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<p>FYI again<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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<td>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 12:25:47 +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
Astronomical Union</td>
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<td>Rick Fienberg <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rick.fienberg@aas.org"><rick.fienberg@aas.org></a></td>
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<td>William Waller <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:williamhwaller@gmail.com"><williamhwaller@gmail.com></a>, Mike
Simmons <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mikes@astronomerswithoutborders.org"><mikes@astronomerswithoutborders.org></a>,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:samir@iucaa.in">samir@iucaa.in</a>, Thilina Heenatigala
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.nl"><heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.nl></a>, Andrew Fraknoi
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fraknoiandrew@fhda.edu"><fraknoiandrew@fhda.edu></a>, Sylvie Vauclair
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sylvie.vauclair@irap.omp.eu"><sylvie.vauclair@irap.omp.eu></a>, Beatriz Garcia
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:beatrizgarciautn@gmail.com"><beatrizgarciautn@gmail.com></a>, Mark Subbarao
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:msubbarao@adlerplanetarium.org"><msubbarao@adlerplanetarium.org></a>, Chenzhou CUI
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ccz@bao.ac.cn"><ccz@bao.ac.cn></a>, Kevin Govender
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kg@astro4dev.org"><kg@astro4dev.org></a>, Oana Sandu
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:osandu@partner.eso.org"><osandu@partner.eso.org></a>, Lina Canas
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lina.canas@nao.ac.jp"><lina.canas@nao.ac.jp></a></td>
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<p>Dear all,</p>
<p>Thanks again for everyone contribution and suggestion, they are
extremely helpful. Over the weekend Bill and I had go through
the suggestions and decided to recommend the following <u><b>invited
speakers</b></u> given the topics and time we have<br>
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<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 - a speaker from International Virtual Observatory Alliance recommended by Chenzhou Chi</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;"><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 - Laura Trouille (Deputy PI of Zooniverse)</span></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;"><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 - Padma Yanamandra-Fisher who lead the Pro-am observations of Comet ISON, Rosetta missions etc.</span></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;"><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 - Andrew Fraknoi
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<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;"><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;">Coordinating Museums and Planetaria Worldwide - Mark SubbaRao (President of International Planetarium Society)</span></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;"><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;">IAU Strategic Plan and its outreach action - Ewine van Dishoeck (Incoming President of IAU)</span></li>
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<p>For the rest of the names, we will also send a note and seek
their contribution but not as an invited speakers. <br>
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<p>Out of these 6 people, we would suggest to recommend to IAU to
provide registration fee wavier to Andrew Fraknoi and Mark
SubbaRao. Last time we mentioned we should award one for the
speaker from developing countries but after some discussion we
think it is better to do that it the grant application system
that could provide more support than just registration fee, that
allows a higher chance of bringing them to the meeting.</p>
<p>For the list of panelist we will still keep refining in the
time being.</p>
<p>If you have other suggestions or comments please let me know.
