<div dir="ltr">Definitely! <div>Thank you Chenzhou for reminding us.</div><div>Do we need a volunteer to coordinate and submit the abstract?<div>Please come forward THIS WEEK.</div><div>Something on media group as outreach would be a timely IVOA talk for this session.</div><div><br></div><div>NOTE: this deadline come before the exec telecon.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div> -pepi</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 2:36 AM, Chenzhou CUI <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ccz@bao.ac.cn" target="_blank">ccz@bao.ac.cn</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Dear Pepi and IVOA exec,</p>
<p>Should we prepare an abstract for the FM14 at the IAU GA?</p>
<p>I submitted an abstract about the DAEPO WG in which IVOA
education is mentioned.</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Chenzhou<br>
</p>
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<td>28 Feb. deadline for IAU registration and abstracts to
FM14 is coming soon!</td>
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<th nowrap valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
<td>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 15:30:12 -0500</td>
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<th nowrap valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
<td>William Waller <a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:williamhwaller@gmail.com" target="_blank"><williamhwaller@gmail.com></a></td>
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<td>Sze-leung Cheung <a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org" target="_blank"><cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org></a></td>
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<td>Mike Simmons
<a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mikes@astronomerswithoutborders.org" target="_blank"><mikes@<wbr>astronomerswithoutborders.org></a><wbr>,
<a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:samir@iucaa.in" target="_blank">samir@iucaa.in</a>, Thilina Heenatigala
<a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.nl" target="_blank"><heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.<wbr>nl></a>, Andrew Fraknoi
<a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fraknoiandrew@fhda.edu" target="_blank"><fraknoiandrew@fhda.edu></a>, Sylvie Vauclair
<a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sylvie.vauclair@irap.omp.eu" target="_blank"><sylvie.vauclair@irap.omp.eu></a>, Beatriz Garcia
<a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:beatrizgarciautn@gmail.com" target="_blank"><beatrizgarciautn@gmail.com></a>, Mark Subbarao
<a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:msubbarao@adlerplanetarium.org" target="_blank"><msubbarao@adlerplanetarium.<wbr>org></a>, Chenzhou CUI
<a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ccz@bao.ac.cn" target="_blank"><ccz@bao.ac.cn></a>, AAS Press Officer Dr. Rick Fienberg
<a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rick.fienberg@aas.org" target="_blank"><rick.fienberg@aas.org></a>, Kevin Govender
<a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kg@astro4dev.org" target="_blank"><kg@astro4dev.org></a>, Oana Sandu
<a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:osandu@partner.eso.org" target="_blank"><osandu@partner.eso.org></a>, Lina Canas
<a class="m_5040645306303925357moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lina.canas@nao.ac.jp" target="_blank"><lina.canas@nao.ac.jp></a></td>
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<div>
<div>Dear IAU FM14 SOC+ folk,<br>
<br>
</div>
If you are still intending to participate in the 2018 IAU
GA, I would like to strongly encourage you to get your
registration done (deadline is 28 Feb.). Also, I would
like to encourage you to submit an abstract for a poster
paper that will inform our oral deliberations. Submitting
such an abstract will also qualify you to apply for a
grant. I have just done this in hopes that our part of
the larger poster session will be robust and lively.<br>
<br>
</div>
Sze-leung and I will be talking very soon in hopes of
getting the oral sessions firmed up. We'll report back
ASAP.<br>
<br>
</div>
Looking forward,<br>
<br>
</div>
Bill Waller<br>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at
7:13 AM, Sze-leung Cheung <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org" target="_blank">cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<p>Dear all,</p>
<p>I hope all of you had a great summer. Bill
and I both enjoyed a great eclipse in the US
and I know many of you did too. <br>
<br>
********UPDATES OF THE PROGRAM*********<br>
<br>
Bill and I has discussed a few times over
the program, and taken the consideration of
the balance of time and message that we want
to deliver, the effectiveness of speaker and
audience interaction, and concluding goal we
want to achieve - addressing the IAU's role,
understand latest challenges and bridging
different communities. The attached file
summarize the program structure that we
propose.<br>
</p>
<p>We have also had some discussion regarding
the issue of contributed talks vs invited
talks in the given limited time, and we
think a ratio of 30-70 would be a right
balance of quality control and attracting
participation. <br>
</p>
<p>In addition, we want to expand theme 4 to a
concluding remark and also addressing the
