chilean activities for iya09 spoc: patricio rojo
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Chilean Activitiesfor IYA09
SPoC: Patricio Rojo
Chilean Activitiesfor AMA09
(Año Mundial de la Astronomía)
SPoC: Patricio Rojo
Chilean numbers
• Total population: >16 millions
• Santiago (capital) population: ~6 millions
• Shopping malls: ~60
• Professional telescopes: >30
• Astronomy personnel:– Faculty positions: ~50– Graduate Students: ~55
Astronomy Graduate Students
11
17
27
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
AMA09 Chilean Node
AMA09 Chilean Node
– Haydee Domic– Carolina Diaz– Lillyam Mendez– Guillermo Damke– Amelia Ramirez– Pedro Sanhueza– Gonzalo Argandoña– Roger Leiton– Nahdy Moreno– José Maza– Nikolaus Vogt
– Carmen Gloria Jiménez– Laura Anguita– María Antonieta Garcia– Hugo Ochoa– David Orellana– Laura Ventura– Valentina Rodríguez– Ricardo Leiva– Andreas Reisenegger– Patricio Rojo– Doug Geisler
There are 22 volunteers actively
participating in IYA09 preparation
AMA09 Chilean Node
– Haydee Domic– Carolina Diaz– Lillyam Mendez– Guillermo Damke– Amelia Ramirez– Pedro Sanhueza– Gonzalo Argandoña– Roger Leiton– Nahdy Moreno– José Maza– Nikolaus Vogt
– Carmen Gloria Jiménez– Laura Anguita– María Antonieta Garcia– Hugo Ochoa– David Orellana– Laura Ventura– Valentina Rodríguez– Ricardo Leiva– Andreas Reisenegger– Patricio Rojo– Doug Geisler
There are 22 volunteers actively
participating in IYA09 preparation
Universidad de ChileUniversidad Católica
Universidad de La Serena
Universidad ValparaisoUniversidad de Atacama
Universidad de Concepción
GEMINI
Universidad de Santiago
NOAOESO
ACHAYASOCHIAS
PROED
CADIASOPCC
15 institutions
5 cities
AMA09 Chilean Node
• Funded through 2007-2008– by the Gemini fund for the Development of
Astronomy and Related Sciences in Chile– has a total of US $15,000
• for domestic and international meetings• organizational expenses
AMA09 Chilean Node
• 3 meetings, so far.
• Established main guidelines
• Consolidated group
• Identified two types of events/activities:– To be realized during 2009 only– To last beyond 2009
• Identified two kind of focus– Education– Society
AMA09 Chilean Node
• We separated in three working groups– Society– Education– Administration / Public relations
• Coordination• Centralized proposals requests (funding)• Web page
Education Working Group
• Astronomical Conferences– Middle- and high-school students
• National conference– Once a year starting 2008– Scientific presentations (not bibliographical)– Selection through applications
• AMA09 seal of approval– Approval guidelines– Funding eligibility– 2 types:
» Congress: logistic requirements» Personal: project quality requirements
Education Working Group
• Astronomical conferences– Amateur: Latin-American wide– Professional: History of Regional Astronomy
• Activities package– Scout camps– Star Parties– School teachers
• Public Talks and Workshops
• School-curriculum proposal?
Society Working Group
• Open Spaces– Images exhibition (worldwide effort)– Sculptures and paintings– Astro Day Chile
• Coordinated publicity from professional observatories in public places
• Science and engineering
• Itinerary exhibitions– Bus with astronomy posters and images.– Inflatable planetariums (3 in Chile)
Society Working Group
• Open competitions– Specific goals and prizes– Two focus
• Youngsters: photograph, painting, essays• University students: projects with more
specialization
• Collectible Albums• Library
– Books– Telescopes
Society Working Group
• Open doors– Coordination between amateur, institutional,
and professional observatories and planetariums
– Specific day(s)– Dark night? Coordination with municipalities
• Media– Radio, TV recordings to distribute freely on
other broadcasting stations.– Production of TV original series.
Global Efforts
• UNAWE
• Globe at Night
• Sidewalk Astronomy
Web page
• Reserved: http://astronomia2009.cl
• Working on a public space through 2007
• Wiki working internally for node