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Viña del Mar, Chile, May 25-26, 2016
First Announcement
We are pleased to announce the first SDSS/APOGEE Workshop on Outreach and Education, which will take place at the Hotel Gala (http://www.galahotel.cl/en/) in Viña del Mar, Chile, on May 25-26, 2016. The Workshop Objectives and other information are provided below.
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
The focus of the workshop is astronomy education and public outreach, with a particular focus on sharing strategies and methods, creating cross-cultural and multi-lingual ventures, forming E/PO collaborations, and exploiting the science and international reach of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) — which will soon be operating from parallel sites in the U.S. and Chile — for fostering these activities. We wish to bring together astronomers, educators, and journalists to achieve the above objectives, and also formulate methods by which we can promote the public face of SDSS and APOGEE within Chile, across the Americas and beyond.
VENUE
Viña del Mar is Chile’s largest and best-known beach resort town. It is 120km (74 miles) NW of Santiago. The city was founded in 1874 as a weekend retreat and garden residence for the wealthy elite from Valparaíso and Santiago. The city is divided into two sectors: downtown and the beachfront. The hotel Gala, while downtown, is still only a 10-minute walk from the beach. Viña del Mar is easily reachable from Santiago (both city and airport) by bus, via a 1 hour 45 min trip from Santiago. Private taxi transport can also be arranged for you.
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Jura Borissova (Universidad de Valparaíso)
Mariana Cano Díaz (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Steven Majewski (University of Virginia)
Karen Masters (University of Portsmouth)
Veronica Motta (Universidad de Valparaíso)
Ed Murphy (University of Virginia)
David Whelan (Austin College)
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Jura Borissova (Universidad de Valparaíso)
Samer Kanaan (Universidad de Valparaíso)
Makarena Estrella (Millennium Institute of Astrophysics, MAS)
Verónica Motta (Universidad de Valparaíso)
REGISTRATION/LODGING
Attendees are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Gala Hotel. Please book your room as soon as possible directly at: http://www.galahotel.cl/en/. Please, mention that you are an SSDS/APOGEE meeting participant in the hotel registration.
Attendees should also please register for the workshop on the registration form https://goo.gl/rzZP7G not later than 29 April 2016.
Sponsors:
A workshop funded by the Center for Global Inquiry + Innovation in partnership with the Vice President for Research and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia, as well as the Universidad de Valparaiso and Millennium Institute of Astrophysics (MAS).
AGENDA
25 May 2016
11:00-12:00: Registration
12:00-12:30: Welcome, Rector, Dean, Astrophysics Center of University of Valparaiso
12:30-13:30: Cocktail Hour
13:30-15:30: First session: Introduction to the SDSS/APOGEE Survey and Outreach Efforts. Chairman: Ed Murphy
13:30 – 14:00: “An Introduction to APOGEE”, Steven Majewski
14:00 – 14:30: “Education and Public Outreach with the SDSS”, Karen Masters
14:30 – 15:00: “Dual-Language Outreach Efforts for the APOGEE-2 Survey”, David Whelan
15:00 – 15:30: “SDSS Plate Distribution”, Nicholas MacDonald
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-18:00: Second session: Internet-Focused Outreach. Chairman: David Whelan
16:00 – 16:20: “Bling Bling Universe: Sharing the SDSS with Chilean Students”, Nestor Espinoza
16:20 – 16:40: “Finding our Place in the Mass Media: A View from the Star Tres Initiative”, Javiera Rey
16:40 – 17:00: “Startres.net, the Evolution of a Blog in the Social Media”, Karina Rojas
17:00 – 17:20: “Citizen Science in Astronomy with the Zooniverse”, Karen Masters
17:20 – 17:40: “Explora: Programa Nacional de Divulgación y Valoración de la Ciencia y la Tecnología”, Maria Escobar
17:40-18:00: “Outreach and Education Efforts by UNAM in Mexico”, Mariana Cano
20:30 Workshop Dinner
26 May 2016
10:00-11:40: Third Session: Outreach in Chile. Chairwoman: Mariana Cano
10:00 – 10:20: “Outreach Efforts with the VVV Survey: Lessons Learned”, Dante Minniti
10:20 – 10:40: “Astronomy Outreach in V Region”, Nikolaus Vogt
10:40 – 11:00: “El bicho de la Ciencia: contigo la ciencia tiene sentido”, Sergio Balbontin
11:00 – 11:20: “Difusion Astronomia AIUC”, Paulina Troncoso Iribarren
11:20 – 11:40: “Reaching for the stars: UDP Inclusive Astronomy Outreach Experience”, Erika Labbe W.
11:40-12:10: Break 12:10-13:30: Fourth Session: Institution-Based Outreach. Chairman: Dante Minniti
12:10 – 12:30: “Astronomy EPO Programs at the University of Virginia”, Edward Murphy
12:30 – 12:50: “Dark Skies, Bright Kids!”, Kelsey Johnson (remote)
12:50 – 13:10: “An Integrated Research, Curriculum Development, and Teaching Project in Solar System Astronomy”, Christopher Palma
13:10 – 13:30: “Outreach within the Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies (CATA)”, David Altair
13:30-14:00: Final Discussion
14:00-15:00: Lunch 15:00: Two Options: (1) Organized wine tour (participants pay) (2) Round Table for Chilean participants: Chairwoman/Chairman: Veronica Motta & Sergio Balbontín[:es]
Viña del Mar, Chile, May 25-26, 2016
We are pleased to announce the first SDSS/APOGEE Workshop on Outreach and Education, which will take place at the Hotel Gala (http://www.galahotel.cl/en/) in Viña del Mar, Chile, on May 25-26, 2016. The Workshop Objectives and other information are provided below.
