[AstroNet] AstroNet Digest, Vol 12, Issue 7
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1. Re: "Essential Astronomy" Outreach Workshop (Kevin Govender)
2. "Essential Astronomy" Outreach Workshop (Gareth Allison)
3. Cape Town Workshop (Anna Turner)
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:59:13 +0200
From: Kevin Govender <kg at saao.ac.za>
Subject: Re: [AstroNet] "Essential Astronomy" Outreach Workshop
To: astronet <astronet at mail.saasta.ac.za>
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Seems there was some problems with the astronet server...
Hope this comes through ok...
Kevin Govender wrote:
> Greetings to the astronet email list
> As mentioned before we are preparing for a set of training workshops
> for astronomy education and outreach during June 2008.
> Please find below the first call that has also been published on
> www.astronomy2009.org.za
> Places for this workshop will be allocated on a first come first
> served basis.
> All details below.
> We hope to see many of you there.
>
> Spread the word.
> Regards
> Kevin
>
>
> *"Essential Astronomy" Outreach Workshop
>
> *
>
> The sky remains our biggest and most accessible teaching resource so
> there is always a need to increase the number of people who are able
> to use it effectively.
>
> With this in mind, we launch the first *"Essential Astronomy" Outreach
> Workshop* aimed at training and sharing experiences related to
> astronomy outreach. This will take the form of a packed 2 day
> experience which should leave all participants (a) fascinated by
> astronomy, and (b) better able to convey this fascination to others
> using the many tools and techniques that will be provided
>
> There will be two such workshops held in June 2008 - one in *Cape Town
> (19-20 June at the SAAO)* and one in *Johannesburg (26-27 June at the
> Jhb Observatory)*.
>
> *Workshop Objective*: build the pool of people able to do astronomy
> outreach
>
> *Target audience*: EPO (education and public outreach) staff from
> national facilities; science centre staff; Department of Education
> officials; university physics students; both professional and amateur
> astronomers; science journalists; astronomy enthusiasts from the
> public; basically anyone keen to be able to promote astronomy.
>
> A special appeal is made to those who have a lot of astronomy outreach
> experience to come share it with the attendees of the workshop and
> provide input into the contents presented.
>
> *Cape Town Workshop: *
>
> Date: 19th - 20th June 2008
>
> Venue: South African Astronomical Observatory, Observatory, Cape Town
>
> *Johannesburg Workshop:*
>
> Date: 26th and 27th June 2008
>
> Venue: Johannesburg Observatory, Observatory, Johannesburg
>
> *Programme*:
>
> *Day 1:*
> 8:30 Arrival, registration and tea
> 9:00 Welcome and Introductions / Ice breaker / Purpose / Relevance /
> Audience knowledge of astronomy
> 9:30 The International Year of Astronomy: Global and local scenes
> (presentation and discussion - to be continued on last day)
> 10:00 Astronomy in a nutshell: What everyone should know about astronomy
> 11:00 Tea
> 11:30 Useful Astronomy Software (participants will get CDs of the
> software)
> 12:00 South African Astronomy Resources (from the consolidation
> efforts on www.astronomy2009.org.za)
> 13:00 Lunch
> 14:00 Continue previous session
> 15:00 Relevant International Programmes and Resources (UNAWE, GHOU,
> NASA, ASP, etc)
> 16:00 tea
> 16:30 Round up discussions and preparations for night viewing
> 17:00 Break/supper/socialise
> 19:00 The night sky: telescope, binocular and naked eye observing
> (what to teach with what you have)
> 21:00 sleep at will
>
> *Day 2:*
> 9:30 arrival and tea (late start for the late risers)
> 10:00 Outdoor exhibits/activities and daytime astronomy
> 11:00 Tea
> 11:30 Indigenous astronomy
> 12:00 Astronomy and the media (press release, phone call, radio
> interview, tv interview, print story, PHOTOGRAPHS, YouTube, Flickr,
> Wikipedia, Facebook, positive stories)
> 12:30 Lunch
> 13:30 The "Essential Astronomy Quick Reference Guide to Outreach" (a
> pocket resource for astronomy education and outreach)
> 14:30 Planning for IYA and astronomy outreach: Open session
> 16:00 Closure
>
> *Call for contributions*: Patricipants are requested to contribute to
> the resource database and the various items on the programme by
> sending in astronomy materials that they are willing to share with the
> community. Suggestions to improve the impact of this workshop are most
> welcome. (With great appreciation to all those who have already
> contributed)
>
> *Registration:*
>
> To register please send the following details to
> info at astronomy2009.org.za <mailto:info at astronomy2009.org.za>
>
> /In the subject line/ type the word ?Register? followed by the city of
> the workshop you would like to attend (Cape Town or Johannesburg)
> followed by your surname e.g. ?Register Cape Town Govender?
