IHY NATIONAL COORDINATORS Scientists serving as national coordinators for the IHY initiative are listed below. Please contact your national or regional coordinator for information on local IHY activities, or check the IHY events page for information on events in your area. Note: If your country is not listed in this table, it means that there is currently no IHY coordinator for your nation. Please contact your Regional Coordinator, or Hans Haubold of the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs for more information. Additionally, members of Island States should contact Hans Haubold, who is the IHY contact for Island States. If you are interested in serving as a national coordinator, please contact us at ihy@ihy.gsfc.nasa.gov and/or contact your regional coordinator.

NATIONAL COORDINATORS
COUNTRY	NATIONAL COORDINATOR	LOCATION	IHY NATIONAL WEBSITE
ALGERIA	Mammar FODIL and Samir NAIT AMOR	Centre de Recherché en Astronomie Astrophysique et Geophysique (CRAAG) and the Observatoire d'Alger Route de l'Observatoire Bouzareah 16006 Algiers ALGERIA	TBD
ARGENTINA	Cristina MANDRINI	IAFE, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA	TBD
ARMENIA	Ashot CHILINGARIAN	Cosmic Ray Division, Alikhanyan Physics Institute, Yerevan, ARMENIA	IHY-Armenia Home Page
AUSTRALIA	Brian FRASER		TBD
AUSTRIA	Helmut RUCKER		IHY-Austria Home Page
AZERBAIJAN	Elchin S. BABAYEV		IHY-Azerbaijan Home Page
BAHRAIN	Mohammed AL OTHMAN	Physics Department, Bahrain University, BAHRAIN	TBD
BELGIUM	Stefan POEDTS		IHY-Belgium Home Page Nederlands Français
BOSNJA and HERZEGOVINA	Alexandra ANDIC	University of Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska	TBD
BRAZIL	Walter GONZALEZ and Alisson DAL LAGO	Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, BRAZIL	TBD
BULGARIA	Katya GEORGIEVA	Solar-Terrestrial Influences Laboratory Bulgarian Academy of Science, Bonchev Str. 1113 Sofia BULGARIA	IHY-Bulgaria Home Page
CAMEROON	Emmanuel GUEMENE DOUNTIO	Ministry of Scientific Research & Innovation Energy Research Laboratory P.O. Box 4110 Yaounde-Longkak	TBD
CANADA	Ian MANN	Department of PhysicsUniversity of Canada, Alberta	TBD
CAPE VERDE	Jose PIMENTA LIMA	Instituto Nacional De Metereologica E Geofisica (INMG) Republico De Cabo Verde	TBD
CHINA	Guangli HUANG		TBD
COTE D'IVOIRE	Olivier K. OBROU	Laboratoire de Physique de l'Atmosphère, Université de Cocody, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, COTE D'IVOIRE	TBD
CZECH REPUBLIC	Frantisek FARNIK	Astronomical Institute 251 65 Ondrejo CZECH REPUBLIC	IHY-Czech Republic Home Česká
CROATIA	V. RUSDIJAK and Bojan VRSNAK		TBD
DENMARK	Klaus GALSGAARD	The Niels Bohr Institute Computational Astrophysics Juliane Maries Vej 30 2100 Copenhagen DENMARK	TBD
EGYPT	A. A. GALAL	National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics	TBD
ETHIOPIA	Baylie DAMTIE	Dept. of Physics Bahir Dar University Bahir Dar, ETHIOPIA	TBD
FINLAND	Rami VAINIO	Department of Physical Sciences P.O.B. 64 (Gustaf Hallstromin katu 2) FI-00014 University of Helsinki FINLAND	IHY-Finland Home Page
FRANCE	Brigitte SCHMIEDER	Observatoire de Paris at Meudon, FRANCE	IHY/AHI France Home (Français)
