Asteroids  2001:
From Piazzi to the 3^rd Millennium

Preliminary Announcement

Dear colleague,

among the activities to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Piazzi's discovery of 1 Ceres from the tower of Palermo Observatory on January 1st 1801, the international conference "Asteroids 2001: from Piazzi to the 3rd Millennium" has been planned.

Organized by the Osservatorio Astronomico "G.S. Vaiana" di Palermo, the Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Astronomiche dell'Universita` di Palermo, the Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell'Universita` di Catania, the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania and the Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino, it will be held in Palermo from 11 to 16 June, 2001.

The main topics should concern the main belt asteroids with single sessions devoted to the interrelationship between Kuiper Belt and NEA.

Following the conference, the University of Arizona Press will publish the book "Asteroids III". In order to estimate the number of participants, I invite you to state your intention to take part in the meeting by filling the enclosed form and send it back to CERES2001@OAPA.ASTROPA.UNIPA.IT

I thank you very much for your contribution to the organization of Piazzi
conference.

Sincerely yours
Carlo Blanco
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Asteroids 2001: from Piazzi to the 3rd Millennium
Mondello, (Palermo), Italy, 11-16 June 2001

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