C2 – Commission C2 Communicating Astronomy with the Public

Description

It is the responsibility of every practising astronomer to play some role in explaining the interest and value of science to our real employers, the taxpayers of the world. IAU Commission C2 has the following objectives:

To encourage and enable a much larger fraction of the astronomical community to take an active role in explaining what we do (and why) to our fellow citizens.

To act as an international, impartial coordinating entity that furthers the recognition of outreach and public communication on all levels in astronomy.

To encourage international collaborations on outreach and public communication.

To endorse standards, best practices and requirements for public communication.

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Commission Members (236)

Under Division

Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage

Commission Working Groups

Commission C2 WG CAP Conferences
Commission C2 WG CAP Journal
Commission C2 WG Outreach Professionalization & Accreditation
Commission C2 WG Public Outreach Information Management
Commission C2 WG Science Communication Research in Astronomy

President

Pedro Russo

Leiden Observatory
Universe Awareness International Office
P.O. Box 9513
NL-2300 RA Leiden
Netherlands

Phone: +31 6 54 37 26 58
Email: russostrwleidenunivnl
Personal website: http://home.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~russo/cv.html
Organization website: http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/

Last updated:
May 24, 2017

Vice-President

Richard Tresch Fienberg

American Astronomical Society
43 Everett Ave.
Watertown MA 02472-1881
Massachusetts (MA)
United States

Phone: +1 857-891-5649
Fax: +1 617-744-1280
Email 1: rickfienbergaasorg
Email 2: rickfienbergcomcastnet
Organization website: http://aas.org/

Last updated:
May 24, 2017

Secretary

Kingsley C. Okpala

University of Nigeria
Physics & Astronomy
University Road, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
41001 Nsukka, Enugu State
Nigeria

Phone: +234 803 437 6366
Email: kingsleyokpalaunnedung
Organization website: www.unn.edu.ng

Last updated:
May 23, 2016

Organizing Committee

Pedro Russo (President)
Richard Tresch Fienberg (Vice-President)
Kingsley C. Okpala (Secretary)
Megan Kirsty Argo
Lars Lindberg Christensen
Carol Ann Christian
Sylvie D. Vauclair

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