China-VO and AstroInformatics 2012 was held successfully in Yichang. Slides and more information about the annual workshop are available here.

• Virtual Observatory Activities during the last 10 years in China, IAU Commission 5 VO Working Group, 27 August, 2012
• Data Resources and Services at Chinese Astronomical Data Center,International EMU Meeting 28 August 2012
• BOOTES-4 robotic astronomical observatory, linking time domain astronomy and data intensive astronomy, SpS 15, 31 August, 2012

The May 2012 issue of the IVOA Newsletter is now available at http://ivoa.net/newsletter/. This biannual newsletter for astronomers is intended to highlight new capabilities of VO tools and technologies for doing astronomy research. It also lists recent papers and upcoming events related to the virtual observatory.

Featured in this issue: VAO Data Discovery Portal, VO SED Analyzer 3.0, CDS Xmatch Service, and more....

Comments and feedback are encouraged; you may contact the editors at ivoa-news-editors@ivoa.net.

The International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA) was formed in June 2002 with a mission to facilitate the international coordination and collaboration necessary for the development and deployment of the tools, systems and organizational structures necessary to enable the international utilization of astronomical archives as an integrated and interoperating virtual observatory. You can read more about the IVOA at http://www.ivoa.net/pub/info/.

The opening ceremony of the Bootes-4 was held at Gaomeigu station, Yunnan Astronomical Observatory on March 20, 2012.

On that night, Bootes-4 observed the GRB 120320A successfully.

First Light image from BOOTES-4 / / MET: the planetary nebula NGC 6543 at Dragon constellation (Draco), taken just in the begining of the Dragon Chinese Year

China-VO and Astroinformatics 2011 was held successfully in Guiyang from Nov. 9 to 13, 2011. All slides are available online here.

"Linux ABC and Practical Skills" training was organized The China-VO team organized one training course on Linux basic knowledge and practical skills at NAOC from Nov. 27 to 28, 2011. 128 graduates and young researchers from CAS institutes and universities attended.

More information about the training course, please visit the Chinese website.

China-VO and Astroinformatics 2011 will be held from November 9 to 13 in Guiyang. During the workshop, participants will be organized to visit FAST observatory. For more information about the workshop, please click here.

The May 2011 issue of the IVOA Newsletter is now available at http://ivoa.net/newsletter/. This biannual newsletter for astronomers is intended to highlight new capabilities of VO tools and technologies for doing astronomy research. It also lists recent papers and upcoming events. Comments and feedback are encouraged; you may contact the editors at ivoa-news-editors@ivoa.net.

 Probably,Virtual Observatory is an infrastructure not only for astronomers but also for non human beings.In cold weather of Beijing ,two cats are lying on air conditioner outdoor units of the China-VO data center,enjoying warmth from the vo.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!