Thanks again for all the input so far and we need your help to
score the abstract in the coming month. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Best Regards,<br>
Sze-leung<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2018/02/23 19:18, Sze-leung Cheung
wrote:<br>
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<p>Dear Rick,</p>
<p>Thanks for the very useful suggestions. <br>
You made a good suggestions for media contacts, will check
with Lars. We had a similar experience during the Asia-Pacific
IAU Regional meeting, the most changeling issue for inviting
good journalist rest on the funds to bring them to the
meeting, therefore we need to match who are already planning
to come or use GA as an attraction point to let them
convenience their boss to send them to GA.</p>
<p>The strategic plan will be voted in GA, so it will be
circulated. <br>
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<p>For panelists, we need 1 abstract per panel discussion. Bill
and I will approach the people individually for help.</p>
<p>No, not yet circulate to CAP mailing list, will do. <br>
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<p>Thanks!<br>
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<p>Best Regards,<br>
Sze-leung<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2018/02/22 20:21, Rick Fienberg
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<div class="">FM 14 is shaping up nicely! Well done!<br
class="">
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<div class="">I am happy to participate on the panel
"Effectively Navigating the Media Landscape;” thank you
for including me there. I’m not sure when Lars Christensen
(IAU press officer) plans to issue a media invitation to
the GA, but once we know which active journalists are
planning to attend, we could look at that list and think
about which of them would be worth inviting to join the
panel as well. If you don’t want to wait till then, I
could send you a short list of people to consider
(naturally my list would be biased toward U.S. and
European journalists, since those are the ones I’m most
familiar with). Meanwhile, one person who I think could be
very good for this panel is Charles Blue, NRAO/ALMA
public-information officer. I’ve noted that in the Google
doc.</div>
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<div class="">I would also be happy to participate on a
panel related to "Outreach Action and Advocacy in the
Context of IAU's 2020-2030 Strategic Plan,” though I have
not yet seen the strategic plan for 2020-2030. Will it be
distributed, even if only in draft form, before the GA?</div>
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<div class="">Do panelists have to submit abstracts? If so,
you should let all prospective panelists know what you’d
like them to cover, so we don’t end up with duplication or
with omission of something critical.</div>
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<div class="">I don’t recall whether FM 14 has been promoted
to the CAP mailing list. If not, I think an email to the
list is warranted.</div>
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<div class="">I have suggested some speakers for the talks
listed in #2 below, in the Google doc.</div>
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<div class="">Please note that I am beginning a two-week
vacation in Norway today, so I may not be accessible via
email again, except perhaps spottily, till after March
7th.</div>
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<div class=""> Rick<br class="">
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Dr. Richard Tresch Fienberg<br class="">
Press Officer, American Astronomical Society<br
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Vice-President, Commission C2, Communicating
Astronomy with the Public<br class="">
International Astronomical Union<br class="">
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<div class="">On Feb 22, 2018, at 7:21 AM, Sze-leung
Cheung <<a
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moz-do-not-send="true">cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org</a>>
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<p class="">Dear FM14 SOCs,</p>
<p class="">Bill and I would like to seek your
help and support on the organization of <a
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class="">FM14</a>.</p>
<p class="">1. We have updated the <a
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class="">program</a>. The program will be
composed of talks and panel discussions. (See
the program in the link)</p>
<p class="">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 class="">
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<li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Promoting Citizen Science Projects in Astronomy</span></div></li>
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<p class="">3. IAU will support <u class=""><b
class="">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 class="">
</p>
<p class="">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
class="">
</p>
<p class="">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 class="">
</p>
<p class="">6. The oral submission abstract
deadline is Feb 28, please kindly help to
promote the meeting to your colleagues. <br
class="">
</p>
<p class="">We are looking forward for your input.
Comments and suggestions are welcome. Many
thanks.<br class="">
</p>
<br class="">
Best Regards,<br class="">
Sze-leung<br class="">
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<div class="">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 class="">
<br class="">
</div>
Bill Waller<br class="">
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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"
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class="">cheungszeleung@oao.iau.org</a>></span>
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<p class="">Dear all,</p>
<p class="">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 class="">
<br class="">
********UPDATES OF THE
PROGRAM*********<br
class="">
<br class="">
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
class="">
</p>
<p class="">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
class="">
</p>
<p class="">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 class="">********NEXT
STEP AND YOUR
ACTION****************<br
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</p>
<p class="">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 class="">
</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
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</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Theme 2
- Communicating Astronomy
in our Changing World <br
