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COMMUNICATING ASTRONOMY WITH THE PUBLIC 2010 CONFERENCE (CAP2010) CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 15-19 MARCH 2010 ASTRONOMERS WITHOUT BORDERS: WILDWIDE CONNECTIONS THROUGH ASTRONOMY BY PROSPERY C. SIMPEMBA AND MIKE SIMMONS www.astronomerswithoutborders.or g [email protected] , [email protected]

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COMMUNICATING ASTRONOMY WITH THE PUBLIC 2010 CONFERENCE (CAP2010) CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 15-19 MARCH 2010 ASTRONOMERS WITHOUT BORDERS: WILDWIDE CONNECTIONS THROUGH ASTRONOMY. BY PROSPERY C. SIMPEMBA AND MIKE SIMMONS. www.astronomerswithoutborders.org [email protected] , [email protected]. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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COMMUNICATING ASTRONOMY WITH THE PUBLIC 2010 CONFERENCE (CAP2010)

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 15-19 MARCH 2010

ASTRONOMERS WITHOUT BORDERS: WILDWIDE CONNECTIONS THROUGH ASTRONOMY

BY

PROSPERY C. SIMPEMBA AND MIKE SIMMONS

[email protected], [email protected]

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OUTLINEAbout Astronomers Without Borders

MissionStructureProjects/activitiesNetworkingConclusion

Sunset over the Zambezi River,Zambia. AWB’s Time 4 work

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ABOUT AWB

• Boundaries vanish when we look skyward .

• We all share the same sky.• AWB is people meeting among

the heavens.• The heavens transcend political,

ethnic and religious differences.• Connecting and sharing

knowledge and resources.• Astronomy communication

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MISSIONTo overcome earthly differences in culture, nationality or religion through the universal appeal of astronomy.

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STRUCTURE

Officers: President, SecretaryBoard of trusteesBoard of advisorsRegional CoordinatorsNational CoordinatorsAffiliate associations clubs

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PROJECTS: IYA & BEYOND Take part in GAM: April 2010Professional, amateur astronomers, Educators, COMMUNICATORS, all astronomy enthusiasts, SPoCs

online interactive events during GAMsharing the excitement with others around the globeSaturn Watch :Saturn's rings are back!Is There Anybody Out There? - 7th April 00.00 UT Beauty Without Borders - Saturn for All Bring back the Milkway, one star at a time Write Your Name in the Sky

WriteYour Nameinthesky

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CALL FOR IAU ENDORSEMENT OF GAM

CALL FOR AWB NATIONAL COORDINATORS

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100 Hours of AstronomyA 100-hour, round-the-clock, round-the-globe event, including

-24 hours of live webcasts from research observatories-Public observing events, star parties, and other activities

April 2-5, 2009

Chairs: Douglas Pierce-Price (ESO) and Mike Simmons (Astronomers without Borders)

www.100hoursofastronomy.org

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ASTRO BOOK DRIVE

Astro Book Drives are currently running in, Mozambique, Rwanda, Ivory Coast and soon in Zambia and Tanzania.

improving Astronomy Education in Developing Countries.

IAU

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-         AstroBookDrive was launched in October 2009.-         It was founded by Dr. John Clarke ( Boston University , USA ) and Thilina Heenatigala (Sri Lanka Astronomical Association)-         Currently it's affiliated with EurAstro and AWB. AstroBookDrive projects so far: Mozambique Book Drive – Donations for MozAstro by Girl Scouts Troop in California .Rwanda Book Drive – Donations for Rwanda IYA2009 Organization by Australian IYA2009Jamaica Book Drive – Donations for Astronomical Association of Jamaica by Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (Winnipeg )Côte d’Ivoire Book Drive – Donations for Ivoir’Astro by EurAstro OrganizationAfghanistan Book Drive – Donations for Afghanistan Astronomical Association by StarPals NetworkTanzania Book Drive – Donations for Tanzania by Greatert Portland Astronomical Society (Maine, USA)Zambia Book Drive: still looking for donations

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Visit: http://astrodrive.lakdiva.net

AWB Web Site•Face book-like functionality with blogs and groups

• Sharing ideas and knowledge

• Video conferences

• Presentations

• Collaborative projects

• Platform for small or start-up programs with global project ideas

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NETWORKING

CENTRAL ORGANIZATION

REGIONAL COORDINATORS

AFFILIATE ORGANISATIONS

AFRICA

EUROPEASIA

NORTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

NATIONAL COORDINATORS

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NETWORKING RESULTS

Enhanced education on astronomy

large sector of society GET TO appreciate ASTRONOMY

PROMOTE Youth involvement IN THIS CARDINAL SCIENCE

HELP DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO ACCELERATE THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF ASTRONOMY

PROMOTE FEMALE PARTICIPATION AND BRIDGE THE GENDER GAP (MDG)

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Croatia UK Netherlands Morocco

AUSTRALIA BOLIVIA ITALY SRI LANKA

We produce a monthly newsletter

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Iran: Solar eclipse 1999 Star Party: Iran 2004 Astronomy SeminarZambia: 2009Iraq/Iran

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CONCLUSION

AWB IS ABOUTConnecting people for the only one skySharing knowledge and resourcesCommunicating astronomy with the publicBuilding on the IYA momentum

SABC STUDIOCAP2010 Interview

(Photo credit: John Goldsmith, www.icrar.org)

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REFERENCES

• 1. www.astronomerswithoutborders.org• 2. http://astrodrive.lakdiva.net