The IYA2009 Organisational Associates are the Organisations, Institutions and Agencies related to astronomy, space science and natural science which support the global coordination of IYA2009 financially. The IYA2009 Organisational Associates enjoy full involvement in the IYA2009 with outstanding rights and benefits. If you wish to be part of this list, please contact the IYA2009 Secretariat ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

	European Southern Observatory webpage: http://www.eso.org/
	American Astronomical Society webpage: http://www.aas.org
	L'Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers webpage: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr
	Canadian Astronomical Society webpage: http://www.casca.ca/
	Sterrewacht Leiden webpage: http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/
	Nederlandse Onderzoekschool Voor Astronomie (NOVA) webpage: http://www.astronomie.nl/
	Science & Technology Facilities Council webpage: http://www.scitech.ac.uk/
	Swiss Academy of Sciences Akademie der Naturwissenschaften webpage: http://www.scnat.ch/
	The Society for Popular Astronomy webpage: http://www.popastro.com/home.htm
	National Research Council Canada webpage: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html
	Ministerio de Educaci??n y Ciencia (Spain) webpage: http://www.mec.es/
	Centre National d'?âtudes Spatiales webpage: http://www.cnes.fr/
	Deutsches Zentrum f?ºr Luft- und Raumfahrt webpage: http://www.dlr.de/
	European Space Agency webpage: www.esa.int
	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency webpage: http://www.jaxa.jp/
	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan webpage: http://www.nao.ac.jp/E/
	Armagh Planetarium webpage: www.armaghplanet.com/
	The Planetary Society webpage: www.planetary.org