[AAA] IAU OAD Newsletter (Oct-Dec 2015) (fwd)

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                       IAU OAD Newsletter Oct-Dec 2015

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NEWS

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Funded Projects for 2016
The OAD's Fourth Annual Call for Proposals has concluded and 18 projects
have been selected to receive funding in 2016. A total of €111,704 will be
granted to the funded projects. The Task Forces reviewed the applications
and submitted recommendations to the Steering Committee, which approved the
final list of projects. 
Read the IAU Press Release for more details.

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South-West Asian Regional Office Inauguration The SWA Regional Office was
officially inaugurated on 13 October at Byurakan Observatory in Armenia. A
regional Astronomy meeting with representatives from various countries was
also conducted. The Armenian-Iranian Astronomy workshop was organized to
strengthen scientific relations.
Read more on the SWA regional office website

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West African Regional Office Inauguration
The West African Regional Office was inaugurated on 25 November in Enugu,
Nigeria. A meeting of the regional country coordinators was held prior to
the event. The inauguration coincided with the first Nigerian Astronomy and
Space Science Forum.
Read the IAU Press Release for more details.

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Arab Regional Office and Arabic Language Center Inauguration
The Arab Regional Office and Arabic Language Expertise Center was
inaugurated on 02 December in Jordan, Amman. It is hosted at the Arab Union
for Astronomy and Space Sciences (AUASS) which is located at the Royal
Jordanian Geographical Centre (RJGC).
Read the IAU Press Release for more details. 

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PROJECT UPDATES

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Astronomy Workshop
OAD Collaborators Laure Catala and Sudhanshu Barway conducted an
Astronomy workshop at the University of Zululand in South Africa. It
was part of an ongoing project to build capacity within the Physics
department of this “Historically Disadvantaged Institution”. 
Read more about the AstroVARSITY project.

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OAD One World Project
The OAD is working with international organisations to conduct a service
evaluation of South African Astronomical Observatory outreach activities in
Cape Town. The outreach activities expose children to the "Pale Blue Dot"
theory, with the aim of promoting the development of broader social
identities. Over 900 primary school students have so far participated in the
outreach activities.

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Assessing Summer Schools
Data collection and processing were completed on a project being run by the
OAD East Asia Regional Office with support from the OAD. The project
explores how summer schools and workshops can efficiently develop
high-quality assessments of students’ baseline levels of preparation for
summer schools and measure post-school learning gains.

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REGIONAL OFFICES - HIGHLIGHTS

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  *  Andean region will host at least 2 NASE-IAU workshops in Chile during
     the 1st semester of 2016, in a collaboration between Universidad de
     Antofagasta and Universidad de Chile
  *  East African ROAD is part of a working group established to draft the
     Ethiopian Space Policy. The Regional Office is a vice-chair and in
     charge of reviewing international space policies
  *  East Asian ROAD runs regular activities: monthly physics days at schools
     for children of migrant families, as well as monthly science cafes for
     the general public. Both activities are done under a joint umbrella with
     the UK Institute of Physics.
  *  Portuguese LOAD has received the endorsement of the Ministry of
     education and UNESCO. The formal inauguration will be held in May 2016
  *  NARIT, the host of the South-East Asian ROAD, initiated a program to
     commemorate HRH Princess Sirindorn by donating 10-inch reflecting
     telescopes to schools and universities in Lao PDR. NARIT will facilitate
     the Ministry of Science and Technology of Lao PDR in building its
     national observatory and planetarium
  *  Southern African ROAD hosted visiting professor Jayant Murthy for 1
     month. He gave lectures and workshops on 'Introducing Data Analysis in
     the University System' to students of Copperbelt University in Zambia

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MEETINGS AND VISITORS

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  *  Dr. Wanda Diaz is visiting the OAD to continue her work with the Athlone
     School for the Blind in Cape Town. She is assisting the school in the
     development of a Science curriculum.
  *  Russ Taylor from the University of Cape Town and founding director of
     the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA)
     visited the OAD to discuss potential collaborations in the “big data”
     domain
  *  Prof Dan McIntosh from University of Missouri at Kansas City visited the
     OAD. He has extensive experience in teaching introductory astronomy to
     students from socio-economically deprived backgrounds in the US and runs
     a NASA-funded bursary programme that uses astronomy to stimulate
     interest in science and to facilitate access to university in inner city
     schools.
  *  Anja Fourie, Director of Scifest Africa, visited the OAD to discuss
     potential future collaborations 
  *  The OAD was represented at the Mexico-South Africa workshop on Astronomy
     in October 2015
  *  Silvia Verdolini, OAD Visiting Fellow, attended two workshops on the
     development of a curriculum-related Astronomy resource run by the South
     African Department of Science & Technology
  *  Eli Grant represented the OAD at the World Science Forum in Hungary. She
     participated in the Young Scientists programme that developed strategies
     on how professional science communities can work together to support the
     achievement of the 4th Sustainable Development Goal, "Quality education
     for all"
  *  The OAD conducted a panel discussion entitled “Astronomy for
     Development” at the first Science Forum South Africa, which took place
     on 8-9 December 
  *  The OAD attended the first BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South
     Africa) Astronomy Workshop in Cape Town
  *  The OAD met with representatives from the MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty
     Action Lab team, JPAL Africa, who are based at UCT. Possibilities were
     explored for future collaboration on project assessment and training in
     development for OAD community

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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OAD Regional Offices Workshop
Mar 02 - 04 2016, Cape Town

Communicating Astronomy to the Public CAP Conference
May 16 - 20, 2016, Medellin, Colombia

IAU Symposium 326: Research in Astronomy Education
Oct 03 - 07, 2016, Heidelberg, Germany
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