1.Feb.2013 - IAU OUTREACH NEWSLETTER
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In this newsletter:
1. First Announcement: CAP 2013 Conference
2. British Science Association Media Fellowships
3. UNAWE 2012 Impact Figures
4. Get your free copy of 'Max Goes to the Moon' from UNOOSA
5. STEM programme "Here, There, and Everywhere"
6. Telescopes to Tanzania: Project update on Astronomy.com
7. Upcoming EPO events
And for more updates, don't forget to follow @IAU_Outreach on Twitter.
Clear skies,
Sarah Reed
International Outreach Coordinator, IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach
1. First Announcement: CAP 2013 Conference
Details about the Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP) 2013
conference have been released. CAP 2013 will be held in Warsaw, Poland, 14-18
October 2013. As the venue for the conference is a modern planetarium, there
will be a special focus on audiovisual and multimedia communications. Other
highlights of the rich programme include how IAU initiatives are helping
formal and informal education in the developing world, and outreach
opportunities for the CAP community during in International Year of Light
2015.
First announcement: http://goo.gl/zxCLx
2. British Science Association Media Fellowships
If you are a practising researcher then the Media Fellowships scheme is for
you. A Media Fellow experiences first-hand how science is reported by spending
3-6 weeks on a summer placement in press, broadcast or online journalism. They
work with professional journalists to produce well informed, newsworthy pieces
about developments in science. The Fellows come away better equipped to
communicate their research to the media, public and their colleagues. They
develop writing skills that could help produce concise and engaging articles
and funding applications.
Application deadline: 11 March 2013
Website: http://goo.gl/wJISp
Poster download: http://goo.gl/MJk5P
3. UNAWE 2012 Impact Figures
The Universe Awareness (UNAWE) International Office has gathered data from the
national UNAWE projects about activities held in 2012. They were polled on
how many teachers and children they have educated and inspired, which
activities were carried out and how many invited schools held UNAWE events.
The results are displayed in an attractive infographic, which can be viewed on
the organisation's website.
More info: www.unawe.org/updates/unawe-update-1304/
4. Get your free copy of 'Max Goes to the Moon' from UNOOSA
Educators are invited to apply for one free copy of the space adventure book
for children, 'Max Goes to the Moon'. This was the first children’s book to
be read aloud in space, by Astronaut Alvin Drew aboard the final mission of
the Space Shuttle Discovery. If you have a planetarium in your region, you can
also obtain materials for the 'Max Goes to the Moon' planetarium show at no
cost. Contact the author, Jeffrey Bennett, for more information
(www.jeffreybennett.com).
The books have been donated by Bennett and are provided to educators by the
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. To order your book, please
email your full address to to Romana.Kofler@unoosa.org or
Alvin Drew reading from space: http://goo.gl/AeAqo
Book website: www.BigKidScience.com
5. STEM programme "Here, There, and Everywhere"
"Here, There, and Everywhere" (HTE) is a NASA-funded programme that consists
of a series of exhibitions, posters and supporting hands-on activities (in
English and Spanish) that use analogies from everyday life to help teach
science, engineering, and technology (STEM). The target audience is small
community centres, libraries and under-resourced small science centres. The
purpose of the programme is to demonstrate the universality of physical laws
and the connection between our everyday world and the Universe as a whole.
Watch video podcasts, read blogs, see activity demonstrations and find out
more on the HTE project website. Educators may request limited copies of free,
large-format posters for display (available in English or Spanish).
Website: http://hte.si.edu
6. Telescopes to Tanzania: Project update on Astronomy.com
The Astronomers Without Borders' project 'Telescopes to Tanzania' gained
valuable publicity last month with a blog post on the website for Astronomy
Magazine.
Blog post: http://goo.gl/1i11u
7. Upcoming EPO events
7a) IMERSA Summit 2013 & Professional Development Seminars, 14-17 Feb,
(Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, Colorado, USA)
Event website: http://goo.gl/22Mq4
Info on The FullDome Database: www.fddb.org/event/2013-imersa-summit/
7b) AAAS Meeting 2013, 14-18 February
(Boston, USA)
Event website: http://www.aaas.org/meetings/
7c) AAAS: International Teacher-Scientist Partnership Conference
(Boston, USA)
Event website: http://goo.gl/8qrtA