Science Programme

 

 

 TIMELINE FOR THE IAUS367 VIRTUAL 

(All times UTC)

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Color code
 Red : Opening ceremony and closing remarks.
 Black : Symposium invited talks and sessions.
 Green : Associated events/workshops/round tables.
 Blue : Public conferences.

TUESDAY
December 8
   Chair
 11:00 – 11:30 

 Opening ceremony:
Beatriz García, SOC Welcome
Juan Pablo Paz, Secretary of Scientific and Technological Articulation, MINCyT-Argentina

Ewine van Dishoeck, IAU Welcome 

  Beatriz García / Rosa Ros 
11:30 – 12:00 Invited Talk 1
John Hearnshaw
«The IAU Strategic Plan 2020-2030, a blueprint for forging a new social revolution in astronomy and for using astronomy as a tool for building a progressive society»		 Susana Deustua
12:00 – 13:10 Session 1:
State of the Art in Astronomy Education.		 Paulo Bretones
13:10 – 13:30 Break  
13:30 – 14:00 Invited Talk 2
Néstor Camino
«The earthly gaze upon the sky: a single worldview or many worldviews in dialogue?»		 Julieta Fierro
14:00 – 15:00 Session 2:
Citizen Science and Solar Eclipses.		 Beatriz García
15:00 – 15:30 Invited Talk 3
Alex Young
«Engaging the Public through Solar Eclipses, 2017 and Beyond: A NASA Perspective»		 Hebe Cremades
 18:00 – 20:00   Associated Event 1: Galaxy Forum   Steve Durst 

 

WEDNESDAY
December 9
   Chair
11:30 – 12:00 Invited Talk 4
Markus Pössel
«The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education»
 Rosa Ros
12:00 – 13:00 Session 3:
Astronomy Education Research.		 Akihiko Tomita
13:00 – 13:30 Break  
13:30 – 14:00 Invited Talk 5
Georg Zotti
«Stellarium: simulation for research and outreach»		 Andrea Sosa
14:00 – 15:00 Session 4:
Influence of Astronomy in other disciplines. Astronomy to promote science vocations.		 Rosa Ros
15:00 – 15:30 Invited Talk 6
Susana Deustua
«IAU Strategic Plan for Education»		 Amelia Ortiz
15:30 – 16:00 Invited Talk 7
Chris Impey
«Online Resources for Astronomy Education and Outreach»		 Mariana Orellana
 18:00 – 20:00   Discussion and round table:
Research, innovation, literacy and inclusion in Astronomy Education (in Spanish). 		  Nicoletta Lanciano / Amelia Ortiz / Néstor Camino
 21:00 – 22:00   Public Talk
 Jay Pasachoff: «This Solar Eclipse and Others» (in English). 		  Néstor Camino 

 

THURSDAY 
December 10
   Chair
 10:00 – 11:00   NASE Workshop: Eclipses!!
(in English) for Europe, Africa,
Asia and Oceania. 		  Rosa M. Ros / Beatriz García / Mahdi Rokni / Noorali Jiwaji 
11:30 – 12:00 Invited Talk 8
Michael Fitzgerald
«A review of astronomy education research from 1904 to 2019″		 Hidehiko Agata
12:00 – 13:00 Session 5:
Innovation in Education.		 John Hearnshaw
13:00 – 13:30 Break  
13:30 – 14:00

Invited Talk 9
Boonrucksar Soonthornthum NARIT (Next C1 President).
«Astronomy Education in the Era of Digital Transformation Strategies on»

 Paulo Bretones
14:00 – 15:00 Session 6:
Literacy in Astronomy.		 Robert Hollow
15:00 – 15:30 Invited Talk 10
Carolina Ödman. 
«Astronomy for Development» 		 Boonrucksar Soonthornthum
 18:00 – 20:00   NASE Workshop: Eclipses!!
(in Spanish) for Europe and Latin America. 		  Rosa M. Ros / Ricardo Moreno / Beatriz García / Claudia Romagnoli / 
Viviana Sebben 
 21:00 – 22:00   Public Talk
 Juan Belmonte: «Astronomía, Paisaje y Patrimonio Mundial: de Gran Canaria a Chankillo pasando
por Menorca» (in Spanish). 		  Silvia Torres 

 

FRIDAY 
December 11
   Chair
11:30 – 12:00 Invited Talk 11
Shanshan Li
«The vigorous development of data driven astronomy education and public outreach (DAEPO)»		 Dongni Chen
12:00 – 13:00 Session 7:
Big Data in Education Session.		 Chenzhou Cui
13:00 – 13:30 Break  
13:30 – 14:00

Invited Talk 12
Alejandro López
«Cultural Astronomy. A scientific frame to understand academic astronomy as part of the Social World»

 Cesar González García
14:00 – 15:00 Session 8:
Cultural Astronomy and Heritage. 		 Nicolás Maffione
15:15 – 15:45 Invited Talk 13
Cesar González García
«Our Sky, the Sky of Our Ancestors»		 Alejandro López
 18:00 – 20:00   Workshop: Construcción de dispositivos didácticos que materializan los estados de iluminación del suelo y del planeta (in Spanish).   Néstor Camino 
 21:00 – 22:00   Public Talk
Nikos Prantzos: «The quest for extraterrestral intelligence
and the Fermi paradox»
(in English). 		  Julio Fernández 

 

SATURDAY 
December 12
   Chair
11:30 – 12:00 Invited Talk 14
Karen Hallberg
«Women in science: the need for a global cultural change»		 Beatriz García
12:00 – 13:00 Session 9:
Astronomy and Inclusion. The role of women and girls in Astronomy.		 Lina Canas
13:00 – 13:30 Break  
13:30 – 14:00

Invited Talk 15
Jarita Holbrook
«ASTROMOVES: Astrophysics, Diversity, Mobility«

 Katrien Kolenberg
14:00 – 15:00 Session 10:
Informal Education: museums, planetariums, etc.		 Néstor Camino
15:00 – 15:30 Invited Talk 16
Edith Hammer
«Embracing a culture of lifelong learning«		  Julieta Fierro
 15:30 – 16:00   Closing Remarks:
Debra Elmegreen
 Rosa Ros / Beatriz García 
 18:00 – 20:00   Associated Event 2:
Turn on the Night, Especial Light Pollution WGs meeting
(in English). 		  Constance Walker / Margarita Metaxa / Richard Green / Pedro Sanhuenza 
 21:00 – 22:00   Public Talk
 Andrea Sosa: «Apaguemos las luces y encendamos la noche: al rescate de la luz de las estrellas en una era de iluminación artificial» (in Spanish). 		  Nicoletta Lanciano 

 Monday Dec. 14 

TOTAL SOLAR  ECLIPSE
Workshop and Conference on Solar Eclipses in Piedra del Aguila (virtual connection).