>
> /In the body/ include the following:
>
> * Full name
> * Employer / affiliation
> * Email address
> * Postal address
> * Telephone (land line and cellphone)
> * Which days you will be attending (everyone's advised to attend both)
> * Will you be attending the night sky session? (highly recommended)
>
> Once you register you will be given a reference number. If you do not
> have a reference number at the workshop, you may miss out on the food
> and materials!
>
> *Registration Deadline*: 31 May 2008 (register soon as space is
> limited)* *
>
> *Cost*: There will be no registration fees as we would like to
> encourage as many people as possible to attend. Transport and
> accommodation will of course be at your own expense. Sponsors of
> lunches and resource kits will be announced at the workshop.
>
> *Side Events*: Depending on the interest expressed, the weekends
> immediately after the workshop can be used for a trip to nearby
> astronomical or tourist sites (at own cost). After the Cape Town
> workshop we could organise a special trip to the observatory
> Sutherland (home to the Southern African Large Telescope) and after
> the Johannesburg workshop we could organise a trip to Hartebeesthoek
> Radio Observatory. This will depend on the interest expressed in these
> side events. Costs for such trips will be kept as low as possible and
> will depend on the number of people.
>
> *If you would like any more information regarding
> travel/accommodation/logistics/side events or if you would like a
> letter of invitation please contact kg(at)saao.ac.za
> <javascript:linkTo_UnCryptMailto('ocknvq,miBuccq0ce0bc');>.*
>
>
>
>
>
--
*** If you are at all interested in Astronomy Education and Outreach, please join the AstroNet email list - details on SA International Year of Astronomy website: www.astronomy2009.org.za ***
Kevin Govender
Manager: SALT Collateral Benefits Programme
South African Astronomical Observatory
Office: +27 21 460 9350
Mobile: +27 82 487 8466
Fax: +27 21 447 3639
Email: kg at saao.ac.za
Skype: kevindran
Website: www.saao.ac.za / www.salt.ac.za
Postal: P.O. Box 9, Observatory, Cape Town, 7935, South Africa
Street: SAAO, Observatory Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:43:39 +0200
From: "Gareth Allison" <gareth at webfactory.co.za>
Subject: [AstroNet] "Essential Astronomy" Outreach Workshop
To: <astronet at mail.saasta.ac.za>
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"Essential Astronomy" Outreach Workshop
Greetings to the astronet email list
As mentioned before we are preparing for a set of training workshops for
astronomy education and outreach during June 2008.
Please find below the first call that has also been published on
www.astronomy2009.org.za
Places for this workshop will be allocated on a first come first served
basis.
All details below.
We hope to see many of you there.
Spread the word.
Regards
Kevin
*"Essential Astronomy" Outreach Workshop*
The sky remains our biggest and most accessible teaching resource so
there is always a need to increase the number of people who are able to
use it effectively.
With this in mind, we launch the first *"Essential Astronomy" Outreach
Workshop* aimed at training and sharing experiences related to astronomy
outreach. This will take the form of a packed 2 day experience which
should leave all participants (a) fascinated by astronomy, and (b)
better able to convey this fascination to others using the many tools
and techniques that will be provided
There will be two such workshops held in June 2008 - one in *Cape Town
(19-20 June at the SAAO)* and one in *Johannesburg (26-27 June at the
Jhb Observatory)*.
*Workshop Objective*: build the pool of people able to do astronomy outreach
*Target audience*: EPO (education and public outreach) staff from
national facilities; science centre staff; Department of Education
officials; university physics students; both professional and amateur
astronomers; science journalists; astronomy enthusiasts from the public;
basically anyone keen to be able to promote astronomy.
