Preparing for the International Year of Astronomy: A Hands-on Symposium

May 31 to June 4, 2008
St. Louis, Missouri

Cosponsored with, and part of, the 2008 Summer Meeting of
the American Astronomical Society at the St. Louis Convention Center.

At this conference, education and outreach professionals gathered to discuss international, regional, and local programs for the International Year of Astronomy in 2009, which celebrates the 400th anniversary of the astronomical telescope. The ASP thanks its co-sponsors for making the meeting a success.

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Galileo's Tuscan Sky: 400th Anniversary of the Galileo Telescope

March 25 – April 2, 2009
Join our springtime exploration of Renaissance Italy and its unrivalled legacies of art, architecture, philosophy, and science, as we combine four centuries of work with the telescope.

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From August 2 - 5, over 200 instructors of introductory astronomy met at Pomona College in Southern California, to discuss techniques, materials, and new approaches for teaching non-science majors about the universe.

Sponsored by the ASP (together with the American Astronomical Society), the meeting featured 56 hands-on small-group workshops to help instructors practice what they preach.

A notebook of papers, handouts, and classroom materials from the conference is now available.