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.

All IYA2009 National Nodes are required to show the IYA2009 logo on their Web pages and on any printed or electronic materials produced to support the IYA2009. All other organisers and supporters of IYA2009 activities are encouraged to do the same.
If you would like to sumbit your own IYA2009 graphics, designed according to our guidelines, please do so and e-mail them to the IYA2009 Secretariat.
Note: All use of the IAU logo shall only occur with the explicit permission of the IYA2009 Secretariat in writing, and shall only be used for the event or events covered by that permission and that any use which in accordance with such permission shall be reported immediately to the National Node and the IYA2009 Secretariat for corrective action, failing which the IAU reserves the right to withdraw permission to use the IAU logo.
THE IYA2009 LOGO
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IYA2009 CORNERSTONE PROJECTS' LOGOS
Cornerstone projects' official logos, in various formats for download, can be found on this link.
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TEMPLATE:
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If you would like a web banner similar to the one for the UK shown below, please e-mail [email protected].
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BUSINESS CARD (example from the UK):
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LETTER HEAD (example from the UK):
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National Nodes: 129
Organisational Nodes: 29
National Websites: 74
Cornerstone Projects: 11
Special Task Groups: 11
Special Projects:6