[AAA] Fwd: IAU National Outreach Coordinators | Online Astronomy en Home Awards

[Beatriz Garcia]

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From: Lina Canas <lina.canas en nao.ac.jp>
Date: Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 12:30 AM
Subject: IAU National Outreach Coordinators | Online Astronomy en Home Awards
To:
Cc: Izumi Hansen <izumi.hansen en oao.iau.org>


Dear friends,

*As many of us turn online to stay connected with our communities through
astronomy, we wish to recognise the incredible and inspiring efforts
various event organisers worldwide are carrying out during the upcoming
months. *

As the world struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19, we are committed
to helping tackle this pandemic and its impact on society (please read our IAU
Office's Call to Action <https://www.iau.org/public/callforonlineresources/>).
To help everyone cope with the prolonged times being spent indoors, and
because everything is better with astronomy, we would like to reward the
fun, educational, original and engaging at-home online activities you are
carrying out to keep you, your family, and your community occupied,
entertained and, most of all, engaged in a meaningful way with science and
astronomy.

We are asking outreach professionals, educators, amateur and professional
astronomers, and astronomy enthusiasts to develop and participate in
astronomy activities online. People from all backgrounds and level of
experience are encouraged to organise online events using astronomy as an
engagement tool to connect online with their communities. From one person
streaming their night sky through a telescope at their window; astronomers
holding virtual meetups; educators sharing fun activities to DIY at home;
to planetariums broadcasting live remote shows; online astronomy
challenges, we’re already seeing creative and engaging activities all
around!

*We hope to keep this momentum going, by recognising the various event
organisers worldwide through the Online Astronomy en Home Awards. The five
categories for the awards are:*

*1) Most Innovative Event:* Where organisers have come up with an
imaginative or unusual approach to enthusing the public about astronomy
with and online event or campaign.

*2) Best Family Event: *For those at home with their families, what
astronomy activity they come up with (together with their family members,
remotely or that are in the same house) and inspiring others along the way.

*3) Outstanding Online Event: *Engaging with the public isn't necessarily
the number of attendees or the scale of the event, but the quality of the
experience. This award recognises the excellence of an engaging and fully
online outreach experience.

*4) Largest Number of Registered Online Events Held by a Single Group:* Where
an organising group has made an effort to take astronomy above and beyond
from their own homes to the community-at-large.

*5) Community Engagement: *For the most interesting event that garnered
participation with communities that aren't focused on astronomy, or made
efforts to connect to non-astronomy-enthusiasts.

*Prizes*
First Prize: 600 euros (one first prize per category award)
Second Prize: 300 euros (one second prize per category award)
Top ten: A four-year subscription to the printed version of the CAPjournal
<http://capjournal.org/>.
All organisers will receive a Certificate of Participation.

*Timeline*
*1 April 2020 to 31 July 2020 *

*Eligibility*
Activities must be registered on the Event Form and implemented between 1
April and 31 July 2020. Events and content that sells products or services
are not eligible for these awards.

*How can you apply?*
1) Plan your online astronomy activities, events, talks, meetups for
engaging with your community online;
2) Register your event or activity on the IAU Global Outreach Events
registration
form <https://forms.gle/oiLabj8zQJVm5LyC7>;
3) Implement your astronomy outreach activities online between 1 April and
31 July 2020;
4) Tell us about your activity by filling out the report form
<https://forms.gle/zRokUpQkSDEk8HU66> by 15 August 2020.

*As always feedback is much appreciated.*
* We would also like to ask you to please disseminate it in your channels,
to participate and encourage your community to participate as well.
Official link at: **More information at IAU.org:
https://www.iau.org/public/oao/oao_global_events/
<https://www.iau.org/public/oao/oao_global_events/>*

Thank you and with all our best,
Lina & Izumi

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Lina Canas
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)422-34-3966 | Skype: linacanaslina.canas en iau.org |
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