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    <p>FYI<br>
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            <td>Re: Fwd: Re: 28 Feb. deadline for IAU registration and
              abstracts to FM14 is coming soon!</td>
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            <td>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:58:14 +0900</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td>Sze-leung Cheung <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org">&lt;cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org&gt;</a></td>
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            <td>Office for Astronomy Outreach, International
              Astronomical Union</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">To: </th>
            <td>Chenzhou CUI <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ccz@bao.ac.cn">&lt;ccz@bao.ac.cn&gt;</a></td>
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      <p>Thank you so much Chenzhou, very much appreciated. Please
        kindly let me have the name.</p>
      <p>The deadline is Feb 28 and please kindly inform the speaker to
        submit the abstract before the deadline. <br>
      </p>
      <p>Many thanks,<br>
        Sze-leung</p>
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      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2018/02/24 17:18, Chenzhou CUI
        wrote:<br>
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        <p>Hi. Sze-leung,</p>
        <p>Please leave a slot for the IVOA. I will send you the name in
          the coming days.<br>
        </p>
        <p>BTW, I submitted an abstract under the name of DAEPO WG to
          FM14.<br>
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        <p>Cheers,</p>
        <p>Chenzhou<br>
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        <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2018/2/23 17:47, Sze-leung
          Cheung wrote:<br>
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          <p>Dear Chenzhou,</p>
          <p>If IVOA have some suggested names please let me know.
            Thanks!<br>
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          <div class="moz-forward-container">Best Regards,<br>
            Sze-leung<br>
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                  <td>Re: 28 Feb. deadline for IAU registration and
                    abstracts to FM14 is coming soon!</td>
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                  <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date:
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                  <td>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:21:52 +0900</td>
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                  <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From:
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                  <td>Sze-leung Cheung <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                      href="mailto:cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org&gt;</a></td>
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                  <td>Office for Astronomy Outreach, International
                    Astronomical Union</td>
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                  <td>William Waller <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                      href="mailto:williamhwaller@gmail.com"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;williamhwaller@gmail.com&gt;</a></td>
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                  <td>Mike Simmons <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                      href="mailto:mikes@astronomerswithoutborders.org"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;mikes@astronomerswithoutborders.org&gt;</a>,
                    <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
                      href="mailto:samir@iucaa.in"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">samir@iucaa.in</a>, Thilina
                    Heenatigala <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                      href="mailto:heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.nl"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.nl&gt;</a>,
                    Andrew Fraknoi <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                      href="mailto:fraknoiandrew@fhda.edu"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;fraknoiandrew@fhda.edu&gt;</a>,
                    Sylvie Vauclair <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                      href="mailto:sylvie.vauclair@irap.omp.eu"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;sylvie.vauclair@irap.omp.eu&gt;</a>,
                    Beatriz Garcia <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                      href="mailto:beatrizgarciautn@gmail.com"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;beatrizgarciautn@gmail.com&gt;</a>,
                    Mark Subbarao <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                      href="mailto:msubbarao@adlerplanetarium.org"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;msubbarao@adlerplanetarium.org&gt;</a>,
                    Chenzhou CUI <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                      href="mailto:ccz@bao.ac.cn" moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;ccz@bao.ac.cn&gt;</a>,
                    AAS Press Officer Dr. Rick Fienberg <a
                      class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                      href="mailto:rick.fienberg@aas.org"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;rick.fienberg@aas.org&gt;</a>,
                    Kevin Govender <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                      href="mailto:kg@astro4dev.org"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;kg@astro4dev.org&gt;</a>,
                    Oana Sandu <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                      href="mailto:osandu@partner.eso.org"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;osandu@partner.eso.org&gt;</a>,
                    Lina Canas <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                      href="mailto:lina.canas@nao.ac.jp"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;lina.canas@nao.ac.jp&gt;</a></td>
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            <p>Dear FM14 SOCs,</p>
            <p>Bill and I would like to seek your help and support on
              the organization of <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="https://www.iau.org/public/oao/fm14/">FM14</a>.</p>
            <p>1. We have updated the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mUHOxt0LPJ9qSzkbZh1bsowj0Vnkb5eq9ZBaztTNvns/edit#bookmark=id.n5rb8km6wjz">program</a>.