new IAU strategic plan 2020-2030 that is
under drafting at the moment. There are a
few items about astronomy outreach are
already included in the draft, we would like
to make use of the FM to discuss on the
implementation aspect. Bill also suggested
that we could start the discussion on IAU's
role on climate change to aim to pass a
resolution in 2021 IAU GA.</p>
<p>********NEXT STEP AND YOUR
ACTION****************<br>
</p>
<p>As you have signed up previously, shall we
break into small group discussions according
to the theme? For the next steps, we need to
identify invited speakers, apart from
yourself, could you suggest some potential
speakers and their topics according to the
theme below: <br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Theme 1 - Bridging the
Astronomy Research and Outreach Communities
– Recent Highlights, Emerging
Collaborations, Best Practices and Support
Structures</p>
Sze-leung, Oana Sandu, Chenzhou Cui, Sylvie
Vauclair
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Theme 2 - Communicating
Astronomy in our Changing World <br>
</p>
Bill Waller, Mike Simmons, Mark Subbarao,
Lina, Oana<br>
<br>
Theme 3 - The IAU National Outreach Contacts
(NOC) Network – Coordinating and Catalyzing
Astronomy Outreach Worldwide Sze-leung Cheung,
Thilina Heenatigala, Lina, Mike Simmons, Samir<br>
<br>
Theme 4 - Outreach Action and Advocacy in the
Context of IAU’s 2020-2030 Strategic Plan (in
coordination with the IAU Executive Committee,
Division C, OAO, and OAD) <br>
This is new, but I assume myself, Kevin, Rick,
Beatriz and Lina will be involving this due to
our role in the IAU structure. But anybody is
welcome.<br>
<br>
Theme 1 and 3 please send suggestions to me;
theme 2 please send suggestions to Bill. <br>
<br>
Please let me know if I miss anyone. <br>
<br>
For your reference I am attaching the draft of
IAU strategic plan for your information.
Please note that it is still a WORKING DRAFT
so please use it with cautions. The remark you
saw were the comments from the OAO send to the
IAU WG. <br>
<br>
*********INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES********<br>
<br>
Chenzhou - IVOA involvement would be great, do
you mean setting IVOA as a co-organizer of the
FM? Do you mean supporting this as a
organization instead of individual? Sure, I
have no problem in that, in such case, perhaps
we should include other organization's
contribution too? Mike - AWB? Mark - IPS? <br>
<br>
Andy - about funding to join the FM,
unfortunately we don't have any budget for
this FM, however the IAU GA grant is open so
you can apply through the official channel. Or
do you think it is something we have to do to
raise some funds for this FM?<br>
<br>
Oana - Yes please join to organize the
training session, at present Pedro has a
different view on the setup of the sessions,
please let's work together on that. <br>
<br>
Mike - theme 3 actually IS about the IAU NOC.
However, we do have something to learn from
other international networks, and how to
coordinate different networks and efforts
should definitely address in the discussion.<br>
<br>
<br>
Thanks everyone again. And we are looking
forward for your suggested speakers and other
ideas.<br>
<br>
Best Regards,<br>
Sze-leung<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353moz-cite-prefix">On
2017/08/11 3:23, Mike Simmons wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Since AWB has many years of
"coordinating and catalyzing astronomy
outreach worldwide" I'd be glad to pitch
in there as well, unless it is only about
the IAU NOC.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Mike</div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">
<div dir="ltr">Mike Simmons<br>
President, Astronomers Without
Borders<br>
26500 West Agoura Road, Suite
102-618, Calabasas, CA 91302, USA<br>
Phone: <a href="tel:%28818%29%20597-0223" value="+18185970223" target="_blank">+1 818
597-0223</a><br>
Cell : <a href="tel:%28818%29%20486-7633" value="+18184867633" target="_blank">+1 818
486-7633</a><br>
Email: <a href="mailto:mikes@astronomerswithoutborders.org" target="_blank">mikes@astronomerswithoutborder<wbr>s.org</a><br>
Skype: mikeawb<br>
Web: <a href="http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org" target="_blank">www.astronomerswithoutborders.<wbr>org</a><br>
<br>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 10,
2017 at 8:22 AM, William Waller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:williamhwaller@gmail.com" target="_blank">williamhwaller@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<div>
<div>Thanks Sylvie, Mark,
and Thilina for your
preferences. So far, we
have ...<br>
<br>
</div>
Theme 1: Oana Sandu,
Chenzhou Cui, Sylvie
Vauclair<br>
<br>
</div>
Theme 2: Bill Waller, Mike
Simmons, Mark Subbarao<br>
<br>
</div>
Theme 3: Sze-leung Cheung,
Thilina Heenatigala<br>
<br>
</div>
Of course, you can double-dip if
you so desire ;-)<br>
<br>
</div>
Others?<br>
<br>
</div>
Bill Waller<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu,
Aug 10, 2017 at 4:55 AM,
Thilina Heenatigala <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.nl" target="_blank">heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.n<wbr>l</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<p>Dear Bill, Sze-leung,</p>
<p>Thank you for putting
this together. All
themes are quite
appealing. But I'd like
to focus on theme 3: The
IAU National Outreach
Contacts (NOC) Network.