GEORGIA	Marina S. GIGOLASHVILI	Abastumani Observatory	TBD
GERMANY	Bernd HEBER	Christian-Albrechts-Universitat, Extraterrestrische Physik Leibniz Str. 19 24098 Kiel GERMANY	IHY/IHJ Germany Home (Deutsch)
GREECE	Xenophon MOUSSAS and A. NINDOS	Laboratory of Astrophyics, University of Athens, GREECE	TBD
HUNGARY	Karoly KECSKEMETY		IHY-Hungary Home Page
INDIA	P.K. MANOHARAN		IHY-India Home Page
INDONESIA	Dr. Thomas DJAMALUDDIN and Dr. Dhani HERDIWIJAYA	DJAMALUDDIN: National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) Jl. Dr. Djundjunan 133, Bandung 40173 HERDIWIJAYA: Department of Astronomy Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132	TBD
IRAQ	Rashid AL-NAIMI	Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Science, Al Mustansiriyah, University of Baghdad, IRAQ	TBD
IRELAND	Peter GALLAGHER	School of Physics, Trinity College, Dublin	IHY-Ireland Home Page
ISRAEL	Michael GEDALIN		TBD
ITALY	Ester ANTONUCCI		IHY-Italy Home Page Italiano
JAPAN	Masayoshi KOJIMA (STE Lab., Nagoya Univ.) Prof. Takashi SAKURAI (Nat. Astron. Obs. of Japan) Prof. Kazunari SHIBATA (Kwasan and Hida Obs., Kyoto Univ) Prof. Shinichi WATARI (Nat. Inst. of Info. & Com. Tech) Prof. Kiyohumi YUMOTO (Space Env. Res. Ctr., Kyushu Univ.)		IHY-Japan Home Page 日本語
JORDAN	Hanna SABAT	Institute of Astronomy and Space Science, Al Al Bayte University, P.O. Box 130040, Mafraq JORDAN	TBD
KAZAKHSTAN	Nikolay MAKARENKO	Institute of Mathematics	TBD
KENYA	Maurice ODONDI K'OROWE	Jomo Kenyata University of Agriculture and Technology hysics Department P.O. Box 6200 Nairobi	TBD
KUWAIT	Ismail SABBAH	Department of Physics, Faculty of Science Kuwait University P.O.Box 5969 Kuwait 13060	TBD
LEBANON	Rojer HAIJAR	Department of Physics & Astronomy, Notre-Dame University, Louaize, Zouk Mosbch, PO Box 72 Zouk Mikael, LEBANON	TBD
LIBYA	Abdul QADER ABSEIM	Libyan Remote Sensing and Space Center, LIBYA	TBD
MALAYSIA	Mazlan OTHMAN	National Space Agency of Malaysia, Level 5, Blok 2, PjH Tower, Presint 2, 62100 Putrajaya, MALAYSIA	TBD
MEXICO	Juan Américo González ESPARZA and Rogelio CABELLERO	Instituto de Geofisica, Ciudad Universita, Coyoacan, MEXICO	TBD
MONGOLIA	Tsolmon RENCHIN	National University of Mongolia Ulaanbaatar - 38 P.O. Box 38-625 MONGOLIA	TBD
MOROCCO	Nour-Eddine NAJID	Université Hassan II Ain Chock, Faculté des Sciences Ain Chock, BP 5366 Maarif, Casablanca MOROCCO	TBD
NEPAL	Jayanta ACHARYA	Mahendra Sanskrit University Bakeemi Campus, P.O. Box 12947 Kathmandu, NEPAL	IHY-Nepal Home Page
NIGERIA	A. Babatunde RABIU	Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, NIGERIA	IHY-Nigeria Home Page
NORWAY	Bo ANDERSEN, Paal BREKKE, and N. OESTGAARD		TBD
OMAN	Saleh AL-SHEDHANI	Physics Dept./College of Science, P.O. Box 36, Postal Code 123, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud, Sultanate of OMAN	TBD
PALESTINE	Imad BARGHOUTHI	Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, P. O. Box 20002, PALESTINE	TBD
PERU	Walter GUEVARA DAY		TBD
PHILIPPINES	Daniel MCNAMARA	Manila Observatory Ateneo de Manila Campus, Loyola Heights P.O. Box 122 UP Post Office, Diliman Quezon City 1108 PHILIPPINES	TBD
