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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Kevin Govender</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>, SAAO, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cape Town</st1:place></st1:City>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Kevin,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The company that I work for now, MTE
Studios, makes a variety of astronomy instruments as interactive displays for science
centres and museums worldwide, but it is, of course, impractical for me to send
you samples of these as they are quite costly.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We have made the following astronomy-related
interactive displays in the past, and still offer them:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Celestial
globe (small and large)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Astrolabe<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Universal
astrolabe<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Armillary
sphere (table top and full size at 9 m in height)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Quadrant<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sextant<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bowstring
sundial<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>3-metre
tall, 3D replica of Uleg Beg’s Samarkand Observatory<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>6-meter
tall, 3D replica of Maragha Observatory<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Weight
on Other Planets<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Moon
Walk<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Centripetal
Swing<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jupiter
Boots<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Mars
Rover on Mars landscape<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Interactive
touch screen overview of astronomical observatories during the Golden Age
of Islamic Civilisation (700-1400 AD)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We would be able to build the following astronomy
tools as interactive displays:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Rotating
metal Earth globe<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Rotating
metal Earth’s Moon globe<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Solarscope<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Cross
staff<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Mural
quadrant<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Octant<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Torqetum<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Inclined
sundial<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Horizontal
sundial<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Vertical
sundial<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Human
gnomon analemmatic sundial<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Azimuth
sundial<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Moon
dial<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Solstice
predictor<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>African
<st1:place w:st="on">Stonehenge</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pipehenge
(for children)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Galileo’s
gravity experiment<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Planetary
orrery (metal, with gears)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Earth
and moon orrery that demonstrates the phases of the moon and the seasons<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Giant
kid’s telescope<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Replica
of one of SALT’s mirrors<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Replica
of Galileo’s refracting telescope<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Replica
of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Newton</st1:place></st1:City>’s
reflecting telescope<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Replica
of Tycho Brahe’s quadrant<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Replica
of Constantine Huygen’s aerial telescope<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Replica
of Herschel’s telescope<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Zero
gravity slide<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Busts
of famous astronomers<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Children’s
jungle jims on astronomy themes, e.g. rocket ship, space shuttle, Soyuz
capsule, lunar lander, buckminsterfullerene-type dome habitat on Moon, International
Space Station, solar system, meteorite, star, sun, earth, moon, Saturn with
rings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We are also the representatives in
southern <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place> for <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>PlanetObserver</span></i> satellite image, walk-on floor maps of the
world or of any part of the world.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I would be grateful if you would include
this information in your database. We can send you images of the displays that
we have already made. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I am copying this information to Beverley Damonse
of SAASTA for her information as well. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Mike <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
astronet-bounces@mail.saasta.ac.za [mailto:astronet-bounces@mail.saasta.ac.za] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Astronomy education in SA -
email discussion group<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 22 June 2007 15:20<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> astronet@saasta.ac.za<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [AstroNet] Resources
Deadline</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Greetings<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This is an open call to anyone involved in astronomy
to please send us <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>samples</span></b> of your
astronomy related resources before <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>July 13<sup>th</sup>
2007</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The purpose of this exercise is a national
consolidation of astronomy resources and the creation of a database that would
be used for astronomy education and outreach within <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:place> and abroad.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Examples of Resources that we are calling for:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Posters<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pamphlets
or information sheets<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Electronic
presentations and pictures (along with lecture notes if part of a series of
talks)<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Educator
workshops (e.g. teaching seasons, phases of the moon, resource packs for
teaching astronomy, etc)<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Learner
workshops and activities (e.g. build a telescope, build a spectroscope, observe
the sun, measure shadows, etc)<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>CDs and
DVDs <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>etc<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Postage costs:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Although we humbly appeal to you to send us the
materials at your own cost, please contact me if postage costs are hampering
your contribution to the collection and we will make a plan. A finite amount of
money has been set aside by SAAO for postage in order to facilitate the
collection of these resources.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Copyright issues:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We are obviously calling for those resources which
can be reproduced and distributed without any copyright or commercial issues.
Know that everything that you send us will be made freely available (except for
mass production costs) to anyone interested in promoting astronomy. All
materials will be used “not-for-profit” to enhance the astronomy
education and outreach field. Any modifications to these materials would be
performed in a responsible way with appropriate consultations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Background/Motivation:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Many organisations and individuals have produced
various astronomy related resources over the years. We have found that in some
cases two organisations have produced very similar materials and in other cases
an organisation/individual may have needed something that existed but not known
where to look. Consolidation of resources is an obvious solution to many
challenges and will also help us to optimize the time that we all spend
producing new resources. There are not a lot of people involved in astronomy
education and outreach and we definitely need to consolidate in this manner in
order to move forward more efficiently as a unified force. Such consolidation
and teamwork is also important as we prepare for the International Year of
Astronomy 2009. We therefore appeal to you to assist and encourage your
collaborators to participate in this effort.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Address to send your materials to or any queries
(please try to send <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>before 13<sup>th</sup>
July 2007</span></b>):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Kevin Govender</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SALT Collateral Benefits Programme<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>South African Astronomical Observatory<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Telephone: 021 460 9350<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Fax: 021 447 3639<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Cellphone: 082 487 8466<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Postal: <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P.O.
Box</st1:Street> 9</st1:address>, Observatory, 7935, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Street: SAAO, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Observatory Road</st1:address></st1:Street>, Observatory, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cape Town</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I look forward to hearing from you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Viva Astronomy viva!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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