II0IYL II1IYL II3IYL II8IYL International Year of Light 2015

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Four special stations will be active from the Astronomical Observatories of Rome (II0IYL), Turin (II1IYL), Padova (II3IYL) and Naples (II8IYL) until 31 December to promote the International Year of Light. Information on the IYL2015 Award programme will be available on qrz.com. IYL2015 (http://www.light2015.org) is a global initiative adopted by the United Nations to raise awareness of how optical technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to worldwide challenges in energy, education, agriculture, communications and health. [TNX IW1FGZ]