[AAA] Fwd: IAU Astronomy Outreach Newsletter #1 November 2018
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Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 4:58 AM
Subject: IAU Astronomy Outreach Newsletter #1 November 2018
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IAU Astronomy Outreach Newsletter #1 November 2018
In this newsletter:
*0) From the Editors*
*1) Dark Sky Defender Award awarded to the Globe At Night – Sky Brightness
Monitoring Network 2) Call for Letters of Intent for Establishing the IAU
Office of Astronomy for Education 3) IAU PhD Prize 4) IAU100 Celebrations
around the World 5) News from Spain 6) News from Brazil 7) Science Cafés at
the Dark Skies Reserve in Portugal 8) International Observe the Moon Night
9) Meetings & Global Events 10) IAU Astronomy Outreach Newsletter in other
languages 11) Contributions to IAU Outreach Newsletter*
0) From the Editors
In a couple of months, the yearlong centennial celebration (IAU100) of the
International Astronomical Union (IAU) will take place, and our team will
be closely involved in spreading news of the IAU100 events happening around
the world. We strongly encourage everyone to reachout
<outreach en iau.org?subject=IAU100%20Celebrations> to us
<outreach en iau.org?subject=IAU100%20Celebrations> and share your activities.
And we have an exciting year ahead! As a big IAU100 kick-off event, the
global project 100 Hours of Astronomy
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is
organised on 10-13 January 2019. We strongly encourage everyone to
participate in this joint effort to bring astronomy to the general public.
The Einstein Schools
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program is another IAU100 Global Project to learn and communicate in a
creative, original way about gravity in astronomy. In the spirit of the
IAU, the project emphasises a worldwide collaboration among the
participating schools. Students and teachers can participate in the IAU100
celebrations and become part of an Einstein School.
In this issue, we highlight the IAU PhD Prize, the call for letters of
intent for the next IAU Office of Astronomy for Education, and the latest
IAU100 world celebrations.
Wishing you all Happy Reading & Clear Skies!
The IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach Team
*1) Dark Sky Defender Award awarded to the Globe At Night – Sky Brightness
Monitoring Network*
Each year, the International Dark-skies Association (IDA) recognizes and
celebrates the incredible achievements of individuals and groups who are
committed to the mission to preserve and protect the natural nighttime
environment. Among the recipients of the 2018 IDA Dark Sky Defender Award
are Jason Chun-Shing Pun, Chu-Wing So, and Sze-Leung Cheung, our IAU
International Outreach Coordinator, for the Globe At Night – Sky Brightness
Monitoring Network
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(GaN-MN) initiative, a multinational project for long-term monitoring of
night sky conditions around the world.
Read more:
http://darksky.org/international-dark-sky-association-announces-2018-award-recipients/
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*2) Call for Letters of Intent for Establishing the IAU Office of Astronomy
for Education*
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is in the process of creating
the Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) to achieve the goals set out in
the IAU Strategic Plan 2020–2030. The IAU invites member countries or
institutions interested in hosting the OAE to submit Letters of Intent
(LoI). The letters of Intent should be submitted to the IAU General
Secretary by 31 December 2018.
Learn more here: https://www.iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann1854/
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*3) IAU PhD Prize*
In 2016, IAU created a new prize — the IAU PhD Prize. Once a year, each IAU
Division, including the Division C for Education, Outreach and Heritage,
has the opportunity to award its own prize to the candidate it feels has
carried out the most remarkable work in the previous year. The IAU PhD
Prize is open to candidates from any country, regardless of whether the
country has an IAU National Membership. The objective is to recognise
outstanding scientific achievements in astrophysics around the world even
at an early stage in the career. The deadline for applications is December
15, 2018.
The conditions and details for the application are available on the IAU
webpage
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The
application form is available here:
https://www.iau.org/submissions/phd-prize/
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*4) IAU100 Celebrations around the World *
>From Colombia to Madagascar, from Egypt to Japan. The IAU100 kick-off
activities and global calls for events are starting around the world. With
Astronomy events of all kinds, including national and cultural events, the
IAU100 is engaging with different communities worldwide. Meet the IAU100
National Committees
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and
learn more about the people who are here to support you during the 2019
celebrations.
Read more: https://www.iau-100.org/national-committees
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*5) News from Spain*
*Culture with C of Cosmos opening in Madrid *
The project “Culture with C of Cosmos” officially launched last October
23rd. It is an interdisciplinary project with the goal of communicating
astronomy and astrobiology through the collections and activities of a
large number of cultural institutions in Madrid (Spain), by promoting their
artistic pieces from a scientific perspective. It is coordinated by the
Centre of Astrobiology (CAB/CSIC-INTA), with funding from FECYT and the
Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. If you’re in
Madrid, make sure you don’t miss it! The project will run from October 2018
till March 2019.
