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.

External Page

Commission Web Page

Commission Members (339)

Under Division

Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage

Commission Working Groups

Commission C2 WG CAP Conferences
Inter-Commission C1-C2-C3-C4 WG Astronomy in Culture (WGAC)

President

Oana Sandu (Barbulete)

European Southern Observatory
ESO Department of Communication
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
85748 Garching bei München
Germany

NCA adherence: Germany

Last updated:
January 26, 2022

Vice-President

Sylvie D. Vauclair

IRAP
14 Avenue Edouard Belin
31400 Toulouse
France

NCA adherence: France

Last updated:
July 19, 2018

Secretary

Vinicius de Abreu Oliveira

Universidade Federal do Pampa
Campus Caçapava do Sul
Prédio do LATRAM - sala 206
Av.Pedro Anunciação, 111 - Vila Batista
Caçapava do Sul 96570-000
Rio Grande do Sul (RS)
Brazil

NCA adherence: Brazil

Last updated:
January 25, 2022