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ASP Annual Meeting

Ensuring STEM Literacy

Cosmos in the Classroom Overview and Abstract Submission Guidelines
EPO Meeting Overview and Abstract Submission Guidelines

Preliminary meeting schedule

Transportation, Hotel, Housing, Meal Plan and Destination Information
Links to airport transportation (SFO & SJC), hotel information, on-campus housing & meal plan, dining, activities, and more!

Galileo Teacher Training Program registration now open. Scholarships are available; deadline is June 24. More information.

Scholarships available for Cosmos in the Classroom. Application deadline: May 24, 2013. More information.

For 125 years, the ASP’s Annual Meeting has succeeded thanks to people like you whose diverse perspectives represent the best and brightest in Education and Public Outreach (EPO). We remain undaunted in our service to the EPO community, even in the face of adverse actions on the part of federal budget policies and proposals. The professional development platform we provide to EPO professionals and to introductory astronomy professors reflects the heart of the ASP’s mission, and your success equals our success. It is in this spirit that we wish to work with you however we can to ensure your contribution to what has become a marquee EPO event. Thank you!

Preliminary Plenary Sessions

Joint EPO/Cosmos Plenaries

  • Keynote: Natalie Batalha with San Jose State University and NASA Ames speaking about the NASA Kepler Mission science and EPO.
  • Impact of the Next Generation Science Standards for both higher education and K-12, with panelists to include Jacquey Barber, University of California Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science. More details to follow.
  • Documenting NASA EPO Impacts with a focus on SMD EPO accomplishments based on two decades of effort, including a compilation of impacts, lessons learned and emerging best practices to share in a comprehensive way with the larger science EPO community.

EPO Plenaries

  • Documenting NASA EPO Impacts with NASA Science Education and Public Outreach Forum (SEPOF) leads.
  • Citizen Science Panel, including Laura Whyte from the Adler Planetarium and Zooniverse, and Connie Walker with NOAO and GLOBE at Night.
  • Assessment/Evaluation Panel, being developed and coordinated principally by Sanlyn Buxner with the Planetary Science Institute and University of Arizona.

Cosmos Plenaries

  • Panel on online courses/MOOCs, including Deb Adair with Quality Matters Program. Moderated by Beth Hufnagel from Anne Arundel Community College.
  • Panel on Modern Astro 101 Students, featuring Doug Duncan from the University of Colorado and Alex Rudolph from California State Polytechnic University. Moderated by Dave Bruning from the University of Wisconsin Parkside.

Sunday Science Talks

Public Science Talk

ASP Inaugurates New App for 125th Meeting

The ASP will soon launch our first ever Annual Meeting app (for Apple iOS and Android platforms) to provide unprecedented opportunities for attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors. The app will take the ASP’s 125th milestone Meeting to whole new interactive level – from customizing your digital Meeting program based on your selected interests, to networking, to messaging via social media. While in San Jose, attendees can stay connected to Meeting speakers, updates, announcements, and each other. Meeting registrants are asked to keep an eye out for a welcome email with more details about how to download the app and follow its easy instructions.

Sign up to receive more information about the meeting as it becomes available.

Registration information

ASP 2012 Annual Meeting Highlights (pdf)

We are pleased to share footage from one of the 2012 Annual Meeting highlight plenary sessions: “Doomsday 2012 and Cosmophobia – Challenges and Opportunities for Science Communication,” featuring: David Morrison, Kristine Larsen, Bryan Mendez, Mark Van Stone and Q&A. (With special thanks to NASA’s Brian Day and Ricky Guest.)

Calling 2013 Annual Meeting Volunteers!

Anyone interested in volunteering with the ASP and helping to make our 2013 Annual Meeting in San Jose (July 20-24) a great success is encouraged to contact Albert Silva at asilva {at} astrosociety.org. Volunteers will be needed in a variety of roles – from registration to workshop support to overall logistics. Apart from hobnobbing with some of the science world’s best and brightest, what’s in it for you? Well, volunteers who commit to one full day will receive a complimentary ASP Individual Membership, and get to attend the Annual Meeting for one non-volunteer day as our guest. University students, astronomy club members, teachers, science enthusiasts … all are welcome to sign up early and join the ASP as we continue to advance science literacy through astronomy!