A workshop dedicated to the bicentenary of the discovery of Ceres by Piazzi is proposed to be held in October 2001 in Paris, France, organized by the Institut de mecanique celeste/ Observatoire de Paris.

This workshop plans to gather professional and amateur astronomers interested in asteroids and more generally in small bodies of the solar system, modeling motions, studying physical properties of these objects and observing through networks. The goal of this workshop is also to review the techniques used at present time for the observations of asteroids. The proposed topics of the workshop are:

• Astrometric observations of the asteroids: towards a better accuracy
• Prediction and observation of stellar occultations by asteroids: increasing the efficiency of the observers networks
• Photometric observations of asteroids: shape and spin axis determination
• Satellites of asteroids, binary asteroids: towards the detection of new systems
• Observation of other Solar System small bodies
• Networks of observers: what to expect from new technologies?

More information at: http://www.bdl.fr/sympo/ceres2001.html

The registration fee is: 600 French Francs (91.60 Euros) and includes lunches, coffee breaks and the proceedings of the workshop.