More information is available on the project’s website (in Spanish):
https://culturaccosmos.es
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.
*(Our warm thank you to Amelia Ortiz-Gil, our Spanish National Outreach
Coordinator for sharing the event with us.)*
*6) News from Brazil*
*XXVI Astronomy Week at the Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences*
>From November 13 to 17, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the XXVI Semana
de Astronomia do Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins (MAST) - XXVI
Astronomy Week at the Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences. To
celebrate the Black Consciousness holiday in Brazil, the Museum of
Astronomy (MAST) will bring to the public the contributions from African
people to modern and cultural astronomy. During five days, the public will
be able to follow the latest science discoveries through many activities
and lectures for children, youth, and adults. One of the novelties this
year is a program for teachers that will run parallel to the program for
visitors of the museum and be delivered by African scientists.
Find more information here (Brazillian Portuguese): https://bit.ly/2zK51EY
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.
*(Our warm thank you to Eduardo Penteado, our Brazilian National Outreach
Coordinator for sharing the event with us.)*
*7) Science Cafés at the Dark Skies Reserve in Portugal *
The Observatório do Lago Alqueva (OLA), is an astronomical observatory
located in the Dark Sky Reserve in Alentejo, Portugal. OLA aims for
visitors to find a pleasant place
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to
discover the Universe and learn more
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about
Astronomy and astrophotography, in one of Europe’s areas most protected
from light pollution. One of their highlight activities is a series of
Science Cafés. If you’re in Portugal, don’t miss this opportunity to visit
the reserve and attend two lectures (in Portuguese, with English
presentation slides) on November 17
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and
December 15
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The event is broadcasted live to the Portuguese-speaking community in São
Tomé e Principe (you can also watch it on YouTube).
*(Our warm thank you to Ana Alves and OLA's team, for sharing the news.)*
*8) International Observe the Moon Night *
The International Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide celebration of
lunar science and exploration held annually since 2010. Over almost a
decade, 104 countries have participated in this worldwide celebration of
our Moon. This year, 75 countries participated with over 1100 registered
events on moon.nasa.gov/observe
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(up from the 633 registered events for last year’s InOMN!). The InOMN
Coordinating Committee is led by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Public
Engagement Team at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
You can discover more about this annual event at
https://moon.nasa.gov/observe-the-moon/annual-event/overview/
*(Our warm thank you to Staci L. Tiedeken, the Outreach Coordinator of the
Solar System Exploration Division for sharing the news.)*
*9) Meetings and Global Events *
Here you can find a list of astronomy outreach & education conferences and
events around the world. Plan ahead for a year full of interesting events!
a) Inaugural Asia-Pacific Science Conference 2018: Strengthening Science
Communication in the Asia-Pacific
Date: 19 - 21 November 2018
Location: Singapore
More Information: https://apsc2018.sg
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b) Starmus Festival V: A Giant Leap
Date: 24–29 June 2019
Location: Bern, Switzerland
More information: https://www.starmus.com/
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c) 3rd Workshop on Dissemination and Education of Astronomy (WDEA III)
Dates: 2 July (Solar Eclipse), 4- 5 July 2019
Location: San Juan, Argentina
More information at http://sion.frm.utn.edu.ar/WDEAIII/
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Have we missed something? Then share your astronomy outreach and education
international meetings or events with us via outreach en iau.org.
*10) IAU Astronomy Outreach Newsletter in other languages*
- Translations into Serbian are available, by Dr Liliana Gracanin from
Serbia: https://twitter.com/IAU_srpski
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;
- Translations into Japanese are available, carried out by Akihiko
Tomita through the Astronomy Translation Network: http://bit.ly/2xlNyCR
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If you want to receive the Japanese newsletter translation, please
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or
the Japanese Society for Education and Popularization of Astronomy here:
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- Translations into Galician are available, by Martin Pawley,
Agrupación Astronómica Coruñesa Ío, in Spain here:
http://agrupacionio.com/gl/tag/boletin-iau
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- Translations into Spanish are available by Emílio Zuniga, the
Association of Amateur Astronomers from León, Nicaragua:
http://asafile.blogspot.jp/p/blog-page_12.html
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If you are interested in translating our newsletter into your language,
please let us know via outreach en iau.org.
*11) **Contributions to the IAU Outreach Newsletter—looking forward to
hearing from you in 2018*
*Here at the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach, we’re always looking for
news about astronomical education and outreach events around the world.
Please continue to share your stories with us in 2018! If you are
organising large-scale events at a regional or international level,
offering astronomy education or communication job positions, have any
innovative projects or inspiring stories, looking for *
*professional–amateur** collaboration in astronomy, or have created any
educational resources, let us know by sending an email to outreach en iau.org
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