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SUMMARY:ORION Astro Lab three-day workshop
DESCRIPTION:Project aim & description\nORION Astro Lab is a three-day workshop organized and led by the IAU Office for\nAstronomy Outreach – NOC Madagascar to guide and equip amateurs & Astronomy lovers\nwho wish to set up an Astronomy Club in Madagascar (and in french-speaking African\ncountries).\nMotivation\nThere are only two active volunteer-led associations (MASS and Haikintana) that promote\nastronomy in Madagascar, an SKA/AVN partner country with a population of about 22\nmillions people. Most of the activities are also based/run in the capital city of Antananarivo\nwhich should be extended if one wants to become inclusive and reach out to the larger\ncommunity.\nProposed dates: 30 & 31 March and 01 April 2022\nPlace: Antananarivo Madagascar\nWho should attend?\nAmateur and astronomy enthusiasts eager to launch an astronomy club and committed to\nundertake regular training to ensure the sustainability of the new club.\nAttendees are limited to 25 amateurs from Antananarivo to facilitate organisation and\nexchange between participants. However, should there be enough funding and local\norganizers to run the event, the number can be increased but not beyond 40. Given that the\nworkshop will be delivered mostly in French, online participation from other french-speaking\nAfrican countries is also envisaged (TBD).\nTopics to be covered\n– Getting started in amateur astronomy\n● Astronomy vs. Astrology\n● Naked Eye Astronomy in the Southern Hemisphere\n● Navigating through our Solar System\n● Conducting a stargazing 101\n– The Astronomy landscape in Africa & Madagascar\n● The status of Astronomy in the Red Island (past, present, future)\n● IAU OAO – NOC Madagascar mandates & activities\n● MASS, Haikintana, IOGA goals & activities\n● Malagasy Astronomy vocabularies\n– Soft skills required to run a successful club\n● Project management\n● Communication\n● Leadership\n● Fundraising\nProposed Hands-on Astronomy activities\n– Making my own Planisphere/Star Wheel\n– Making my own Pinhole projection\n– How to navigate Stellarium\n– Astrophotography\nPartners:\n– Malagasy Astronomy & Space Science (MASS), the IAU Adhering organization of\nMadagascar\n– Haikintana – Astronomy, an amateur astronomy association\n– Institute and Observatory of Geophysics in Antananarivo Madagascar (TBC)\n– African Astronomical Society (via their Outreach Committee – TBC)\n– IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (TBC)\nOrganizing Team (TBC)\n– Dr. Zara Randriamanakoto, IAU OAO NOC M/car & MASS Founding President\n– Mr Andoniaina Rajaonarivelo, President of Haikintana – Astronomy\n– Ms Mializo Razanakoto, Founder of Haikintana – Astronomy\n– Mr Ny Ando Ralitera, MASS Local Coordinator & Chair Student Members\n– Mr Notahiana Ranaivoarimina, MASS Outreach Officer\n– Ms Onja Randriamanakoto, Volunteer at IAU OAO NOC Madagascar\nPotential trainers and guest speakers\n– Most of the organizing team\n– Prof. Charles Ratsifaritana, Professional amateur astronomer\n– Dr Fidy Ramamonjisoa, Observational Cosmologist & Stargazer Expert\n– Dr Solohery Randriamampandry, Astronomer & IAU NAEC Madagascar\n– AfAS Outreach Committee Members\n– IAU OAO Staff members\nEstimated Timeline\nNov 2021 – mid-Dec 2021:\n– Appoint organizing committee\n– Approve concept note\n– Secure/Apply for funding\nmid-Dec 2021 – mid-Jan 2022:\n– Identify & contact potential workshop trainers\n– Design & Develop workshop materials\n– Online Pre-advertisement of the workshop\nmid-Jan – mid-Feb 2022:\n– Call for participation\n– Book venue & caterings\n– Confirm workshop trainers\n– Finalize Workshop schedule & finalize workshop materials\nmid-Feb – mid-Mar 2022:\n– Call for participation closes & List of participants published\n– Call for volunteers to help run the workshop (if necessary)\n– Purchase of materials & print out\nmid-Mar – 29 Mar 2022:\n– Reminder/Confirm participants\n– Confirm catering & any other service providers\n– Final briefing\n30 & 31 Mar, 01 Apr 2022: ORION Astro Lab Workshop\nmid-April 2022: Internal evaluation\nend of May 2022: Report submission to funders\nTentative Program\nDAY 1 – ON YOUR MARKS\n08:30 Registration\n09:00 Opening remarks, welcome & keynote address\n09:30 Ice-breaking & Vision Storyboard Exercise\n10:30 Tea break\n10:45 Tip #1 – Talk/Sharing session: Setting the scene\n11:30 Hands-on session #1\n12:30 Lunch\n13:30 Tip #2 – Soft skills session\n14:30 Hands-on session #2\n15:30 Tea break\n15:45 Group Activity*\n16:30 End of Day 1\nDAY 2 – GET SET!\n08:00 Summary Day 1\n08:15 Tip #3 – Talk/Sharing Session\n09:00 Hands-on session #3\n10:00 Tea break\n10:15 Tip #4 – Talk/Sharing Session\n12:00 Lunch\n13:00 Tip #5 – Soft Skills session\n14:00 Group activity\n15:00 Tea break\n15:15 Group Activity\n16:30 End of Day 2\nDAY 3 – GO!\n08:00 Summary Day 2\n08:15 Tip #6 – Soft skills Session\n09:00 Hands-on activity #4\n10:00 Tea break\n10:15 Tip #7 – Sharing Session : How to become a stargazer expert\n11:00 Group activity\n12:00 Lunch\n13:00 Group activity – wrapping up\n13:30 Group presentation\n14:30 Evaluation & Way Forward\n15:30 Awards of certificates & Closing Speech\n16:00 Driving to the stargazing site** + Snack time\n19:00 Stargazing & Astrophotography session\n21:00 End of Day 3***\n* The group activity is aimed at helping participants co-create and develop key strategies to build and\nsuccessfully launch their astronomy club by answering questions such as: who are my targets? How will I reach\nout to them? Which activities will I offer and how often?\n** Subject to the weather conditions. If the weather is bad then this event can be moved to Day 2 or any day\nwithin two weeks after the workshop ends.\n*** Transport to/from the stargazing site organized in advance to ensure the safety of each participant on their\nway back home.\nEstimated budget\nThe proposed budget of R 25,000 is a breakdown of the estimated expenses for 30\nattendees (25 participants + 5 trainers & in-person organizers) for a three-day workshop:\nDescription Quantity Unit Price Cost\nVenue – 3 days 1 R 1,000 R 3,000\nCatering – 3 days (Lunch + 2 tea breaks) 30 R 130 R 11,700\nWorkshop kits & materials 30 R 200 R,6000\nTransport to/from stargazing site – 1 night 30 R 100 R 3,000\nSub-Total R 23,700\nContingencies (7%, e.g. inflation, transfer funds) R 1,300\nTotal R 25,000\nNB: The current budget assumes that the participants are all based in Antananarivo (and hence no\nneed to cover their accommodation and daily transport) and any workshop organizer and/or trainer\nwishing to attend the in-person workshop will cover their own return flight ticket to Antananarivo\n(subject to Covid-19 restrictions).\nPotential Funders/Sponsors\n– African Astronomical Society\n– IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (via their funding scheme)\n
URL:http://www.africanastronomicalsociety.org/events/orion-astro-lab-three-day-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
LOCATION:Antananarivo Madagascar
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