A special appeal is made to those who have a lot of astronomy outreach
experience to come share it with the attendees of the workshop and
provide input into the contents presented.
*Cape Town Workshop: *
Date: 19th - 20th June 2008
Venue: South African Astronomical Observatory, Observatory, Cape Town
*Johannesburg Workshop:*
Date: 26th and 27th June 2008
Venue: Johannesburg Observatory, Observatory, Johannesburg
*Programme*:
*Day 1:*
8:30 Arrival, registration and tea
9:00 Welcome and Introductions / Ice breaker / Purpose / Relevance /
Audience knowledge of astronomy
9:30 The International Year of Astronomy: Global and local scenes
(presentation and discussion - to be continued on last day)
10:00 Astronomy in a nutshell: What everyone should know about astronomy
11:00 Tea
11:30 Useful Astronomy Software (participants will get CDs of the software)
12:00 South African Astronomy Resources (from the consolidation efforts
on www.astronomy2009.org.za)
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Continue previous session
15:00 Relevant International Programmes and Resources (UNAWE, GHOU,
NASA, ASP, etc)
16:00 tea
16:30 Round up discussions and preparations for night viewing
17:00 Break/supper/socialise
19:00 The night sky: telescope, binocular and naked eye observing (what
to teach with what you have)
21:00 sleep at will
*Day 2:*
9:30 arrival and tea (late start for the late risers)
10:00 Outdoor exhibits/activities and daytime astronomy
11:00 Tea
11:30 Indigenous astronomy
12:00 Astronomy and the media (press release, phone call, radio
interview, tv interview, print story, PHOTOGRAPHS, YouTube, Flickr,
Wikipedia, Facebook, positive stories)
12:30 Lunch
13:30 The "Essential Astronomy Quick Reference Guide to Outreach" (a
pocket resource for astronomy education and outreach)
14:30 Planning for IYA and astronomy outreach: Open session
16:00 Closure
*Call for contributions*: Patricipants are requested to contribute to
the resource database and the various items on the programme by sending
in astronomy materials that they are willing to share with the
community. Suggestions to improve the impact of this workshop are most
welcome. (With great appreciation to all those who have already
contributed)
*Registration:*
To register please send the following details to
info at astronomy2009.org.za <mailto:info at astronomy2009.org.za>
/In the subject line/ type the word "Register" followed by the city of
the workshop you would like to attend (Cape Town or Johannesburg)
followed by your surname e.g. "Register Cape Town Govender"
/In the body/ include the following:
* Full name
* Employer / affiliation
* Email address
* Postal address
* Telephone (land line and cellphone)
* Which days you will be attending (everyone's advised to attend both)
* Will you be attending the night sky session? (highly recommended)
Once you register you will be given a reference number. If you do not
have a reference number at the workshop, you may miss out on the food
and materials!
*Registration Deadline*: 31 May 2008 (register soon as space is limited)* *
*Cost*: There will be no registration fees as we would like to encourage
as many people as possible to attend. Transport and accommodation will
of course be at your own expense. Sponsors of lunches and resource kits
will be announced at the workshop.
*Side Events*: Depending on the interest expressed, the weekends
immediately after the workshop can be used for a trip to nearby
astronomical or tourist sites (at own cost). After the Cape Town
workshop we could organise a special trip to the observatory Sutherland
(home to the Southern African Large Telescope) and after the
Johannesburg workshop we could organise a trip to Hartebeesthoek Radio
Observatory. This will depend on the interest expressed in these side
events. Costs for such trips will be kept as low as possible and will
depend on the number of people.
*If you would like any more information regarding
travel/accommodation/logistics/side events or if you would like a letter
of invitation please contact kg(at)saao.ac.za
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:47:47 +0200
From: "Anna Turner" <anna at onyxpharm.co.za>
Subject: [AstroNet] Cape Town Workshop
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To Whom It May Concern:
Full name: Anna Turner
Employer: Onyx Pharmaceuticals
Email address: anna at onyxpharm.co.za
Postal address: 97 6th Avenue, Rondebosch East. 7780
Telephone: 021 6965162 Cell: 0828990304
Would love to attend both.
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