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TP2: Skill Development for young and early career women astronomers in Astronomy

Dates: January 10-14, 2022

Timings: 13h30- 15h30 CET (UT-1h)

Registration: Open for all the Women researchers and students in Astronomy

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Coordinators: Mamta Pommier (IAU WiA Chair), Santiago Vargas Dominguez, Arianna Piccialli, Priya Hasan (IAU WiA Co-Chair)

Meeting: Virtual zoom platform

Theme:The aim of this Training program is skill-building and development of women's careers in Astronomy. The 'Essential Skills for Astronomy Research' is a 5-days virtual Workshop with a session of 2 hours/day that will cover topics related to image analysis, communicating research, and plotting tools.

These sessions will include short (30 min) talks, followed by hands-on sessions (1.5 hr) where participants will work along with the instructors. Tutorials/assignments will be given to the participants for the practice sessions. The tutorial problems will be discussed and solutions will be provided towards the end of the session. The participants will be also given the opportunity to present their results, towards the end of this training program and a participation certificate will be provided by the organizers. A slack channel (link below) is also created to encourage interaction on a common platform.

Required Material:

The sessions will be hands-on and so you will need to have a laptop/desktop at your disposal.

Please install python using: https://anaconda.org/anaconda/python & Topcat using http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/~mbt/topcat/

Program:

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​Opening remark and introduction- M. Pommier (IAU WiA Chair)

1- 10th & 12th Jan- 13h30-15h30 CET: The Sun available for everyone: Exploring solar images with a visualization software- Santiago Vargas Dominguez (Colombia)

2- 11th Jan- 13h30-15h30 CET: Twitter for Scientists (why and how to use it)- Arianna Piccialli (Belgium)

3- 13th & 14th Jan- 13h30-15h30 CET: TOPCAT -Introduction to TopCat and it's application to select Science Cases- Priya Hasan (India)

For all days, join us on Zoom:

Topic: TP2: Skill Development for Women in Astronomy

Time: Jan 10, 2022

Zoom connection:

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Meeting ID: 882 0549 1040

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Link for the Training program Slack Channel:

https://join.slack.com/t/iau-wia-tp/shared_invite/zt-10qdh0uhs-jKTk3x1NSkTgYhCt5_~zoA

Please register at this channel to interact with the organizers

Feel free to contact us in case of any help.

Contact email: iauwia.tp2124@gmail.com

IAU Women in Astronomy Working Group training program organizers