<div>Dear Kevin, </div> <div>Thanks for the mail. it will go a long way to helping us in our popularization efforts.</div> <div> </div> <div>Best regards,</div> <div>Bonaventure</div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>astronet-request@mail.saasta.ac.za</I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Send AstroNet mailing list submissions to<BR>astronet@mail.saasta.ac.za<BR><BR>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<BR>http://mail.saasta.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/astronet<BR>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<BR>astronet-request@mail.saasta.ac.za<BR><BR>You can reach the person managing the list at<BR>astronet-owner@mail.saasta.ac.za<BR><BR>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<BR>than "Re: Contents of AstroNet digest..."<BR><BR><BR>Today's Topics:<BR><BR>1. news from IYA secretariat (Kevin
Govender)<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 1<BR>Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:56:05 +0200<BR>From: Kevin Govender <KG@SAAO.AC.ZA><BR>Subject: [AstroNet] news from IYA secretariat<BR>To: astronet <ASTRONET@MAIL.SAASTA.AC.ZA><BR>Message-ID: <48085415.7020904@saao.ac.za><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed<BR><BR>Greetings<BR>Some news from the international IYA scene...<BR><BR><BR>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: [Spocs] Task Groups, Trailer, Presentation, Brochure and Meetings<BR>Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:09:59 +0200<BR>From: Pedro Russo <PRUSSO@ESO.ORG><BR>To: spocs@astronomy2009.org<BR><BR><BR><BR>Dear SPoCs,<BR><BR>A few updates from the past weeks:<BR><BR>*1. Organisational Matters:*<BR><BR>On 1st April, Mariana Barrosa joined the IYA2009 Secretariat, as IYA2009 <BR>Coordination Assistant. Mariana supports the planning, coordination, <BR>preparation,
implementation and revision of the International Year of <BR>Astronomy 2009, and other joint programming processes. More information <BR>on: <BR>http://www.astronomy2009.org/organisational-structure-mainmenu-31/secretariat-mainmenu-35.html<BR><BR>*New Single Point of Contacts*: The IYA2009 is growing; presently we <BR>have 110 National Nodes (55 of which have National dedicated web site) <BR>and 19 Organisational Nodes. A warm welcome to Bahrain and to the EAAE - <BR>European Association for Astronomy Education. More to come in the <BR>following weeks!<BR>*<BR>New IYA2009 Task Groups.*<BR>2 new IYA2009 Task Groups were established to support the IYA2009 Programme:<BR><BR>/Philately:/ This Special Task Group will create and maintain a global <BR>philatelic checklist of postal authority releases generated in <BR>celebration of the IYA2009 and/or astronomy in general. Co-chairs: <BR>Michael Howell (mhowell@mail.accd.edu) & John Budd
(jwgbudd@earthlink.net)<BR><BR>/Evaluation:/ IYA2009 is an excellent opportunity to increase public <BR>understanding and awareness of astronomy. All over the world, people <BR>will work to bring the public all sorts of activities promoting science <BR>in general and astronomy in particular. But will they achieve their <BR>objectives? What lessons will we learn? Co-Chairs: Pedro Russo <BR>(prusso@eso.org) & Mariana Barrosa (mbarrosa@eso.org)<BR><BR>*2.Resources*<BR><BR>*IYA2009 Trailer *<BR>The IYA2009 Movie Trailer is now available in several formats. It is an <BR>exceptional resource that you can use it for your own national <BR>communication, press communication, communication with lay-people, <BR>science centres and planetariums. Versions of the Trailer with the text <BR>translated into other languages can be provided. Please request them via <BR>this email: iya2009@eso.org<BR>IYA2009 Trailer in different formats:
