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<td>Re: Fwd: Re: 28 Feb. deadline for IAU registration and
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<td>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:58:14 +0900</td>
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<td>Sze-leung Cheung <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org"><cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org></a></td>
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<td>Office for Astronomy Outreach, International
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<td>Chenzhou CUI <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ccz@bao.ac.cn"><ccz@bao.ac.cn></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>
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<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>
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<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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<td>Sze-leung Cheung <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org"
moz-do-not-send="true"><cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org></a></td>
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<td>William Waller <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
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<td>Mike Simmons <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:mikes@astronomerswithoutborders.org"
moz-do-not-send="true"><mikes@astronomerswithoutborders.org></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"><heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.nl></a>,
Andrew Fraknoi <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:fraknoiandrew@fhda.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true"><fraknoiandrew@fhda.edu></a>,
Sylvie Vauclair <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:sylvie.vauclair@irap.omp.eu"
moz-do-not-send="true"><sylvie.vauclair@irap.omp.eu></a>,
Beatriz Garcia <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:beatrizgarciautn@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true"><beatrizgarciautn@gmail.com></a>,
Mark Subbarao <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:msubbarao@adlerplanetarium.org"
moz-do-not-send="true"><msubbarao@adlerplanetarium.org></a>,
Chenzhou CUI <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:ccz@bao.ac.cn" moz-do-not-send="true"><ccz@bao.ac.cn></a>,
AAS Press Officer Dr. Rick Fienberg <a
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href="mailto:rick.fienberg@aas.org"
moz-do-not-send="true"><rick.fienberg@aas.org></a>,
Kevin Govender <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:kg@astro4dev.org"
moz-do-not-send="true"><kg@astro4dev.org></a>,
Oana Sandu <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:osandu@partner.eso.org"
moz-do-not-send="true"><osandu@partner.eso.org></a>,
Lina Canas <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:lina.canas@nao.ac.jp"
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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>
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
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>
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<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>
</p>
<br>
Best Regards,<br>
Sze-leung<br>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
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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>
<br>
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Looking forward,<br>
<br>
</div>
Bill Waller<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 20,
2017 at 7:13 AM, Sze-leung Cheung <span
dir="ltr"><<a
href="mailto:cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org</a>></span>
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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>
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2017/08/11 3:23, Mike Simmons wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Since AWB has many
years of "coordinating and
catalyzing astronomy outreach
worldwide" I'd be glad to pitch in
there as well, unless it is only
about the IAU NOC.
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<div>Mike</div>
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<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>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu,
Aug 10, 2017 at 8:22 AM, William
Waller <span dir="ltr"><<a
href="mailto:williamhwaller@gmail.com"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">williamhwaller@gmail.com</a>></span>
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<div>Thanks
Sylvie, Mark,
and Thilina for
your
preferences. So
far, we have ...<br>
<br>
</div>
Theme 1: Oana
Sandu, Chenzhou
Cui, Sylvie
Vauclair<br>
<br>
</div>
Theme 2: Bill
Waller, Mike
Simmons, Mark
Subbarao<br>
<br>
</div>
Theme 3: Sze-leung
Cheung, Thilina
Heenatigala<br>
<br>
</div>
Of course, you can
double-dip if you so
desire ;-)<br>
<br>
</div>
Others?<br>
<br>
</div>
Bill Waller<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On
Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at
4:55 AM, Thilina
Heenatigala <span
dir="ltr"><<a
href="mailto:heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.nl"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.n<wbr>l</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<p>Dear Bill,
Sze-leung,</p>
<p>Thank you for
putting this
together. All
themes are quite
appealing. But
I'd like to
focus on theme
3: The IAU
National
Outreach
Contacts (NOC)
Network. As the
NOC of Sri Lanka
and spending
some time at OAO
this year, I
could contribute
more towards
this theme.</p>
<p>Looking forward
to discussing
further.</p>
<p>Cheers!<br>
Thilina<br>
</p>
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<div
class="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087moz-cite-prefix">On
02/08/2017
07:53, William
Waller wrote:<br>
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<div>Dear IAU
FM14 SOC
members,<br>
<br>
</div>
I have
attached some
thoughts for
organizing
ourselves
going
forward. We
were given 4
sessions on
one day, each
session
lasting 1.5
hours. I am
recommending
that each of
us choose
which theme(s)
to focus on.
Sze-leung and
I look forward
to your
responses.<br>
<br>
</div>
Thank you for
your
contributions
to organizing
an attractive
and
consequential
meeting on
international
astronomy
outreach.<br>
<br>
</div>
Bill Waller<br>
<div
class="gmail_extra"><br>
<div
class="gmail_quote">On
Mon, May 29,
2017 at 9:18
PM, Sze-leung
Cheung <span
dir="ltr"><<a
href="mailto:cheungszeleung@gmail.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">cheungszeleung@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<p>Dear all,</p>
<p>I'm happy
to let you
know that our
IAU GA
proposal is
accepted and
is announced
on the IAU
webpage<br>
<a
class="m_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>
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FM: IAU’s role
on global
astronomy
outreach, the
latest
challenges and
bridging
different
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<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>
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<td> <br>
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<td> <br>
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<td> <br>
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</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>
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<td> <br>
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<td> <br>
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</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<hr>
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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>
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</tr>
<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
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<td> <br>
</td>
<td> <br>
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</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>
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</tr>
<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
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<td> <br>
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<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>
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valign="top"><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_program_outline">Program
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<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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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
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International Outreach Coordinator
Office for Astronomy Outreach, International Astronomical Union
Office: 310 South Building, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8588, JAPAN
Tel: +81-(0)422-34-3896 | Mob: +81-(0)80-9274-2454 | skype: cheungszeleung
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