ASP2024 Overview
About the Conference
The ASP hosted our annual 136th Virtual Conference: Astronomy Across the Spectrum: Education & Outreach Everywhere, All at Once August 22-24, 2024.Those involved in science education, outreach, and communication at any level and for any audience experienced inspirational speakers & panelists, participated in engaging workshops & discussions, and engaged with friends & colleagues from around the world, and shared with others the latest findings from their innovative teaching & public engagement work.
Affordable I Convenient I Carbon Friendly
Full Professional Conference in Astronomy & Space Science
52 Sessions I 6 Plenary Panels I 2 Exclusive Evening Events I Networking I Recordings I e-book Conference Series Book (free)
Plenary Panel Session Information!
Schedule-at-a-Glance
Exclusive ASP2024 Evening Events!
Also open to the invited public, participants enjoyed a talk about the Parker Solar Probe with NASA's Kelly Korreck and/or a Documentary film, Small Town Universe with Guest Filmmaker, Katie Dellamaggiore and Astrophysicist Ellie White introduced by Jill Tarter, co-founder, SETI Institute.
Conference Attendees had access to a Conference Portal.
Non-Conference Attendees Visit the Events Calendar for Access to the Live YouTube Streaming links
Program Strands for ASP2024 Included:
• Teaching Astronomy – New Opportunities, Challenges, Tools, and Innovations
• Reflecting on the Solar Eclipse and Applying Lessons Learned Going Forward
• Modern Astronomy and Big Data: New Challenges in Science Communication
• Advancing Informal Astronomy Learning
• The Planetarium at 100: Moving the Field Into Its Next Century
• Communicating Astronomy through New Media and Social Media
• Public Participation in Science via Amateur Astronomy and Community Science
• Embracing More Inclusive Astronomy and Diverse Ways of Knowing & Learning
• Addressing Climate/Environmental Science and Preserving Dark Skies
Colleagues from around the world shared what they've been working on, including best practices, innovative ideas, lessons learned, research findings, and evaluation results from the global community.
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