Dear friends,
Here are the list of participants and team photos from the IHY Education Subcommittee Meeting held on 19 February 2007 at the United Nations in Vienna. We are very grateful for your valuable input, and we are seeking a brief description of the items you presented (or more thorough description, if you would like!) at the meeting so we have a thorough record. I am grateful to Brigitte Schmieder for being the first to submit her summary (shown below).
Please forward the summaries to me or Cristina at your earliest convenience.
Best wishes,
Barbara Thompson (and Cristina Rabello-Soares)
Attached:
- Participants
- Overall Summary
- Brigitte Schmieder's Presentation Summary
- Barbara Thompson's Presentation Summary
- Photos of the team from the meeting
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Participants:
Maria Cristina RABELLO-SOARES, Stanford University & IHY Secretariat, USA
Ersin TULANAY Middle East Technological University Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Ankara TURKEYVojtech RUSIN, Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Tatranska Lomnica, SLOVAKIA
Rostislav HALAS, Realne Gymnastium Prostejov, CZECH REPUBLIC
Deborah SCHERRER, Stanford University, USA
Emily COBABE-AMMAN, CU-LASP, USA
Cherilynn A. MORROW, SETI Institute, USA
Lucia ABBO, INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Turin, ITALY
Gordon CHIN, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
Ester ANTONUCCI, INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Turin, ITALY
Atila OZGUC, Kandilli Observatory, Istanbul TURKEY
Nat GOPALSWAMY, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center & IHY Secretariat, USA
Barbara THOMPSON, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center & IHY Secretariat, USA
Marius POTGIETER, IHY Coordinator for South Africa/Africa, SOUTH AFRICA
Bernd HEBER, IHY Coordinator for Germany, GERMANY
Alexander STEPANOV, IHY Coordinator for Russia, RUSSIA
Katya GEORGIEVA, IHY Coordinator for Bulgaria, BULGARIA
Geliy A. ZHEREBTSOV, Scientific Consul, Sun-Earth, Russian Geophysical Society (Chriman), RUSSIA
Paul HALEY, The SHARE Initiative, UK
Busaba KRAMER, National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT), THAILAND
Boonrucksar SOONTHORNTHUM, National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT), THAILAND
Johannes LEITNER, University of Vienna, Department of Astronomy, AUSTRIA
Brigitte SCHMIEDER, Observatoire the Paris, FRANCE
Helmut O. RUCKER, Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, AUSTRIA
Werner JANOSCHEK, International Year of Planet Earth, AUSTRIA
Ed deMulder, International Year of Planet Earth, NETHERLANDS
Wieslaw MACEK, Space Research Center, Warsaw, POLAND
David Webb, Hanscom Air Force Research Laboratory & IHY Schools Coordinator, USA
Yudanur TULANAY, METU/ODIU, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Ankara, TURKEY
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Summary:
The meeting was convened by Cristina Rabello-Soares, the IHY International Outreach Coordinator, at 15:00 in Room C0727 of the Vienna International Centre simultaneous with the meeting of the Science and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations. After introductions were made, Cristina presented a brief summary of the IHY Outreach program. Reports from participants who had prepared discussions were then presented, followed by announcements and other reports. The meeting adjourned at 16:45 and the participants proceeded to the IHY Opening Ceremony and Reception.
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Brigitte Schmieder's Summary:
Brigitte Schmieder
Observatoire de Paris
LESIA- Meudon
France
Tel 33145077817
Fax 33145077959
About a new exhibition « Du Soleil à la Terre » or « From the Earth to the Sun »
“From the Sun towards the Earth and beyond”
The Observatoire de Paris (France) and its partners have developed a large exhibition
in the frame of the International Heliophysical Year recognized by the United Nations.
The exhibition has been produced by the Swiss agency Hartmann in three languages
( French, German, Italian) and will travel in large shopping centres and museums in
Swiss, Germany, France and other countries. The exhibition consists of 15 panels
of 2m height, a planetarium, several 3D modules of the Sun, the planets,
and a miniature model (1/4) of the satellite SOHO. It is an interactive exhibition with experiments and games for pupils above 8 years old. A genuine meteorite , more than 360 000 years old is presented.
The French section of SCOSTEP and IHY is a partner of the exhibition.
More details and renting conditions are on the web site of the Agency
http://www.hartmannevent.ch/fr/index.html
The scientific coordination of the exhibition was achieved by B.Schmieder and A.Benz Events in the Observatoire de Paris
Exhibition « Du Soleil à la Terre » November 5 to December 16
Inauguration of the exhibition November 9 nomination of : IHY Gold recepients
IHY instruments participating for
Observatoire de Paris in Meudon: spectroheliograph in 3 wavelengths
(responsible J.M. Malherbe)
Tour solaire : MSDP spectrograph (responsible Guillaume Molodij)
Barbara Thompson's Summary
Barbara Thompson reported on three international activities which are affiliated with the IHY and have opportunities for participation:
1) Yuri's Night "World Space Party" (
http://www.yurisnight.net): This is an annual event celebrated on April 12, the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first flight of a human to space. The team is very well organized, and anyone interested in participating receives resources and materials to host their party. Some parties are very large and feature astronauts, politicians, or movie stars as speakers, and some are small and more informal. Participation ranges from several people (especially the Space Station and Antarctica parties!) to over 500. Events can feature formal presentations, or music, or activities for children - all participants are welcome to design their own Yuri's Night activity. Please consider hosting an event in your nation, by planning a small event this year, you may find potential coordinators and volunteers for larger events in upcoming years!!
2) Sun-Earth Day (http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/): This is an annual event celebrated in the Spring. The dates are chosen to coincide with an auspicious date or event (such as the solar eclipse of 29 March 2006). IHY hosted eclipse observing stations along the path of the eclipse in 2006 from South America through Africa and into Eastern Europe, Russia and China. This year will be a major event on 22 March focusing on IHY's "Living in the Atmosphere of the Sun." There will be webcasts, podcasts, online activities and local events (in some areas). All are encouraged to register for the event to receive their activity packets!
3) World Space Week (http://spaceweek.org): IHY will be meeting on 21 February with the leaders of the "World Space Week" initiative to discuss coordinated activities. World Space Week is an annual event beginning with the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik on October 4. We will discuss coordinating IHY/World Space Week activities, particularly with the THEMIS team. THEMIS launched on 17 February and is ideal to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Earth's radiation belts.