As the NOC of Sri Lanka
and spending some time
at OAO this year, I
could contribute more
towards this theme.</p>
<p>Looking forward to
discussing further.</p>
<p>Cheers!<br>
Thilina<br>
</p>
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<div class="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087moz-cite-prefix">On
02/08/2017 07:53,
William Waller
wrote:<br>
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<div>
<div>
<div>Dear IAU
FM14 SOC
members,<br>
<br>
</div>
I have
attached some
thoughts for
organizing
ourselves
going
forward. We
were given 4
sessions on
one day, each
session
lasting 1.5
hours. I am
recommending
that each of
us choose
which theme(s)
to focus on.
Sze-leung and
I look forward
to your
responses.<br>
<br>
</div>
Thank you for
your
contributions to
organizing an
attractive and
consequential
meeting on
international
astronomy
outreach.<br>
<br>
</div>
Bill Waller<br>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On
Mon, May 29,
2017 at 9:18
PM, Sze-leung
Cheung <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cheungszeleung@gmail.com" target="_blank">cheungszeleung@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<p>Dear all,</p>
<p>I'm happy
to let you
know that our
IAU GA
proposal is
accepted and
is announced
on the IAU
webpage<br>
<a class="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann17021/" target="_blank">https://www.iau.org/news/annou<wbr>ncements/detail/ann17021/</a></p>
<p>It is
reduced to a
one-day (5.5
hours) focus
meeting, I
will let you
know when I
have more
details.<br>
</p>
<p>Looking
forward to
work with you!<br>
</p>
<p>Best
Regards,<br>
Sze-leung<br>
</p>
<br>
<div class="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-cite-prefix">On
2016/12/16
8:09,
Sze-leung
Cheung wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<p>Dear all,</p>
<p>Thanks
everyone for
the comments,
support and
joining us as
the SOC on the
proposal.
Please kindly
see below the
final
submission.</p>
<p>Let's
finger
crossed.</p>
<p>Best
Regards,<br>
Sze-leung<br>
</p>
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<td>IAU Letter
of Proposal -
FM: IAU’s role
on global
astronomy
outreach, the
latest
challenges and
bridging
different
communities by
Sze-leung
Cheung</td>
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<th nowrap valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
<td>Thu, 15
Dec 2016
22:55:33 +0000</td>
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<th nowrap valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
<td>International
Astronomical
Union <a class="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:no-reply@iau.org" target="_blank"><no-reply@iau.org></a></td>
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<th nowrap valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">To: </th>
<td><a class="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cheungszeleung@iau.org" target="_blank">cheungszeleung@iau.org</a>,
<a class="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:john.hearnshaw@canterbury.ac.nz" target="_blank">john.hearnshaw@canterbury.ac.n<wbr>z</a>,
<a class="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:piero.benvenuti@unipd.it" target="_blank">piero.benvenuti@unipd.it</a></td>
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<br>
<br>
<p>This is an
email sent
automatically
by the <a href="http://iau.org" target="_blank">iau.org</a> webserver notifying
you about the
submission of
a new Letter
of Proposal. <br>
A copy of this
email is sent
to the
Proposer, the
IAU Assistant
General
Secretary and
to the
Coordinating
Division
President.</p>
<h2>Proposer
details</h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Last name</th>
<td>Cheung</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>First name</th>
<td>Sze-leung
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Email</th>
<td><a class="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cheungszeleung@iau.org" target="_blank">cheungszeleung@iau.org</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Address</th>
<td> IAU
Office for
Astronomy
Outreach<br>
C/O National
Astronomical
Observatory of
Japan<br>
2-21-1 Osawa,
Mitaka<br>
181-8588<br>
Tokyo<br>
Japan<br>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Proposed
Meeting
Details</h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_category">Category:</label></th>
<td> FM </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_ga_meeting">GA
meeting:</label></th>
<td> yes </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_title">Title:</label></th>
<td> IAU’s
role on global
astronomy
outreach, the
latest
challenges and
bridging
different
communities </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_start_date">Start
date:</label></th>
<td>
2018-08-23 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_end_date">End
date:</label></th>
<td>
2018-08-24 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_location">Location:</label></th>
<td> Vienna </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_country">Country:</label></th>
<td> Austria </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_coordinating_division">Coordinating
division:</label></th>
<td> Division
C Education,
Outreach and
Heritage </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_other_divisions">Other
divisions:</label></th>
<td> <br>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<hr>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>SOC