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</p>
Bill Waller, Mike Simmons,
Mark Subbarao, Lina, Oana<br
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<br class="">
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
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<br class="">
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
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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 class="">
<br class="">
Theme 1 and 3 please send
suggestions to me; theme 2
please send suggestions to
Bill. <br class="">
<br class="">
Please let me know if I miss
anyone. <br class="">
<br class="">
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
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<br class="">
*********INDIVIDUAL
RESPONSES********<br
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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
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<br class="">
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 class="">
<br class="">
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 class="">
<br class="">
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 class="">
<br class="">
<br class="">
Thanks everyone again. And
we are looking forward for
your suggested speakers and
other ideas.<br class="">
<br class="">
Best Regards,<br class="">
Sze-leung<br class="">
<br class="">
<br class="">
<br class="">
<div
class="m_446141078723791353moz-cite-prefix">On
2017/08/11 3:23, Mike
Simmons wrote:<br class="">
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"
class="">
<div dir="ltr" class="">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 class=""><br
class="">
</div>
<div class="">Mike</div>
<div class=""><br
class="">
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br
class="" clear="all">
<div class="">
<div
class="m_446141078723791353gmail_signature"
data-smartmail="gmail_signature">
<div dir="ltr"
class="">Mike
Simmons<br
class="">
President,
Astronomers
Without Borders<br
class="">
26500 West Agoura
Road, Suite
102-618,
Calabasas, CA
91302, USA<br
class="">
Phone: <a
href="tel:%28818%29%20597-0223"
value="+18185970223" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true" class="">+1
818 597-0223</a><br
class="">
Cell : <a
href="tel:%28818%29%20486-7633"
value="+18184867633" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true" class="">+1
818 486-7633</a><br
class="">
Email: <a
href="mailto:mikes@astronomerswithoutborders.org"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="">mikes@<wbr class="">astronomerswithoutborders.org</a><br
class="">
Skype: mikeawb<br
class="">
Web: <a
href="http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="">www.astronomerswithoutborders.<wbr
class="">org</a><br
class="">
<br class="">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br class="">
<div class="gmail_quote">On
Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at
8:22 AM, William
Waller <span
dir="ltr" class=""><<a
href="mailto:williamhwaller@gmail.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="">williamhwaller@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br class="">
<blockquote
class="gmail_quote"
style="margin:0 0 0
.8ex;border-left:1px
#ccc
solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"
class="">
<div class="">
<div class="">
<div class="">
<div class="">
<div class="">
<div class="">Thanks
Sylvie, Mark,
and Thilina
for your
preferences.
So far, we
have ...<br
class="">
<br class="">
</div>
Theme 1: Oana
Sandu,
Chenzhou Cui,
Sylvie
Vauclair<br
class="">
<br class="">
</div>
Theme 2: Bill
Waller, Mike
Simmons, Mark
Subbarao<br
class="">
<br class="">
</div>
Theme 3:
Sze-leung
Cheung,
Thilina
Heenatigala<br
class="">
<br class="">
</div>
Of course, you
can double-dip
if you so
desire ;-)<br
class="">
<br class="">
</div>
Others?<br
class="">
<br class="">
</div>
Bill Waller<br
class="">
</div>
<div
class="m_446141078723791353HOEnZb">
<div
class="m_446141078723791353h5">
<div
class="gmail_extra"><br
class="">
<div
class="gmail_quote">On
Thu, Aug 10,
2017 at 4:55
AM, Thilina
Heenatigala <span
dir="ltr"
class=""><<a
href="mailto:heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.nl" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="">heenatigala@strw.leidenuniv.n<wbr
class="">l</a>></span>
wrote:<br
class="">
<blockquote
class="gmail_quote"
style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <br
class="">
<div
bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
text="#000000"
class="">
<p class="">Dear
Bill,
Sze-leung,</p>
<p class="">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 class="">Looking
forward to
discussing
further.</p>
<p class="">Cheers!<br
class="">
Thilina<br
class="">
</p>
<div class="">
<div
class="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768h5">
<br class="">
<div
class="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087moz-cite-prefix">On
02/08/2017
07:53, William
Waller wrote:<br
class="">
</div>
<blockquote
type="cite"
class="">
<div dir="ltr"
class="">
<div class="">
<div class="">
<div class="">Dear
IAU FM14 SOC
members,<br
class="">
<br class="">
</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
class="">
<br class="">
</div>
Thank you for
your
contributions
to organizing
an attractive
and
consequential
meeting on
international
astronomy
outreach.<br
class="">
<br class="">
</div>
Bill Waller<br
class="">
<div
class="gmail_extra"><br
class="">
<div
class="gmail_quote">On
Mon, May 29,
2017 at 9:18
PM, Sze-leung
Cheung <span
dir="ltr"
class=""><<a
href="mailto:cheungszeleung@gmail.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="">cheungszeleung@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br
class="">
<blockquote
class="gmail_quote"
style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div
bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
text="#000000"
class="">
<p class="">Dear
all,</p>
<p class="">I'm
happy to let
you know that
our IAU GA
proposal is
accepted and
is announced
on the IAU
webpage<br
class="">
<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 class="">ncements/detail/ann17021/</a></p>
<p class="">It
is reduced to
a one-day (5.5
hours) focus
meeting, I
will let you
know when I
have more
details.<br
class="">
</p>
<p class="">Looking
forward to
work with you!<br
class="">
</p>
<p class="">Best
Regards,<br
class="">
Sze-leung<br
class="">
</p>
<br class="">
<div
class="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732moz-cite-prefix">On
2016/12/16
8:09,
Sze-leung
Cheung wrote:<br
class="">
</div>
<blockquote
type="cite"
class="">
<p class="">Dear
all,</p>
<p class="">Thanks
everyone for
the comments,
support and
joining us as
the SOC on the
proposal.
