[AAA] Fwd: IAU OAO Seminar on Dark and Quiet Skies 2023

[Asociación Argentina de Astronomía]

From: Kelly Blumenthal <blumenthal.kelly en oao.iau.org>
Sent: Wednesday, 17 May 2023 10:24
To: Christiaan STERKEN <Christiaan.Sterken en vub.be>; schechn en fas.harvard.edu
Cc: Lina Canas <lina.canas en nao.ac.jp>
Subject: Share this with your Commission on behalf of the OAO?



Hello,


My name is Kelly Blumenthal. I am the Deputy Director of the Office for
Astronomy Outreach (OAO). We are trying to
raise awareness about an event we're hosting at the end of the month that I
believe might be of interest to the
members of your Commission. I was hoping you might share the following
message with your members. If anyone has
questions about the programme, the content, or anything else, please let
them know they can contact me directly.



Thank you so much for your help,

Kelly Blumenthal, on behalf of the OAO Team

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                                     IAU OAO Seminar on Dark and Quiet
Skies 2023


The IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO) would like to invite everyone
to get involved with the 2023 edition of
the Dark and Quiet Skies project this May. Our programme features events
throughout the month to raise awareness of
the importance of dark and quiet skies for human health, the environment
and our cultural heritage. To conclude our
celebration of the dark and quiet sky, we are planning a seminar on the
cultural relevance of dark and quiet sky
protection.

This seminar, which will take place on 31 May 2023 at 13:00 UTC, will bring
together astronomers, cultural
practitioners, artists, activists, and outreach professionals to share
their connection to the dark and quiet sky
and its importance to the world’s cultures. We invite everyone – from
students to professional astronomers to
Indigenous knowledge holders – to tune in, learn about, and engage with
this important issue.

Though this event will be streamed live on YouTube, pre-registration is
requested.

The Seminar will feature six talks with time for Q&A with many of the
speakers. Our speaker list is outlined below:

·        Masaaki Hiramatsu (NAOJ) will discuss the ways light pollution in
the radio part of the electromagnetic
spectrum impacts radio astronomy – and our lives.

·        Manuel Grullon, our IAU National Outreach Coordinator (NOC)
Dominican Republic, will talk about the work
he's done to combat light pollution in his community.

·        Lya Osborn, co-founder of Light Justice, will frame light
pollution in the context of social justice,
touching upon issues of control and safety.

·        Duane Hamacher (University of Melbourne), Krystal de
Napoli (Monash University) and Bon Mott (artist,
educator, and curator based out of Melbourne, Australia) will discuss, as a
team, their work that positions light
pollution as an existential threat to Indigenous communities.

·        Jessica Heim (University of Southern Queensland; IAU CPS) will
talk about some of the key issues
surrounding night sky protection, as it relates, in particular, to
satellites and humanity's development of the
space environment.

·        Aparna Venkatesan (University of San Francisco) will focus on
millennia-old cultural sky traditions that
rely on dark and quiet skies. She will talk about the need for global
strategies to protect our shared space
environment and the intangible heritage it embodies.

We hope to see you there!

Contact

Kelly Blumenthal
Deputy Director
IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach
blumenthal.kelly en oao.iau.org



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