              The program will be composed of talks and panel
              discussions. (See the program in the link)</p>
            <p>2. For the talks, we need your input for speakers
              suggestions for these topics, would you kindly help to
              suggest names? (You can directly comment on the google doc
              or sent in your suggestions by email) We would like to
              finalize the names by this week and we can contact them
              next week as the abstract submission deadline is Feb 28.<br>
            </p>
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              id="docs-internal-guid-5e743ba0-bc1e-7abe-f459-24333322dcfc">
              <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Developing and Sharing Big Data for Effective Astronomy Outreach</span></p></li>
              <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Promoting Citizen Science Projects in Astronomy</span></p></li>
              <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Brokering Pro-Am Partnerships in Astronomy</span></p></li>
              <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Supporting Research Scientists in Astronomy Outreach</span></p></li>
            </ul>
            <p>3. IAU will support <u><b>two</b></u> invited speakers
              by waiving their registration fee, in some justified case
              IAU might consider support their travel, in such case SOCs
              need to provide justifications. Bill and I would like to
              suggest (1) a speaker from planetarium field who might not
              come to IAU GA usually and (2) a colleague from Africa or
              other under-developed countries to share their experience
              and challenges. What do you think?<br>
            </p>
            <p>4. As you notice from the program we have a lot of panel
              discussions, this allow more interaction but we need a lot
              of coordination before the meeting. Please let us know if
              you also have in mind any panel members recommend<br>
            </p>
            <p>5. IAU will send us all the abstract submissions and
              grants applications early March, and we need to evaluate
              them and return to IAU by end of March. <br>
            </p>
            <p>6. The oral submission abstract deadline is Feb 28,
              please kindly help to promote the meeting to your
              colleagues. <br>
            </p>
            <p>We are looking forward for your input. Comments and
              suggestions are welcome. Many thanks.<br>
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            Best Regards,<br>
            Sze-leung<br>
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            <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2018/02/21 5:30, William
              Waller wrote:<br>
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                      <div>Dear IAU FM14 SOC+ folk,<br>
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                      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>
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                    Sze-leung and I will be talking very soon in hopes
                    of getting the oral sessions firmed up.  We'll
                    report back ASAP.<br>
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                  Looking forward,<br>
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                Bill Waller<br>
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                            <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 20,
                              2017 at 7:13 AM, Sze-leung Cheung <span
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                                  href="mailto:cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org</a>&gt;</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_446141078723791353moz-cite-prefix">On
                                    2017/08/11 3:23, Mike Simmons wrote:<br>
                                  </div>
                                  <blockquote type="cite">
                                    <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>
                                    <div class="gmail_extra"><br
                                        clear="all">
                                      <div>
                                        <div
                                          class="m_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"
                                              moz-do-not-send="true">+1
                                              818 597-0223</a><br>
                                            Cell : <a
                                              href="tel:%28818%29%20486-7633"
                                              value="+18184867633"
                                              target="_blank"
                                              moz-do-not-send="true">+1
                                              818 486-7633</a><br>
                                            Email: <a
                                              href="mailto:mikes@astronomerswithoutborders.org"
                                              target="_blank"
                                              moz-do-not-send="true">mikes@<wbr>astronomerswithoutborders.org</a><br>
                                            Skype: mikeawb<br>
                                            Web: <a
                                              href="http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org"
                                              target="_blank"
                                              moz-do-not-send="true">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">&lt;<a
                                            href="mailto:williamhwaller@gmail.com"
                                            target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true">williamhwaller@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>
                                        wrote:<br>
                                        <blockquote class="gmail_quote"
                                          style="margin:0 0 0
                                          .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
                                          solid;padding-left:1ex">
                                          <div dir="ltr">
                                            <div>
                                              <div>
                                                <div>
                                                  <div>
                                                    <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>
                                          </div>
                                          <div
                                            class="m_446141078723791353HOEnZb">
                                            <div
                                              class="m_446141078723791353h5">
                                              <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
                                                <div class="gmail_quote">On
                                                  Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at
                                                  4:55 AM, Thilina
                                                  Heenatigala <span
                                                    dir="ltr">&lt;<a
                                                      href="mailto:heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.nl"
                                                      target="_blank"
                                                      moz-do-not-send="true">heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.n<wbr>l</a>&gt;</span>
                                                  wrote:<br>
                                                  <blockquote
                                                    class="gmail_quote"
                                                    style="margin:0 0 0
                                                    .8ex;border-left:1px
                                                    #ccc
                                                    solid;padding-left:1ex">
                                                    <br>
                                                    <div
                                                      bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
                                                      text="#000000">
                                                      <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>
                                                      <div>
                                                        <div
                                                          class="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768h5">
                                                          <br>
                                                          <div
class="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087moz-cite-prefix">On
                                                          02/08/2017
                                                          07:53, William
                                                          Waller wrote:<br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <blockquote
                                                          type="cite">
                                                          <div dir="ltr">
                                                          <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">&lt;<a
href="mailto:cheungszeleung@gmail.com" target="_blank"
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true">cheungszeleung@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>
                                                          wrote:<br>
                                                          <blockquote
                                                          class="gmail_quote"
style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
                                                          <div
                                                          bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
                                                          text="#000000">
                                                          <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_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann17021/"
                                                          target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">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_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>
                                                          <div
class="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-forward-container"><br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          --------
                                                          Forwarded
                                                          Message
                                                          --------
                                                          <table
class="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-email-headers-table"
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">
                                                          <tbody>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th
                                                          nowrap="nowrap"
valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Subject: </th>
                                                          <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>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th
                                                          nowrap="nowrap"
valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
                                                          <td>Thu, 15
                                                          Dec 2016
                                                          22:55:33 +0000</td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th
                                                          nowrap="nowrap"
valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
                                                          <td>International
                                                          Astronomical
                                                          Union <a
class="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:no-reply@iau.org" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;no-reply@iau.org&gt;</a></td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th