Please kindly
see below the
final
submission.</p>
<p class="">Let's
finger
crossed.</p>
<p class="">Best
Regards,<br
class="">
Sze-leung<br
class="">
</p>
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nowrap="nowrap"
valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Subject: </th>
<td class="">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 class="">
<th class=""
nowrap="nowrap"
valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
<td class="">Thu,
15 Dec 2016
22:55:33 +0000</td>
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<tr class="">
<th class=""
nowrap="nowrap"
valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
<td class="">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"><no-reply@iau.org></a></td>
</tr>
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nowrap="nowrap"
valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">To: </th>
<td class=""><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
class="">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>
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<br class="">
<br class="">
<p class="">This
is an email
sent
automatically
by the <a
href="http://iau.org/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true" class="">iau.org</a> webserver
notifying you
about the
submission of
a new Letter
of Proposal. <br
class="">
A copy of this
email is sent
to the
Proposer, the
IAU Assistant
General
Secretary and
to the
Coordinating
Division
President.</p>
<h2 class="">Proposer
details</h2>
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class="">
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class="">
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<th class="">Last
name</th>
<td class="">Cheung</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<th class="">First
name</th>
<td class="">Sze-leung
</td>
</tr>
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<th class="">Email</th>
<td class=""><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 class="">
<th class="">Address</th>
<td class="">
IAU Office for
Astronomy
Outreach<br
class="">
C/O National
Astronomical
Observatory of
Japan<br
class="">
2-21-1 Osawa,
Mitaka<br
class="">
181-8588<br
class="">
Tokyo<br
class="">
Japan<br
class="">
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 class="">Proposed
Meeting
Details</h2>
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class="">
<tbody
class="">
<tr class="">
<th class=""><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_category"
class="">Category:</label></th>
<td class="">
FM </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<th class=""><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_ga_meeting"
class="">GA
meeting:</label></th>
<td class="">
yes </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<th class=""><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_title"
class="">Title:</label></th>
<td class="">
IAU’s role on
global
astronomy
outreach, the
latest
challenges and
bridging
different
communities </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<th class=""><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_start_date"
class="">Start
date:</label></th>
<td class="">
2018-08-23 </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<th class=""><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_end_date"
class="">End
date:</label></th>
<td class="">
2018-08-24 </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<th class=""><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_location"
class="">Location:</label></th>
<td class="">
Vienna </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<th class=""><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_country"
class="">Country:</label></th>
<td class="">
Austria </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
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for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_coordinating_division"
class="">Coordinating
division:</label></th>
<td class="">
Division C
Education,
Outreach and
Heritage </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
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for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_other_divisions"
class="">Other
divisions:</label></th>
<td class="">
<br class="">
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<hr class="">
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class="">
<tbody
class="">
<tr class="">
<th class="">SOC
Co-Chairs</th>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">First
Name</td>
<td class="">Last
Name</td>
<td class="">Institution</td>
<td class="">Country</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
Sze-leung </td>
<td class="">
Cheung </td>
<td class="">
IAU OAO/NAOJ </td>
<td class="">
Japan </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
William H. </td>
<td class="">
Waller </td>
<td class="">
The Galactic
Inquirer </td>
<td class="">
United States
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="">
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</td>
<td class="">
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</td>
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</td>
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<br class="">
</td>
<td class="">
<br class="">
</td>
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</tbody>
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class="">
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class="">