Co-Chairs</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>First Name</td>
<td>Last Name</td>
<td>Institution</td>
<td>Country</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Sze-leung
</td>
<td> Cheung </td>
<td> IAU
OAO/NAOJ </td>
<td> Japan </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> William
H. </td>
<td> Waller </td>
<td> The
Galactic
Inquirer </td>
<td> United
States </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> <br>
</td>
<td> <br>
</td>
<td> <br>
</td>
<td> <br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> <br>
</td>
<td> <br>
</td>
<td> <br>
</td>
<td> <br>
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</table>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<th>SOC
Members</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>First Name</td>
<td>Last Name</td>
<td>Institution</td>
<td>Country</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Kevin </td>
<td> Govender
</td>
<td> IAU
OAD/SAAO </td>
<td> South
Africa </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Samir </td>
<td> Dhurde </td>
<td> India
Deputy NOC /
IUCAA </td>
<td> India </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Thilina </td>
<td>
Heenatigala </td>
<td> Sri Lanka
NOC / Universe
Awareness </td>
<td> Sri Lanka
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Andrew </td>
<td> Fraknoi </td>
<td> Foothill
College </td>
<td> United
States </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Lina </td>
<td> Canas </td>
<td> IAU
OAO/NAOJ </td>
<td> Japan </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Sylvie </td>
<td> Vauclair
</td>
<td> IRAP </td>
<td> France </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Richard
Tresch </td>
<td> Fienberg
</td>
<td> IAU
Commission CC2
/ AAS </td>
<td> United
States </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Oana </td>
<td> Sandu </td>
<td> ESO </td>
<td> Romania </td>
</tr>
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<td> Chenzhou
</td>
<td> Cui </td>
<td> IAU WG
Data driven
astronomy
education and
public
outreach /
NAOC </td>
<td> China
Nanjing </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Mark </td>
<td> SubbaRao
</td>
<td>
International
Planetarium
Society /
Adler
Planetarium </td>
<td> United
States </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Beatriz </td>
<td> Garcia </td>
<td> IAU
Commission CC1
/ Argentina
NOC </td>
<td> Argentina
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Mike </td>
<td> Simmons </td>
<td>
Astronomers
Without
Borders </td>
<td> United
States </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<hr>
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<th>Editor(s)
of Proceedings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>First Name</td>
<td>Last Name</td>
<td>Institution</td>
<td>Country</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Sze-leung
</td>
<td> Cheung </td>
<td> IAU
OAO/NAOJ </td>
<td> Japan </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> William
H. </td>
<td> Waller </td>
<td> The
Galactic
Inquirer </td>
<td> United
States </td>
</tr>
<tr>
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Members</th>
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<hr>
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<tr>
<th><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_expected_participants">Expected
participants:</label></th>
<td> None </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_registration_fee">Registration
fee:</label></th>
<td> <br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Expenses
covered by
registration
fee</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> <label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_expenses_airport">Transport
to/from
airport or
station:</label></td>
<td> no </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> <label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_expenses_hotel">Transport
to/from
airport or
station:</label></td>
<td> no </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> <label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_expenses_coffee">Coffee
Breaks etc.</label></td>
<td> no </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> <label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_expenses_dinner">Conference
Dinner:</label></td>
<td> no </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Proceedings:
must be
included in
the
registration
fee.</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Expected
price of
Hotels and
other
accomodation</th>
</tr>
<tr>
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and 5 stars:</label></td>
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and 3 stars:</label></td>
<td> <br>
</td>
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<tr>
<td> <label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_price_hotel_other">Other:</label></td>
<td> <br>
</td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
<hr>
<h2>Scientific
Justification</h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th valign="top"><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_key_topics">Key
topics:</label></th>
<td>
<p>1. The IAU
National
Outreach
Contacts
(NOCs) Network<br>
2. Global
astronomy
outreach
program update<br>
3. Bridging
the
astronomers
and the
outreach
communities<br>
4. Big data
astronomy
outreach, and
scientific
visualizations<br>
5.