POLAND	Wieslaw MACEK	Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences	IHY-Poland Home Page Wersja Polska
PORTUGAL	Dalmiro MAIA		TBD
PUERTO RICO	Sixto GONZALEZ	NAIC/Arecibo University, HC3 BOX 53995, Arecibo, PUERTO RICO 00612	TBD
QATAR	Sheikh Salman Bin JABOR ALTHANI	Chairman of Astronomy Department, Qatar Science Club, QATAR	TBD
ROMANIA	Cristiana DUMITRACHE and Georgetta MARIS	DUMITRACHE: Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy Str. Cutitul de Argint 5 040557 Bucharest MARIS: Romanian Academy Institute of Geodynamics, 19-21 J. L. Calderon St, RO-020032, Bucharest -37	IHY-Romania Home Page
RUSSIA	Geliy A. ZHEREBTSOV	Russian National Coordinator	TBD
	Galina A. KOTOVA	Scientific Secretary
	Nataly F. BLAGOVESHENSKAYA	Ionospheres
	Anatoly A. PETRUKOVICH	Magnetospheres
	Alexander V. STEPANOV	Solar Phenomena
	Igor VESELOVSKY	Interplanetary Medium/Cosmic Rays
	Yuly I. ZETZER	Lithosphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere Interactions
SAUDI ARABIA	Hasan BASURAH	Head of the Astronomy, King Abdul Aziz University, P.B. Box 80189, Jeddah 21589 SAUDI ARABIA	TBD
SERBIA and MONTENEGRO	Istvan VINCE	Belgrade Astronomical Observatory, Belgrade, YUGOSLAVIA	TBD
SINGAPORE	Phil Chan AUK HUI	National University of Singapore	TBD
SLOVAKIA	Karel KUDELA and V. RUSIN	Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Physics, Watsonova 47 04001, Kosice, SLOVAKIA	IHY-Slovakia Home Page Slovenská verzia
SOUTH AFRICA	Marius POTGIETER	School of Physics, North-West University, 2520 Potchefstroom SOUTH AFRICA	IHY-South Africa Plans
SOUTH KOREA	Young Deuk PARK	Korea Astronoomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), Daejeon, SOUTH KOREA	TBD
SPAIN	Javier Rodriguez-PACHECO		IHY-Spain Home Page AIH Espanola
SWEDEN	Henrik LUNDSTEDT		IHY-Sweden Home Page
SWITZERLAND	Arnold BENZ	Institute for Astronomy, Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland	IHY-Switzerland Home Page
TAIWAN	Lu LEE		TBD
THAILAND	Boonrucksar SOONTHORNTHUM and David RUFFOLO	National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) and Bandling Institute of Technology	IHY-Thailand Home Page ไทย
TUNISIA	Hassen GHALILA	Laboratoire LSAMA, Départment de Physique Faculté des Sciences de Tunis Université de Tunis El Manar I	TBD
TURKEY	Atila OZGUC	Kandilli Observatory and E.R.I Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey	IHY-Turkey Home Page
UKRAINE	Nataly STEPANYAN	Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	Prof. Hamid M. K. AL-NAIMIY	United Arab Emirates University	IHY-UAE Home Page
UNITED KINGDOM	Andrew BREEN and Richard HARRISON		IHY-UK Home Page
UNITED STATES	Roger SMITH	Geophysical Institute University of Alaska, USA	ihy2007.org
UZBEKISTAN	Shukhrat EGAMBERDIEV	Ulugbek Astronomical Institute	TBD
YEMEN	Abdul HAQ SULTAN	Head of Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Sanaa University, P.O. Box 11346 YEMEN	IHY-Yemen Home Page
ZAMBIA	Dr. Geoffrey MUNYEME and Dr. Adrian HABANYAMA	Department of Physics The University of Zambia P.O.Box 32379 Lusaka, ZAMBIA	TBD