[AstroNet] IYA2009 National Steering Committee

[Astronomy education in SA - email discussion group]

Hi Kevin,

Just to let you know that travel is out for me next week with the  
expected arrival of our daughter.

Peter



On 27 Jun 2007, at 9:10 PM, Astronomy education in SA - email  
discussion group wrote:

> Greetings
>
>
>
> The National Steering Committee for the South African celebrations  
> of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 has been finalized  
> following input from the astronomy stakeholder community.
>
>
>
> This steering committee is made up of the following people:
>
> -                      Byren Archary (DST)
>
> -                      Kim de Boer (SKA SA / MeerKAT)
>
> -                      Marion West (HartRAO)
>
> -                      Shadrack Mahapa (SAASTA)
>
> -                      Peter Martinez (SAAO / ASSA / Space Science  
> Community)
>
> -                      Kevin Govender (SAAO / SALT)
>
> Acronyms:
>
> -                      DST: Department of Science and Technology
>
> -                      SKA SA: Square Kilometre Array South Africa
>
> -                      MeerKAT: Karoo Array Telescope
>
> -                      HartRAO: Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy  
> Observatory
>
> -                      SAASTA: South African Agency for Science and  
> Technology Advancement
>
> -                      SAAO: South African Astronomical Observatory
>
> -                      ASSA: Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
>
> -                      SALT: Southern African Large Telescope
>
>
>
> We believe that this steering committee is now well equipped for  
> their task with adequate representation from a wide variety of  
> stakeholder communities.
>
>
>
> Current activity status:
>
> The draft business plan for the SA IYA2009 celebrations is being  
> prepared following input from stakeholders in the astronomy field.  
> Once it has been bounced around the steering committee it will be  
> made public on the South African IYA website  
> www.astronomy2009.org.za. The steering committee will meet on  
> Monday 2nd July at the KAT/SKA offices in Johannesburg. All  
> activities of the steering committee will remain as transparent as  
> possible with regular feedback to the astronomy community.
>
>
>
>
>
> ASTRONOMICAL REMINDERS:
>
> -                      The closing dates for the Communicating  
> Astronomy with the Public 2007 conference are imminent (http:// 
> www.communicatingastronomy.org/cap2007/)
>
> -                      Please keep those astronomy resources coming  
> for our national consolidation process (http:// 
> astronomy2009.saao.ac.za/projects/resources/)
>
> -                      Don’t forget to look up - especially around  
> 1st July when Venus and Saturn will be really close together in the  
> evening sky (http://www.saao.ac.za/public-info/sun-moon-stars/july/)
>
> -                      Please continue to spread the word about  
> this email list (http://mail.saasta.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/astronet)
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Kevin Govender
>
> 0824878466
>
>
>
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