[AstroNet] 100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project Update

[Kevin Govender]

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Subject: 	100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project Update -- IMPORTANT!
Date: 	Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:03:06 +0100
From: 	Pedro Russo <prusso at eso.org>
CC: 	Jennie McCormick <farmcoveobs at xtra.co.nz>, Mike Simmons 
<msimm at ucla.edu>



*100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project UPDATE!*

The excitement is building for the 100 Hours of Astronomy project, an 
unprecedented outreach event taking place around the world 2 -- 5 
April.  The 100 Hours of Astronomy Task Group has many resources and 
programs available on the official web site at 
http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org. We hope you'll visit to see what's 
available and spread the word to people in your country or organization.

*Contacts*
Do you have a Coordinator for 100 Hours of Astronomy in your country? If 
so, we'd like to list that person as a contact on our web site. Please 
send contact information to Jennie McCormick at farmcoveobs at xtra.co.nz. 
Do you have someone else as a contact for amateur astronomers for your 
national node? Let Jennie know and we'll list that person on our contact 
page.

*Logos in your language*
Do you want a version of the 100 Hours of Astronomy logo in your 
language?  Send a translation of "100 Hours of Astronomy" encoded UTF-8, 
including the font, if necessary, to Jennie McCormick at 
farmcoveobs at xtra.co.nz. *Deadline: 18/2*

*24-hour Global Star Party*
Did you know International Sidewalk Astronomy Night (ISAN) is also 
taking place on April 4? ISAN planned their annual event to coincide 
with the 24-hour global star party to help make it a success. ISAN 
volunteers around the world are working hard to contact and include as 
many sidewalk astronomers as possible to take part. If you are 
organizing events for 100 Hours of Astronomy and would like these 
dedicated members of the astronomy outreach community to help, you can 
find their contact information on our web site.

*New -- SunDay*
A new program has been added to the overall program for the 100 Hours of 
Astronomy.  In collaboration with 100 Hours of Astronomy, the IYA2009 
Solar Physics Task Group has declared Sunday, 5 April as SunDay, a day 
to focus on bringing attention to our nearest star. Visit the Solar 
Physics Task Group's web site at 
http://solarastronomy2009.org/100-hours-sunday for more information.

*Event Registration*
Are you registering 100 Hours of Astronomy events on your web site?  
That's great, but please make sure they are registered on the 100 Hours 
of Astronomy web site, too.  Much of the public and news media will be 
coming to our site and we want to be sure everyone can find events in 
every country.  We're also going to be tracking the number of events and 
following up to get information on how everything went, and we need to 
know about everyone's plans to be able to do that.  Sponsors and 
partners need the information for their planning, too.  So please spread 
the word in your country or organization that events should be 
registered on the 100 Hours of Astronomy web site. Go to 
http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/eventsmain to register events.

*Merchandise available online at the 100 Hours of Astronomy shop*
The Resource section of the 100 Hours of Astronomy web site has a lot of 
useful items available including labels, stickers, posters, stationery 
and more.  They're all ready to be downloaded, printed and used to 
identify your events as part of the 100 Hours of Astronomy.
Now you can buy merchandise ready to go, too.  The 100 Hours of 
Astronomy shop on Café Press has shirts, hats, buttons and more 
emblazoned with artwork specially created for each style and color.  Go 
to our shop at http://www.cafepress.com/100HA and show the world you're 
getting ready to take part in this global celebration of astronomy.

*Download artwork for clothing*
If you prefer to create your own 100 Hours of Astronomy items visit our 
Resource page at http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/all-content to 
download the special artwork, ready to use.

*World map of events for your web site*
You can now customize the world map of 100 Hours of Astronomy events and 
add it to your own web site. Go to 
http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/component/content/article/91#embedding 
to learn how.

*New web site features*
The 100 Hours of Astronomy web site now has some new features to engage 
the community, broadcast information and gather new ideas.  A blog will 
have entries of interest on developments and interesting, innovative 
events being planned around the world.  The forum can be used to ask 
questions, get help from experience event planners and share new ideas 
with others.  The photo gallery augments the forum by allowing users to 
post images of events that might inspire or help others in planning, as 
well as sharing the excitement as we build towards this great global 
event.  Visit the 100 Hours of Astronomy web site at 
http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org, take part and watch the excitement grow.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us!

Kind regards,

Mike Simmons
E-mail: msimm at ucla.edu
100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Chair

Pedro Russo
IYA2009 Coordinator

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Pedro Russo
International Year of Astronomy 2009 Coordinator
Editor-in-Chief CAPjournal
International Astronomical Union
e. prusso at eso.org  
p. +49 (0) 89 320 06 195
f. +49 (0) 89 320 06 703
w. www.astronomy2009.org / www.capjournal.org
a. IAU IYA2009 Secretariat
ESO education and Public Outreach Department
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
D-85748 Garching bei München
Germany

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