Dear friends, 1. The Hypatia Day petition reached 750-vote landmark in an accelerated mode. Voters from Greece made the major impact in the last segment. Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cyprus and Bulgaria joined the effort, making the total number of countries 49. Thailand and Philippines reinforced its presence. By now, there are 17 countries with 10 votes or more: Canada 152 United States 131 Argentina 78 Greece 50 United Kingdom 39 Romania 29 Uruguay 21 Spain 18 Germany 17 Brazil 16 Russian Federation 16 Venezuela 16 Italy 14 Israel 12 Austria 11 South Africa 11 Australia 10 Moreover, due to courtesy of several friends, the petition is now available in 6 languages. 2. Meantime, due to relentless efforts by Beatriz Garcia, IAU (International Astronomical Union) published the announcement of the petition in its latest newsletter and contemplates formalizing a proposal to UNESCO to name the Hypatia Day = March 20 as the "Women in Science Day": I quote the relevant passage: "5) Commemorating the first female astronomer — Hypatia of Alexandria Attention Hypatia fans around the world! Currently 20 March is being petitioned as an ideal date to commemorate the first female astronomer — Hypatia of Alexandria. As the petition gains momentum — there are 40 participating countries overall, Uruguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Chile having recently joined — the organisation is aiming to formalise a proposal to UNESCO so that on Hypatia Day we can globally celebrate Women in Science day. " I hope, this will bear fruit sooner or later. 3. Tomorrow, March 11, 2017, marks 1-year anniversary of the online appearance of the paper that explained "why Hypatia?" and "why the day of the vernal equinox?": http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15700720-12341264 4. Again, any ideas of how to celebrate Hypatia Day (which is only 10 days away from us) are welcome. The "Classical Greek" way - to establish a bronze equatorial ring and observe the shadow from its upper rim over its lower rim - seems too archaic. Though why not? Ari Belenkiy