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

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27

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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