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Solar Eclipse Planning Workshop - Online

Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9, 9am PT - 2pm PT
Online Planning Workshop - Free, Registration Required

The American Astronomical Society (AAS) Solar Eclipse Task Force invites you to join them for a virtual eclipse-planning workshop to be held Friday-Saturday, April 8-9, 2022, online via Zoom. This event will bring together astronomers, educators, local and state officials, and others involved (or wanting to become involved) in preparing their communities for the 2023 and 2024 North American solar eclipses. Each day's program will run from 9 am to 2 pm PDT (12 pm to 5 pm EDT).

The ASP will be helping to lead this program, part of an ongoing series launched before the August 2017 "Great American" eclipse and designed for everyone involved in helping to ensure that residents and visitors across North America have safe, enjoyable, and inspiring experiences during the 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses. Among attendees are the following:

Professional astronomers
Amateur astronomers
Formal educators (e.g., teachers, superintendents, school board members)
Informal educators (e.g., at museums, planetariums, libraries)
Science writers, broadcast meteorologists, and other media
Representatives of tourism and visitors bureaus, Chambers of Commerce, etc.
Owners and managers in the hospitality industry (e.g., at hotels, motels, B&Bs, campgrounds)
Representatives of local, state, and national parks or forests
Elected officials of local, state, and national government
Officials from local, state, and national departments of transportation
Representatives of federal science agencies, national labs, etc.
Officials from local and state law-enforcement agencies
Representatives of local, state, and national emergency-management organizations
Eclipse tour operators
Manufacturers and dealers of solar filters/viewers and other astronomical equipment

Whether your community lies inside or outside the path of annularity (October 2023) or totality (April 2024), this workshop is for you!

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