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Members</th>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">First
Name</td>
<td class="">Last
Name</td>
<td class="">Institution</td>
<td class="">Country</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
Kevin </td>
<td class="">
Govender </td>
<td class="">
IAU OAD/SAAO </td>
<td class="">
South Africa </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
Samir </td>
<td class="">
Dhurde </td>
<td class="">
India Deputy
NOC / IUCAA </td>
<td class="">
India </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
Thilina </td>
<td class="">
Heenatigala </td>
<td class="">
Sri Lanka NOC
/ Universe
Awareness </td>
<td class="">
Sri Lanka </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
Andrew </td>
<td class="">
Fraknoi </td>
<td class="">
Foothill
College </td>
<td class="">
United States
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
Lina </td>
<td class="">
Canas </td>
<td class="">
IAU OAO/NAOJ </td>
<td class="">
Japan </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
Sylvie </td>
<td class="">
Vauclair </td>
<td class="">
IRAP </td>
<td class="">
France </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
Richard Tresch
</td>
<td class="">
Fienberg </td>
<td class="">
IAU Commission
CC2 / AAS </td>
<td class="">
United States
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
Oana </td>
<td class="">
Sandu </td>
<td class="">
ESO </td>
<td class="">
Romania </td>
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</td>
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<br class="">
</td>
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<td class="">
Chenzhou </td>
<td class="">
Cui </td>
<td class="">
IAU WG Data
driven
astronomy
education and
public
outreach /
NAOC </td>
<td class="">
China Nanjing
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
Mark </td>
<td class="">
SubbaRao </td>
<td class="">
International
Planetarium
Society /
Adler
Planetarium </td>
<td class="">
United States
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
Beatriz </td>
<td class="">
Garcia </td>
<td class="">
IAU Commission
CC1 /
Argentina NOC
</td>
<td class="">
Argentina </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
Mike </td>
<td class="">
Simmons </td>
<td class="">
Astronomers
Without
Borders </td>
<td class="">
United States
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<hr class="">
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class="">
<tbody
class="">
<tr class="">
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of Proceedings</th>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">First
Name</td>
<td class="">Last
Name</td>
<td class="">Institution</td>
<td class="">Country</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
Sze-leung </td>
<td class="">
Cheung </td>
<td class="">
IAU OAO/NAOJ </td>
<td class="">
Japan </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
William H. </td>
<td class="">
Waller </td>
<td class="">
The Galactic
Inquirer </td>
<td class="">
United States
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="">
<br class="">
</td>
<td class="">
<br class="">
</td>
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<br class="">
</td>
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class="">Expected
participants:</label></th>
<td class="">
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</tr>
<tr class="">
<th class=""><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_registration_fee"
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fee:</label></th>
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covered by
registration
fee</th>
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for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_expenses_airport"
class="">Transport
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airport or
station:</label></td>
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for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_expenses_hotel"
class="">Transport
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airport or
station:</label></td>
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for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_expenses_coffee"
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for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_expenses_dinner"
class="">Conference
Dinner:</label></td>
<td class="">
no </td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class=""> Proceedings:
must be
included in
the
registration
fee.</td>
<td class="">
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</tr>
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price of
Hotels and
other
accomodation</th>
</tr>
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for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_price_hotel_45"
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for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_price_hotel_23"
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for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_price_hotel_other"
class="">Other:</label></td>
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<hr class="">
<h2 class="">Scientific
Justification</h2>
<table
class="">
<tbody
class="">
<tr class="">
<th class=""
valign="top"><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_key_topics"
class="">Key
topics:</label></th>
<td class="">
<p class="">1.
