[AstroNet] UNAWE Newsletter #5, December 2008

["Dr. Carolina Ödman"]

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The December issue of the UNAWE Newsletter is out. You can download  
the 12.6MB PDF version here:
http://unawe.org/site/images/newsletters/unawe_newsletter_december_2008.pdf

In this issue:

Country News:

- Welcome UNAWE Brazil
- UNAWE Kenya at Ray of Hope Community Centre in the slums of Kawangware
- 1-day Astronomy for children workshop in Madurai, India
- Space festival in Indonesia
- New Astronomy & Art project for young children in Ireland
- Venezuelan Planetarium at Expo2008

International News:

- New websites:
    Universe Awareness Organisation
    Online Database of educational materials and activities
- 4th International Multidisciplinary UNAWE workshop
- New partnerships with International Organisations
- Message from Prof. George Miley, Vice-President of the International  
Astronomical Union and Instigator of UNAWE

Our next newsletter with country news from Uruguay, Iceland and more  
is already being written. It looks like there will be an issue next  
February already. Feel free to send us your contributions and let us  
know how you are launching the IYA2009 in your country!

Best wishes for a starry 2009!

Warm regards,


Carolina




-- 
Dr. Carolina Ödman
Universe Awareness
carolina.odman at unawe.org
http://www.unawe.org/
IYA2009 Netherlands
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