Galaxy Forums 2008
The theme of these forums is "Galaxy Education in the 21st Century," which is designed to advance general science education throughout the world.
Selected speakers make various presentations on the topic of our Galaxy and others, with the hopes of having teachers, science educators, students and astronomers of all kinds in attendance.
2008:
Galaxy Forum China - Beijing
25 October 2008 at the Beijing Planetarium, 3:00 - 5:00 pm.
Presentations:- Steve Durst: ILO Galaxy First Light Imaging Program (6.39 MB)
- Maohai Huang: Galaxy Research and the Herschel Space Telescope
- Dongni Chen: A Garden of Galaxies
Galaxy Forum Canada - Vancouver
26 July 2008 @ MacMillan Space Center, Vancouver, 9:30 - 11:30 am
Presentations:- UR Rao
- Levon Pogosian: Our Universe – Today & Tomorrow
- Steve Durst: ILO Galaxy First Light Imaging Programb(6.39 MB)
- Dan O`Connor
- Yuki Takahashi: Galaxy Observer's Guide to the South Pole (1.95 MB PDF)
- Kimo Pihana
Galaxy Forum USA - Santa Clara, California
4 July 2008 - Santa Clara CA, USA
Click here to download 1st Announcement. (264 KB PDF)
- Jon Lomberg: The Galaxy Garden of Hawaii
- Yuki Takahashi: Galaxy Observation from the South Pole (2.2 MB PDF)
- Steve Durst: ILO Galaxy First Light Imaging Program (6.39 MB PDF)
- Donald Goldsmith: The Dark Side of the Milky Way (1.0 MB PDF)