                                                          nowrap="nowrap"
valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">To: </th>
                                                          <td><a
class="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:cheungszeleung@iau.org" target="_blank"
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true">cheungszeleung@iau.org</a>,
                                                          <a
class="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:john.hearnshaw@canterbury.ac.nz" target="_blank"
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true">john.hearnshaw@canterbury.ac.n<wbr>z</a>,
                                                          <a
class="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:piero.benvenuti@unipd.it" target="_blank"
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true">piero.benvenuti@unipd.it</a></td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          </tbody>
                                                          </table>
                                                          <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          <p>This is an
                                                          email sent
                                                          automatically
                                                          by the <a
                                                          href="http://iau.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">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_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:cheungszeleung@iau.org" target="_blank"
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true">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_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_category">Category:</label></th>
                                                          <td> FM </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_ga_meeting">GA
                                                          meeting:</label></th>
                                                          <td> yes </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th><label
for="m_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_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_start_date">Start
                                                          date:</label></th>
                                                          <td>
                                                          2018-08-23 </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_end_date">End
                                                          date:</label></th>
                                                          <td>
                                                          2018-08-24 </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_location">Location:</label></th>
                                                          <td> Vienna </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_country">Country:</label></th>
                                                          <td> Austria </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_coordinating_division">Coordinating
                                                          division:</label></th>
                                                          <td> Division
                                                          C Education,
                                                          Outreach and
                                                          Heritage </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th><label
for="m_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>
                                                          </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          </tbody>
                                                          </table>
                                                          <table>
                                                          <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>
                                                          <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>
                                                          </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <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>
                                                          <table>
                                                          <tbody>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <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>
                                                          <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>
                                                          </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          </tbody>
                                                          </table>
                                                          <hr>
                                                          <div
class="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732nongafields">
                                                          <table>
                                                          <tbody>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th>LOC Chairs</th>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <td>First Name</td>
                                                          <td>Last Name</td>
                                                          <td>Institution</td>
                                                          <td>Country</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>
                                                          </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>
                                                          </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          </tbody>
                                                          </table>
                                                          <table>
                                                          <tbody>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th>LOC
                                                          Members</th>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <td>First Name</td>
                                                          <td>Last Name</td>
                                                          <td>Institution</td>
                                                          <td>Country</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>
                                                          </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>
                                                          </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          </tbody>
                                                          </table>
                                                          <hr>
                                                          <table>
                                                          <tbody>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_expected_participants">Expected
                                                          participants:</label></th>
                                                          <td> None </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th><label
for="m_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_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_expenses_airport">Transport
                                                          to/from
                                                          airport or
                                                          station:</label></td>
                                                          <td> no </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <td>    <label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_expenses_hotel">Transport
                                                          to/from
                                                          airport or
                                                          station:</label></td>
                                                          <td> no </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <td>    <label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_expenses_coffee">Coffee
                                                          Breaks etc.</label></td>
                                                          <td> no </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <td>    <label
for="m_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>
                                                          <td>    <label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_price_hotel_45">4
                                                          and 5 stars:</label></td>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <td>    <label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_price_hotel_23">2
                                                          and 3 stars:</label></td>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <td>    <label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_price_hotel_other">Other:</label></td>
                                                          <td> <br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          </tbody>
                                                          </table>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <hr>
                                                          <h2>Scientific
                                                          Justification</h2>
                                                          <table>
                                                          <tbody>
                                                          <tr>
                                                          <th
                                                          valign="top"><label
for="m_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_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_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>
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for="m_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>
                                                          <p>======Day
                                                          2=====</p>
                                                          <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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                                      <pre class="m_446141078723791353moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Sze-leung CHEUNG
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" moz-do-not-send="true">+81-(0)422-34-3896</a> | Mob: <a href="tel:+81%2080-9274-2454" value="+818092742454" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">+81-(0)80-9274-2454</a> | skype: cheungszeleung
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<a href="http://facebook.com/IAUoutreach" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">facebook.com/IAUoutreach</a> | @IAU_org
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            <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Sze-leung CHEUNG
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: +81-(0)422-34-3896 | Mob: +81-(0)80-9274-2454 | skype: cheungszeleung
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org" moz-do-not-send="true">cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org</a> | <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.iau.org" moz-do-not-send="true">www.iau.org</a> | <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nao.ac.jp" moz-do-not-send="true">www.nao.ac.jp</a>
facebook.com/IAUoutreach | @IAU_org</pre>
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Chenzhou Cui  
National Astronomical Observatory | Tel: +86-10-64872500
Chinese Academy of Sciences       | FAX: +86-10-64888708
20A Datun Road, Chaoyang District | Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ccz@bao.ac.cn" moz-do-not-send="true">ccz@bao.ac.cn</a>
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      <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Sze-leung CHEUNG
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: +81-(0)422-34-3896 | Mob: +81-(0)80-9274-2454 | skype: cheungszeleung
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org" moz-do-not-send="true">cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org</a> | <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.iau.org" moz-do-not-send="true">www.iau.org</a> | <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nao.ac.jp" moz-do-not-send="true">www.nao.ac.jp</a>
facebook.com/IAUoutreach | @IAU_org</pre>
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