The IAU
National
Outreach
Contacts
(NOCs) Network<br
class="">
2. Global
astronomy
outreach
program update<br
class="">
3. Bridging
the
astronomers
and the
outreach
communities<br
class="">
4. Big data
astronomy
outreach, and
scientific
visualizations<br
class="">
5.
Astronomer-amateur
(Pro-Am)
collaboration<br
class="">
6. Citizen
Science
projects<br
class="">
7. Latest
challenges of
astronomy
communication<br
class="">
8.
Communicating
astronomy for
social benefit</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<th class=""
valign="top"><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_abstract"
class="">Abstract:</label></th>
<td class="">
<p class="">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 class="">(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 class="">(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 class="">(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 class="">(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 class="">
<th class=""
valign="top"><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_rationale"
class="">Rationale:</label></th>
<td class="">
<p class="">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 class="">============================<br
class="">
The IAU
National
Outreach
Contacts<br
class="">
============================</p>
<p class="">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 class="">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 class="">==============================<wbr
class="">======<br
class="">
Bridging
astronomers
and outreach
communities<br
class="">
==============================<wbr class="">======</p>
<p class="">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 class="">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 class="">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 class="">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 class="">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 class="">==============================<wbr
class="">======<br
class="">
Communicating
astronomy in
the changing
world<br
class="">
==============================<wbr class="">======</p>
<p class="">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 class="">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 class="">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 class="">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 class="">=========<br
class="">
STRATEGY<br
class="">
=========</p>
<p class="">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 class="">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 class="">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 class="">==========<br
class="">
OUTCOMES<br
class="">
==========</p>
<p class="">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 class="">
<th class=""
valign="top"><label
for="m_446141078723791353m_3730665835181995768m_-8682338817256898087m_1155664081015058732id_program_outline"
class="">Program
outline:</label></th>
<td class="">
<p class="">(Topics
may include,
but are not
limited to): </p>
<p class="">(Assuming
the GA will
include a
plenary
session, and
thus 3
sessions
available for
the FM each
day)</p>
<p class="">=====Day
1=====<br
class="">
Session 1 –
The IAU
structure for
global
astronomy
outreach and
National
outreach
programs<br
class="">
• Overview of
the IAU Office
for Astronomy
Outreach<br
class="">
• Overview of
the National
Outreach
Contacts
(NOCs) Network<br
class="">
• Short
presentation
by each NOC
present</p>
<p class="">Session
2 – National
outreach
programs
(continued)<br
class="">
• Short
presentation
by each NOC
present
(continued)</p>
<p class="">Session
3 – Latest
challenges of
astronomy
communication<br
class="">
• Short
presentations
on different
global and
national
projects<br
class="">
[could be
replaced by
summaries of
posters]<br
class="">
• Panel
discussion on
common
challenges and
ways forward</p>
<p class="">======Day
2=====</p>
<p class="">Session
4 – Common
interests of
the astronomy
research and
outreach
communities<br
class="">
• Big data
astronomy
outreach,
standards and
practices<br
class="">
• Citizen
science
programs<br
class="">
• Scientific
Visualizations</p>
<p class="">Session
5 – Common
interests of
the astronomy
research and
outreach
communities
(continued)<br
class="">
• Pro-Am
collaborations
<br class="">
• Case studies<br
class="">
• Panel
discussion, in
particular on
the
professional
recognition of
outreach work
done by
astronomers
and ways to
foster
collaborations</p>
<p class="">Session
6 –
Communicating
Astronomy in
the changing
world<br
class="">
•
Communicating
the ever
changing
astronomy<br
class="">
• Astronomy
and social
challenges
(addressing
climate
change,
superstitions,
war-torn
populations)<br
class="">
• Final
conclusion</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</blockquote>
<br class="">
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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
<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>
<a href="http://facebook.com/IAUoutreach" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">facebook.com/IAUoutreach</a> | @IAU_org</pre>
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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
<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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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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