XXVIII | 28th | Florianópolis (SC) | 2002 | |
| XXIX | 29th | São Pedro (SP) | 2003 | |
| XXX | 30th | Fonte Colina Verde Farm-Hotel (São Pedro, SP) | 2004 | |
| XXXI | 31st | Vacance Hotel (Águas de Lindóia, SP) | 2005 | |
| XXXII | 32nd | Village Eldorado Hotel (Atibaia, SP) | 2006 | |
| XXXIII | 33rd | Recanto das Hortênsias Hotel (Passa Quatro, MG) | 2007 | |
| XXXIV | 34th | 2008 | ||
| XXXV | 35th | 2010 | [3] | |
| XXXVI | 36th | Majestic Hotel (Águas de Lindóia, SP) | 2011 | |
| XXXVII | 37th | 2012 | ||
| XXXVIII | 38th | Atlântico Búzios Convention & Resort (Armação de Búzios, RJ) | 2014 | |
| XXXIX | 39th | Metallurgical Park Augusto Barbosa (Ouro Preto, MG) | 2015 | |
| XL | 40th | Ribeirão Preto (SP) | 2016 | |
| XLI | 41st | São Paulo (SP) | 4–8 September 2017 | [4][5] |
| XLII | 42nd | Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul - Campus Anália Franco, São Paulo (SP) | 9–12 July 2018 | [6] |
Teaching commission
editThe Brazilian Astronomical Society Teaching Commission (Comissão de Ensino da Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira - CESAB) is assigned to analyze and correct educational books' potential inaccuracies on astronomy, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education (Ministério da Educação - MEC). The commission is also responsible for the organizing of the Brazilian Astronomy Olympiad and the periodic realization of astronomy courses destinated for teachers, in addition to the frequent production and publishing of articles and texts with the objective to promote and teach astronomy, such as the Brazilian Astronomy Magazine (Revista Brasileira de Astronomia - RBA), published quarterly.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nossa História – SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira". SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Fotos dos Eventos – SAB – Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "Eventos Anteriores – SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira". SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "XLI Reunião Anual da SAB @ São Paulo – SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira". SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "XLI Reunião Anual da Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira - 4 a 8 de Setembro de 2017".
- ^ "XLII Reunião Anual da SAB – SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira". SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Revista Brasileira de Astronomia – SAB – Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-20.
External links
edit- Official Site of the Brazilian Astronomical Society (in Portuguese)
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