Astronomer-amateur
(Pro-Am)
collaboration<br>
6. Citizen
Science
projects<br>
7. Latest
challenges of
astronomy
communication<br>
8.
Communicating
astronomy for
social benefit</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top"><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_abstract">Abstract:</label></th>
<td>
<p>The IAU,
with its more
than 10,000
members, is
the largest
organization
of leading
professional
astronomers in
the world. It
is paramount
to find
constantly new
innovative and
effective ways
to link
astronomers
with the
astronomy
outreach
community,
ultimately to
facilitate the
flow of
cutting edge
astronomy
research to
reach the
general
public.
Therefore the
IAU has placed
organizational
efforts
focused on
outreach and
education in
recent years.
One of the
investments
made by the
IAU was to
create the IAU
Office for
Astronomy
Outreach (OAO)
and the IAU
National
Outreach
Contacts
(NOCs)
Network. </p>
<p>(1) The IAU
GA is an
excellent
occasion to
allow
different NOCs
gather and
address the
astronomy
outreach
issues
nationally,
look for
common ground
and foster
collaborations.
Instead of a
closed door
meeting, we
aim to open
the floor and
discussions to
all IAU
members and GA
participants,
so that
everyone can
also join the
efforts and
work on
challenges
with each NOC.
</p>
<p>(2) This
meeting will
also address
the scientific
issues that
both the
astronomers
and the
outreach
communities
can work
together on,
such as big
data astronomy
outreach,
citizen
science
projects, and
Pro-Am
collaborations.</p>
<p>(3) A third
objective of
the meeting is
to address
common issues
faced among
both
communities,
leveraging the
work begun in
2009 with the
International
Year of
Astronomy, and
to share the
strategies and
successes in
both long-term
and more
recent
projects in
the field. </p>
<p>(4)
Finally, we
will also
convene
stakeholders
in Astronomy
Communication
for exploring
ways in which
we can
optimally
serve the
diverse needs
and interests
of people
worldwide.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top"><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_rationale">Rationale:</label></th>
<td>
<p>Acknowledging
the existence
of a gap
between
professional
astronomers
and the
outreach
communities,
the IAU
organized the
International
Year of
Astronomy in
2009 (IYA2009)
started to
place the very
own building
blocks for the
networks and
facilitate
collaborations
among these
two
communities
that we still
see today.
This work
continued in
the last
decade by the
Office for
Astronomy
Outreach
(OAO), Office
of Astronomy
for
Development
(OAD) and
Division C and
its
commissions.</p>
<p>============================<br>
The IAU
National
Outreach
Contacts<br>
============================</p>
<p>Today, the
IAU National
Outreach
Contacts
(NOCs) Network
evolved from
the IYA2009 is
organized by
the IAU Office
for Astronomy
Outreach, more
than 70 NOCs
serving
onboard to
connect the
IAU with the
national
network of
educators,
communicators,
professionals,
amateurs,
planetarium
and public
observatory
communities.
The IYA2009
has proven
that a global
network of
outreach
coordination
played a vital
role in
astronomy
outreach, and
the subsequent
global
projects
NameExoWorlds
and the Cosmic
Light Programs
for the
International
Year of Light
2015 organized
by the IAU
also verified
the need.</p>
<p>The IAU GA
is an
excellent
occasion to
allow the NOCs
to meet, not
only to
discuss their
work with the
IAU outreach
community but
to share with
the IAU
members at
large. The GA
also provides
a unique
face-to-face
meeting that
allows
different NOCs
to interact
and learn from
each other,
and even to
promote
regional
collaborations.
Instead of
having a
business
meeting, we
believe that
it is
beneficial for
all the IAU
members to
join the
discussions
and learn the
astronomy
outreach
situation in
each country.
</p>
<p>==============================<wbr>======<br>
Bridging
astronomers
and outreach
communities<br>
==============================<wbr>======</p>
<p>Since the
major
participants
of the IAU GA
are
astronomers,
we also have
put the
meeting focus
on leveraging
meaningful
collaborations
between the
astronomers
and outreach
communities.
