Susan, I wrote just this today in a hurry... I'll read it over tomorrow,
and update the www.astro.cz/darksky . What should I change?

jenik

Jan Hollan:

Curriculum vitae draft, as an IDA Board of Directors candidate

Born Dec 3, 1955 in Brno, Czechoslovakia,  still living there (Czech
Republic now). Studied physics at Masaryk University in Brno, graduated
in 1980 with a diploma work dealing with spectroscopy. In 1983 passed
an exam for the title 'RNDr.' in plasma physics (an analogy of MA
degree). 1983 married with Dr Yvonna Gailly. Two children, born 1984 and
1988.

Amateur work at N. Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium in Brno since
1970, professional since 1980. Educator doing some research in meteor
astronomy decades ago, then in didactics of astronomy; since 2001 in the
pollution of the natural night environment by artificially added light.
Teaching astronomy at the Fac. of Education in the nineties, lecturing
on environmental issues at Masaryk Uni since 2005. Graduate student at
Civic Engineering Faculty of Tech. Uni in Brno since 2001 (writing a
dissertation on winter window improvement through Al-covered roller shades).

Lectures and articles on climate change since 1990, on energy
efficiency since 1994, on outdoor lighting since 1996 (entered the
International Dark Sky Association). Established a group  for protection
of the night environment by the Czech Astron. Soc. in  1999. Legislative
efforts to protect night environment against man-made light since 2001,
with much publicity worldwide (but not so great success in his  country)
since 2002. Leads Czech section of IDA  established in 2002. Honoured by
IDA in 2002 (Executive Director's award) and 2003 (Hoag-Robinson award).

Software to evaluate photometry files in respect to the produced skyglow
(http://amper.ped.muni.cz/light/ies2) and a method to measure luminances
and illuminations by digital imaging by standard cameras
(http://amper.ped.muni.cz/light/luminance). Broad-scoped investigation
of night environment in Czech Republic and in its largest National Park
in 2003-2005 (http://amper.ped.muni.cz/noc/) using this method. Posters
on measuring light at two medical conferences (see subdirectory
english). The only European participant on the Ecology of the Night
conference.

Speaking German, Russian and Croatian as well, able to understand French
and Italian texts (translation of the famous Lombardy law into Czech).
Member of the Czech Assoc. for Nature Conservation. Local representative
in Brno-centre, member of the Green Party. Prepared to communicate
through  mail, phone (or Skype), willing to attend the 2006 IDA Annual
Meeting & Conference.

For further activities on night environment conservation and restoration
see http://www.astro.cz/darksky. Or more personal, the BBC programme
stored in http://amper.ped.muni.cz/light/audio/.

Brno, 2006-01-12