Day 1:
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Sunday July 8, 2012 (Building 1 - Board Room)
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09:00 – 10:30
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Opening Ceremony
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09:00
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Welcome notes by the hosts, Al Akhawayn
University in Ifrane, Morocco
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09:30
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“Overview of GHOU and Ways for Us to Grow”, Carl Pennypacker
(video conference)
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10:00
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“Reaching out with the Galileo Teacher
Training Programme” Rosa Doran
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10:30 – 11:00
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Coffee Break
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11:00 – 12:30
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Session 1: Innovative
Tools for Astronomy/Science Education
Chair: Hassane Darhmaoui
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11:00
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“A Global view of
the Eclipse over the Earth (GEE) in 2009 and 2012 and Venus transit in 2012”, Toshihiro
Handa
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11:15
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“Motivating for Science through
Innovative Competition”, Jamal
Mimouni
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11:30
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“Monitoring of
brightness variations of blazars - a collaboration between high schools and
professional observatories”, Dominik Elsaesser
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12:00
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“Discover the Cosmos with the
Classroom of Tomorrow”, Rosa Doran
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12:15
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“The EU-HOU project”, Roger Ferlet
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12:30 – 12:40
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Break
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12:40 – 14:00
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Session 2: Remote
Telescope Networks for Education and Research
Chair: Roger Ferlet
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12:40
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“NASA Kepler Mission and
HOU”, Alan
Gould (video conference)
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13:00
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“Observatories in Algeria :
Past and Future”, Nassim Seghouani
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13:20
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“The Moroccan GHOU robotic telescope, the
first in Africa”, Hassane Darhmaoui |
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Day 2:
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Monday July 9, 2012 (Building
7 - Auditorium)
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09:00 – 10:30
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Session 3: Global
Astronomy Projects and Campaigns
Chair: Toshihiro Handa
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09:00
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“International Astronomical
Search Collaboration: Online
Educational Outreach Program in Astronomy for High Schools & Colleges”, Patrick Miller
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09:20
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“Asteroid Search and Follow-up observations in German Schools”, Carolin Liefke
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09:40
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“Asteroid Search in
Portugal/IASC”, Ana Costa
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10:00
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Discussion
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10:30 – 11:00
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Coffee Break
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11:00 – 12:20
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Session 4: Global
Astronomy Projects and Campaigns
(Continued)
Chair: Jamal Mimouni
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11:00
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“GTTP in Chile”,
Sergio Cabezón
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11:20
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“Oficinas do Cosmos”/
EU- UNAWE »,
Paula Maria Balsinha Sanches
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11:40
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”UNAWE –Morocco and Aldebaran Astronomy school clubs project”, Hassane Darhmaoui
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12:00
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“Global Astronomy Month – An Annual Celebration of the Universe”,
Thilina Heenatigala (video conference)
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12:10
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“Developing astronomy movement and GTTP in Nepal”, Sudeep Neupane (video conference)
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12:20 – 12:30
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Break
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12:30 – 14:00
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Session 5: Astronomy and Cultures
Chair: Sergio Cabezon
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12:30
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“Salon of mathematics
culture and games”, Martine Janvier
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12:50
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“The Venus Transit:
activities for astronomy education at the Astronomical Observatory of
Guanajuato”, Hector Bravo-Alfaro
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13:10
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“Dark Skies Awareness - programme in Portugal”, Ana Rita Guerra
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13:30
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“Notes on the Nobel Prize in Physics, 2011
and Links to GHOU!”, Carl Pennypacker (video
conference)
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13:50
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“Venus Transit Workshop
& Trip to Ambon”, Avivah Yamani (video
conference)
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