<BR>http://www.astronomy2009.org/index.php/?option=com_content&view=article&id=378<BR><BR>*PowerPoint presentation: ?Astronomy?*<BR>What is Astronomy? What does Astronomy study? Why do we need Astronomy? <BR>Find out the answers to these questions and more in the Power Point <BR>presentation that we prepared for you: <BR>http://www.astronomy2009.org/resources-mainmenu-47/power-point-mainmenu-97.html<BR><BR>*New IYA2009 Brochure*<BR>We are polishing the new IYA2009 Brochure. This brochure is much more <BR>than a simple popularisation product; it is also a unique resource for <BR>your own internal communication, press communication, communication with <BR>lay-people, project definition and fund-raising, etc. For your own <BR>consideration you may find the brochure working PDF on <BR>http://www.eso.org/~lchriste/trans/iya_brochure/ Suggestions and <BR>comments are welcome. This brochure is more orientated towards the <BR>general public, but can be used for different
proposes, like <BR>fund-raising. The Brochure and source files will be available on the <BR>main IYA2009 website within days. We will send you a separated email <BR>regarding this issue.<BR><BR>*3. IYA2009 Meetings *<BR><BR>*NAM2008*<BR>This year the UK?s National Astronomical Meeting had a session dedicated <BR>to Education and Public Outreach in astronomy and space science, both <BR>within the UK and overseas, in the run-up to International Year of <BR>Astronomy in 2009. The authors and abstracts of the talks may be found <BR>on: http://nam2008.qub.ac.uk/abstracts/P29.shtml<BR><BR>*MEARIM2008*<BR>The MEARIM2008 session dedicated to IYA2009 programme, with special <BR>emphasis on Middle East and Africa was a success. Several countries from <BR>the region (~15) reported about their plans, ideas and projects for <BR>IYA2009. It was extremely useful to discuss with the community to <BR>project and to hear their inputs, comments and ideas. The main topic <BR>discussed was the
IYA2009 and the developing national. The IYA2009 <BR>Developing Astronomy Globally Cornerstone Project will prepare a <BR>document with the necessary steps to establish a IYA2009 programme that <BR>can last beyond 2009. Thank you very much to all of you (or <BR>representatives) who participated in this fruitfully meeting.<BR><BR>* Upcoming IYA2009 meetings:*<BR><BR>* AAS 212th and ASP Meeting (St. Louis, USA), 31 May-5 June 2008 -<BR>http://www.astrosociety.org/events/meeting.html<BR>* APRIM2008 (Kunming, China), 3 - 6 August 2008 -<BR>http://aprim.ynao.ac.cn/<BR>* JENAM2008 (Wien, Austria) - 8-12 September 2008 -<BR>http://www.univie.ac.at/jenam2008/<BR><BR>*4. Related IYA2009 Activities and events*<BR><BR>*April 20th: The World Night in Defence of Starlight*<BR>One of the achievements of the Starlight Initiative, promoted by IAC, <BR>UNESCO and international organizations, was the Declaration in Defence <BR>of the Night Sky and the Right to Starlight. During the
Starlight <BR>Conference (2007), it was agreed to designate and promote April 20th as <BR>the "World Night for the Right to Observe the Stars." A video clip and a <BR>publication were prepared to contribute to the celebration of this day.<BR>Website: http://www.starlight2007.net/videoeng.htm<BR><BR>If you have any questions, please don?t hesitate to contact us.<BR><BR>Kind regards,<BR><BR>Pedro<BR>IYA2009 Secretariat<BR><BR>-- <BR>_________________________________________________<BR>Pedro Russo<BR>International Year of Astronomy 2009 Coordinator<BR>International Astronomical Union<BR>e. prusso@eso.org <BR>p. +49 (0) 89 320 06 195<BR>f. +49 (0) 89 320 06 703<BR>w. www.astronomy2009.org<BR>a. IAU IYA2009 Secretariat<BR>ESO/ESA/ST-ECF<BR>Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2<BR>D-85748 Garching bei M?nchen<BR>Germany<BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>*** 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 ***<BR><BR>Kevin Govender<BR>Manager: SALT Collateral Benefits Programme<BR>South African Astronomical Observatory<BR>Office: +27 21 460 9350<BR>Mobile: +27 82 487 8466<BR>Fax: +27 21 447 3639<BR>Email: kg@saao.ac.za<BR>Skype: kevindran<BR>Website: www.saao.ac.za / www.salt.ac.za<BR>Postal: P.O. Box 9, Observatory, Cape Town, 7935, South Africa<BR>Street: SAAO, Observatory Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa<BR><BR><BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>AstroNet mailing list<BR>AstroNet@mail.saasta.ac.za<BR>http://mail.saasta.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/astronet<BR><BR><BR>End of AstroNet Digest, Vol 12, Issue 3<BR>***************************************<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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