Below you will find resources to help you promote the International Year of Astronomy 2009 in your area, and instructions to use the logo and branding for your events and activities.

Branding and Identity Guidelines

The official name of this global celebration is the International Year of Astronomy 2009.

The IAU Officers and the IAU Executive Committee Working Group for the IYA2009 reserve the right to revoke the use of the logo by any individual or group at any time for any reason, and you agree to promptly comply with any such revocation.

In order to use the official logo you must first register your event, project or activity with the UK Co-ordinator.

Registration Forms

To register your event as an official IYA2009 project you must complete one of the following documents and email them to the UK Co-ordinator.

• Registration document (58kb)- a short one-page document for events, projects and activities that do not require addition funding, i.e. events that you're running anyway
• Project proposal document (118kb) - a longer four-page document for those projects seeking funding. Please note that IYA2009 UK does not offer grants, but is supported by a number of organisations and grant schemes (visit our Funding page). Neither of these forms is a grant application form - you must apply for grants separately.

The IYA2009 Logo

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IYA2009 Flyers

These flyers are available to download and print. For best results print double-sided, full colour onto 150g gloss paper (A6). You may also print one side only and use the reverse to publicise your own events. Full-size images for printing can be downloaded here (pdf, 6Mb) A limited supply of pre-printed flyers are available from the IYA2009 UK Co-ordinator

IYA2009 Pop-up Banners

There are also IYA2009 UK banners which may be used for larger events. The graphic can be downloaded so that you may print your own banner. A typical costs for banner plus stand is £195 + VAT. If you have your own stand, the banner itself may cost around £100. The IYA2009 Uk office has one banner that may be borrowed for large events, but this will be in high demand and may not be available for your event. The graphic for the banner is a very large pdf file (9Mb). To get a copy, contact the UK Co-ordinator