Many
astronomers
are busy with
research, and
institution
policy
frequently
only considers
scientific
output as the
only
professional
indicator. On
the contrary,
outreach
communities
and amateur
astronomers
have the
experience and
time for
outreach work,
but they
sometimes lack
knowledge of
the latest
professional
research. To
help the
situation, we
will address
specific
topics on the
common edges
of
professional
astronomers
and
professional
outreach
communicators,
focusing on
big data
science
outreach, data
visualization,
citizen
science and
Pro-Am project
collaborations. The works presented and discussions carried will have an
emphasis on
the
sustainability
aspect of
these
collaborations
– with best
practices and
key cases
highlighted. </p>
<p>The IAU
recently
established
the Working
Group on
Data-driven
astronomy
education and
public
outreach
(under
Division B),
to address the
outreach
related to the
era of big
data
astronomy.
With the
development of
many
mega-science
astronomical
projects, for
example CTA,
DESI, EUCLID,
FAST, GAIA,
JWST, LAMOST,
LSST, SDSS,
SKA, and large
scale
simulations,
astronomy has
become a Big
Data science.
Astronomical
data is not
only a
necessary
resource for
scientific
research, but
is also a very
valuable
resource for
education and
public
outreach
(EPO),
especially in
the era of
Internet and
Cloud
Computing.
This meeting
is a good
venue to
discuss the
common
practices,
guidelines,
curriculums,
data
resources,
tools, and
e-infrastructure
for
data-driven
EPO.</p>
<p>Many
citizen
science
projects were
developed by
astronomers
and outreach
professionals
working
together.
These projects
have proved to
be very
engaging with
the public and
have produced
valuable
scientific
results.
Planetariums
are also a
common place
for showcasing
big data and
for producing
real-time
renderings of
data that
provides a
common ground
for the
astronomy
research and
outreach
professionals
to work
together.</p>
<p>In the past
years, there
are also
growing trends
for amateurs
to support the
professional
research
enterprise.
Examples
include
variable-star
monitoring,
occultation
timing, Comet
ISON
observation
campaigns,
Jupiter
asteroid
impact
monitoring,
Juno mission
support etc. </p>
<p>The IAU GA
will provide
ideal
conditions for
us to gather,
to place
experts in
both fields,
each bringing
to the table
their
different
backgrounds
and expertise
with a shared
outcome –
understanding
how the IAU,
through its
existing
extensive
network of
professional
astronomers
and outreach
communicators,
can provide
the standards,
best practices
and continued
support for
engaging the
wider global
community in
astronomical
discovery.</p>
<p>==============================<wbr>======<br>
Communicating
astronomy in
the changing
world<br>
==============================<wbr>======</p>
<p>As the new
millennium
heads towards
its second
decade, many
changes have
simultaneously
transformed
Astronomy and
the human
condition
world-wide.
Exoplanets
have become so
commonplace,
that most
stars are
thought to be
hosts of
planetary
systems.
Galaxies have
been found
with look-back
times
exceeding 13
billion years,
thus
constraining
the epoch of
galaxy
formation to
just a few
hundred
million years
after the Hot
Big Bang. And
the first
positive
detections of
gravitational
radiation from
merging black
holes have
opened up a
whole new
window for
investigating
the cosmos.
Amid these
amazing
astronomical
developments,
the human
condition on
Earth has
become
blazingly
interconnected,
yet beset with
ever-increasing problems of over-population, pollution, and never-ending
wars.
Fossil-fueled
global climate
change has
begun to yield
perilous
consequences.
And the
displacement
of people from
war-torn
nations has
reached levels
not seen since
World War II.</p>
<p>In this
meeting, with
the presence
of
professional
astronomers,
NOCs with
worldwide
background and
outreach
professionals
in attendance,
we would
endeavor to
reconcile the
latest
challenges in
astronomy
communication,
and address
different
social issues
using
astronomy
outreach --
such as
meeting the
challenges of
climate
change,
superstitions,
and the wounds
of war.</p>
<p>Some topics
for discussion
(in addition
to engaging
research
astronomers in
effective
outreach) may
include
communicating
astronomy in
underdeveloped
countries;
engaging and
supporting
refugee
populations
through
astronomy;
navigating the
current
landscape of
astronomy
media -- from
press releases
and
traditional
media to
e-magazines,
blogs, and
videos; and
exploring the
role of
astronomers in
building
awareness of
anthropogenic
climate change
as a planetary
phenomenon. </p>
<p>The OAO and
OAD work very
closely on the
astronomy for
development.
