[AstroNet] AstroNet Digest, Vol 17, Issue 4

[kgaphola kholofelo]

I am interested in the outreach programme. i was in the previous national
workshop in June and would like to take science and technology further. This
would also ensure our countries economic growth and i am willing to do
whatever it take to put young South Africans on the map. Please contact me
on 0735706863 Kholofelo Kgaphola a student at the University of
Johannesburg.

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 12:00 PM, <astronet-request at mail.saasta.ac.za> wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:12:49 +0200
> From: Kevin Govender <kg at saao.ac.za>
> Subject: [AstroNet] task team/working group for IYA in Africa
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> Hi all
> I would like to call on volunteers who are willing to give time to a
> task team/working group for IYA in Africa.
>
> There has always been a core of energetic individuals from all over
> Africa (and beyond) contributing to such things as the plan for
> Astronomy Outreach in Africa and the discussions surrounding IYA in
> different African countries. For that the continent remains grateful to
> them. However, the growing amount of work and opportunities that they
> have generated brings about a need to establish a bigger team of
> collaborators that could consult regularly outside of this email list
> and run with things as and when necessary.
>
> Africa needs these energetic individuals as well as other keen parties
> on this team. The team would lead the actual work before communicating
> with the whole community for input and information dissemination. They
> would work closely with each other via email, skype, telephone
> conferences or physical meetings to make sure that Africa moves forward
> and benefits maximally from IYA2009.
>
> Please contact me if you would like to join this team and we can start
> talking about specific tasks that the continent needs done.
> Regards
> Kevin
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 16:19:39 +0200
> From: "Maciej Soltynski" <Maciej at telkomsa.net>
> Subject: [AstroNet] From the IAU regarding IYA2009
> To: <astronet at mail.saasta.ac.za>
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> IYA2009. RELEASE OF NEW WEB SITE
>
> As of today, 123 National Nodes and 28 organisations have
> formed committees to prepare activities for the International
> Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009). These committees are
> collaborations between professional and amateur astronomers,
> societies, universities, research institutes, educators,
> science centres and science communicators.
>
> The IYA2009 is also supported by 11 Global Cornerstone
> projects, 6 Special Projects and 11 IYA2009 Task Groups.
> These are global programmes of activities centred on a
> specific theme and represent the means to achieve the
> IYA2009's main goals; whether it is the support and promotion
> of women in astronomy, the preservation of dark-sky sites
> around the world or educating and explaining the workings of
> the Universe to millions, the global projects are the key
> facets of the success of the IYA2009.
>
> The global coordination of IYA2009 is supported financially
> by the Organisational Associates and Global Sponsors. We are
> proud to announce that the companies Thales Alenia Space and
> Celestron are the first IYA2009 Global Sponsors, and that
> seed funding of parts of the Cornerstones has started.
>
> The IYA2009 is constantly growing: both in the number of
> people and organisations involved, as well as in the number
> and quality of resources it makes available to its partners.
> For more information on the IYA2009 and its worldwide
> activities, please see the latest version of the IYA2009
> brochure, which will be available on the IYA2009 web page
> <www.astronomy2009.org/resources-mainmenu-47.html> on
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