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
The focus of the workshop is astronomy education and public outreach, with a particular focus on sharing strategies and methods, creating cross-cultural and multi-lingual ventures, forming E/PO collaborations, and exploiting the science and international reach of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) — which will soon be operating from parallel sites in the U.S. and Chile — for fostering these activities. We wish to bring together astronomers, educators, and journalists to achieve the above objectives, and also formulate methods by which we can promote the public face of SDSS and APOGEE within Chile, across the Americas and beyond.
VENUE
Viña del Mar is Chile’s largest and best-known beach resort town. It is 120km (74 miles) NW of Santiago. The city was founded in 1874 as a weekend retreat and garden residence for the wealthy elite from Valparaíso and Santiago. The city is divided into two sectors: downtown and the beachfront. The hotel Gala, while downtown, is still only a 10-minute walk from the beach. Viña del Mar is easily reachable from Santiago (both city and airport) by bus, via a 1 hour 45 min trip from Santiago. Private taxi transport can also be arranged for you.
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Jura Borissova (Universidad de Valparaíso)
Mariana Cano Díaz (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Steven Majewski (University of Virginia)
Karen Masters (University of Portsmouth)
Veronica Motta (Universidad de Valparaíso)
Ed Murphy (University of Virginia)
David Whelan (Austin College)
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Jura Borissova (Universidad de Valparaíso)
Samer Kanaan (Universidad de Valparaíso)
Makarena Estrella (Millennium Institute of Astrophysics, MAS)
Verónica Motta (Universidad de Valparaíso)
REGISTRATION/LODGING
Attendees are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Gala Hotel. Please book your room as soon as possible directly at: http://www.galahotel.cl/en/. Please, mention that you are an SSDS/APOGEE meeting participant in the hotel registration.
Sponsors:
A workshop funded by the Center for Global Inquiry + Innovation in partnership with the Vice President for Research and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia, as well as the Universidad de Valparaiso and Millennium Institute of Astrophysics (MAS).
AGENDA
25 May 2016
11:00-12:00: Registration
12:00-12:30: Welcome, Rector, Dean, Astrophysics Center of University of Valparaiso
12:30-13:30: Cocktail Hour
13:30-15:30: First session: Introduction to the SDSS/APOGEE Survey and Outreach Efforts. Chairman: Ed Murphy
13:30 – 14:00: “An Introduction to APOGEE”, Steven Majewski
14:00 – 14:30: “Education and Public Outreach with the SDSS”, Karen Masters
14:30 – 15:00: “Dual-Language Outreach Efforts for the APOGEE-2 Survey”, David Whelan
15:00 – 15:30: “SDSS Plate Distribution”, Nicholas MacDonald
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-18:00: Second session: Internet-Focused Outreach. Chairman: David Whelan
16:00 – 16:20: “Bling Bling Universe: Sharing the SDSS with Chilean Students”, Nestor Espinoza
16:20 – 16:40: “Finding our Place in the Mass Media: A View from the Star Tres Initiative”, Javiera Rey
16:40 – 17:00: “Startres.net, the Evolution of a Blog in the Social Media”, Karina Rojas
17:00 – 17:20: “Citizen Science in Astronomy with the Zooniverse”, Karen Masters
17:20 – 17:40: “Explora: Programa Nacional de Divulgación y Valoración de la Ciencia y la Tecnología”, Maria Escobar
17:40-18:00: “Outreach and Education Efforts by UNAM in Mexico”, Mariana Cano
20:30 Workshop Dinner
26 May 2016
10:00-11:40: Third Session: Outreach in Chile. Chairwoman: Mariana Cano
10:00 – 10:20: “Outreach Efforts with the VVV Survey: Lessons Learned”, Dante Minniti
10:20 – 10:40: “Astronomy Outreach in V Region”, Nikolaus Vogt
10:40 – 11:00: “El bicho de la Ciencia: contigo la ciencia tiene sentido”, Sergio Balbontin
11:00 – 11:20: “Difusion Astronomia AIUC”, Paulina Troncoso Iribarren
11:20 – 11:40: “Reaching for the stars: UDP Inclusive Astronomy Outreach Experience”, Erika Labbe W.
11:40-12:10: Break 12:10-13:30: Fourth Session: Institution-Based Outreach. Chairman: Dante Minniti
12:10 – 12:30: “Astronomy EPO Programs at the University of Virginia”, Edward Murphy
12:30 – 12:50: “Dark Skies, Bright Kids!”, Kelsey Johnson (remote)
12:50 – 13:10: “An Integrated Research, Curriculum Development, and Teaching Project in Solar System Astronomy”, Christopher Palma
13:10 – 13:30: “Outreach within the Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies (CATA)”, David Altair
13:30-14:00: Final Discussion
14:00-15:00: Lunch 15:00: Two Options: (1) Organized wine tour (participants pay) (2) Round Table for Chilean participants: Chairwoman/Chairman: Veronica Motta & Sergio Balbontín[:]