While the OAO
builds and
shares
capabilities
for effective
astronomy
outreach
worldwide, the
OAD can take
the advantage
of the OAO’s
capabilities
to implement
astronomy for
development
projects. </p>
<p>=========<br>
STRATEGY<br>
=========</p>
<p>This IAU GA
Focus meeting
will take
place between
the bi-annual
“Communicating
Astronomy with
the Public
(CAP)”
conference
organized by
the IAU
Commission
CC2. The major
participants
of the IAU GA
are mostly
professional
astronomers,
while the CAP
conference
participants
are mostly
professional
astronomy
communicators.
The SOC
co-chair of
this FM is
also the SOC
co-chair of
the CAP
conference;
therefore he
can build a
link between
the two
different
meetings while
taking into
consideration
in the program
design the
different
target
audience for
the proposed
meeting. </p>
<p>With the
strong support
and access
from different
IAU divisions,
commissions
and working
groups, and
also our
partners and
flagship
player in the
field, namely
the
Astronomers
Without
Borders and
International
Planetarium
Society, we
believe this
meeting will
foster very
fruitful
dialogues.</p>
<p>Another
proposal
submitted by
the IAU OAD is
also
complementing
this proposal
by enabling
discussions on
building
synergies
between
different IAU
structures
(OAD, OAO,
Office for
Young
Astronomers,
IAU Divisions
etc). </p>
<p>==========<br>
OUTCOMES<br>
==========</p>
<p>Outcomes of
the
presentations
and
discussions
will include a
helpful
roadmap for
future work by
the NOCs,
along with
possible
guidelines for
implementing
effective
research-based
astronomical
outreach
worldwide. The
IAU OAO will
act as the
facilitator of
this meeting,
will promote
the
discussions
and exchanges
through
different
channels, such
as the CAP
Journal, IAU
Astronomy
Outreach
Newsletter and
IAU social
media. The
contributed
papers will be
fully archived
on the Focus
Meeting for
open access.
As discussed
above, the
discussions
will be
continued and
linked to the
future CAP
Conferences.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top"><label for="m_5040645306303925357m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_program_outline">Program
outline:</label></th>
<td>
<p>(Topics may
include, but
are not
limited to): </p>
<p>(Assuming
the GA will
include a
plenary
session, and
thus 3
sessions
available for
the FM each
day)</p>
<p>=====Day
1=====<br>
Session 1 –
The IAU
structure for
global
astronomy
outreach and
National
outreach
programs<br>
• Overview of
the IAU Office
for Astronomy
Outreach<br>
• Overview of
the National
Outreach
Contacts
(NOCs) Network<br>
• Short
presentation
by each NOC
present</p>
<p>Session 2 –
National
outreach
programs
(continued)<br>
• Short
presentation
by each NOC
present
(continued)</p>
<p>Session 3 –
Latest
challenges of
astronomy
communication<br>
• Short
presentations
on different
global and
national
projects<br>
[could be
replaced by
summaries of
posters]<br>
• Panel
discussion on
common
challenges and
ways forward</p>
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<p>Session 4 –
Common
interests of
the astronomy
research and
outreach
communities<br>
• Big data
astronomy
outreach,
standards and
practices<br>
• Citizen
science
programs<br>
• Scientific
Visualizations</p>
<p>Session 5 –
Common
interests of
the astronomy
research and
outreach
communities
(continued)<br>
• Pro-Am
collaborations
<br>
• Case studies<br>
• Panel
discussion, in
particular on
the
professional
recognition of
outreach work
done by
astronomers
and ways to
foster
collaborations</p>
<p>Session 6 –
Communicating
Astronomy in
the changing
world<br>
•
Communicating
the ever
changing
astronomy<br>
• Astronomy
and social
challenges
(addressing
climate
change,
superstitions,
war-torn
populations)<br>
• Final
conclusion</p>
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International Outreach Coordinator
Office for Astronomy Outreach, International Astronomical Union
Office: 310 South Building, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8588, JAPAN
Tel: <a href="tel:+81%20422-34-3896" value="+81422343896" target="_blank">+81-(0)422-34-3896</a> | Mob: <a href="tel:+81%2080-9274-2454" value="+818092742454" target="_blank">+81-(0)80-9274-2454</a> | skype: cheungszeleung
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