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  • Friday, August 23, 2024
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM US PDT
    P3 - P3: "Astronomy and Climate Change"
    Panelist: Travis Rector – University of Alaska, Anchorage
    Panelist: Ka Chun Yu – Denver Museum of Nature & Science
    Panelist: Paola Banchero (she/her/hers) – Univ. of Alaska, Anchorage
    Panelist: Bernadette Rodgers – Willamette University, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland Community College
  • 9:45 AM - 10:35 AM US PDT
    6A - Climate Change for Astronomers
    Lead Presenter: Travis Rector – University of Alaska, Anchorage
    Co-Presenter: Jeff Bennett – Big Kid Science
    Addressing Climate/Environmental Science and Preserving Dark Skies
  • 9:45 AM - 10:35 AM US PDT
    6B - The Multi-Wavelength Universe! (MWU!): Radio Observing Experiences for Undergraduate Students
    Lead Presenter: Dan Reichart, n/a – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Teaching Astronomy – New Opportunities, Challenges, Tools, and Innovations
  • 9:45 AM - 10:35 AM US PDT
    6C: 10-Minute Orals (4)
  • 9:45 AM - 10:35 AM US PDT
    6D: 10-Minute Orals (4)
  • 10:50 AM - 11:40 AM US PDT
    7A: 1-Minute Summaries (21, in alphabetical order by last name)
  • 10:50 AM - 11:40 AM US PDT
    7B - Using Science Fiction to Teach Astronomy and Astrobiology
    Lead Presenter: Ann Schmiedekakmp (she/her/hers) – Penn State Abington
    Panelist: Andrew Fraknoi (he/him/his) – Fromm Institute, U of San Francisco
    Panelist: Robert Scherrer – Vanderbilt University
    Panelist: Frederick M. Walter (he/him/his) – Stony Brook University
    Panelist: Shelley Wright – Univ California San Diego
    Teaching Astronomy – New Opportunities, Challenges, Tools, and Innovations
  • 10:50 AM - 11:40 AM US PDT
    7C - Planetariums as Unique Venues for Environmental Education
    Lead Presenter: Ryan Wyatt (he/him/his) – California Academy of Sciences
    Co-Presenter: Jessica Agnos – Astronomers for Planet Earth
    Co-Presenter: Anna Hurst (they/them/theirs) – Astronomical Society of the Pacific
    Co-Presenter: Tiffany Stone Wolbrecht – Associated Universities, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Shiloe Fontes – Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium
    The Planetarium at 100: Moving the Field Into Its Next Century
  • 10:50 AM - 11:40 AM US PDT
    7D: 10-Minute Orals (4)
  • 11:55 AM - 12:25 PM US PDT
    Networking Zoom FRI - with available breakout rooms
  • 12:40 PM - 1:40 PM US PDT
    P4 - P4: "On-the-Spot Feedback: Getting and Using Feedback During Engagements with Public Audiences"
    Moderator: Linda S. Shore, Ed.D. (she/her/hers) – Astronomical Society of the Pacific
    Panelist: Dennis Schatz (he/him/his) – Institute for Learning Innovation
    Panelist: Suzy Gurton (she/her/hers) – Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ.
    Panelist: Kelly Hoke – Oregon State Univ.
    Panelist: Jessica Sickler (she/her/hers) – Sickler Consulting
  • 1:55 PM - 2:45 PM US PDT
    8A - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Needs in Planetariums
    Lead Presenter: Rosemary Walling (she/her/hers) – Marie Drake Planetarium
    Panelist: Mary Holt (she/her/hers) – Lawrence Hall of Scence
    Panelist: Noreen Grice (she/her/hers) – President of Mid Atlantic Planetarium Society and Owner of You Can Do Astronomy LLC
    Panelist: Michele Wistisen (she/her/hers) – President of the Rocky Mountain Planetarium Association
    Panelist: Dani LeBlanc – IPS EDI Committee Chair and Director of the Charles Hayden Planetarium at Museum of Science Boston
    Co-Author: Tony Smith – Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)
    The Planetarium at 100: Moving the Field Into Its Next Century
  • 1:55 PM - 2:45 PM US PDT
    8B - Astronomy for a Better World
    Lead Presenter: Laura Trouille – Adler Planetarium - Zooniverse
    Co-Presenter: Yasmin Catricheo – AUI
    Co-Presenter: Shari Lifson – AURA
    Co-Presenter: Timothy Spuck – AUI/NSF
    Embracing More Inclusive Astronomy and Diverse Ways of Knowing & Learning
  • 1:55 PM - 2:45 PM US PDT
    8C: 10-Minute Orals (4)
  • 1:55 PM - 2:45 PM US PDT
    8D: 10-Minute Orals (4)
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM US PDT
    9A - New Technologies and Dangerous Questions in Astronomy Education - Meeting Panel Discussion
    Lead Presenter: Rachel Freed – Institute for Student Astronomical Research
    Co-Presenter: Michael Fitzgerald – Las Cumbres Observatory
    Co-Presenter: Daryl Janzen – University of Saskatchewan
    Co-Presenter: Kate Meredith (she/her/hers) – Geneva Lakes Astrophysics and STEAM
    Co-Presenter: Dan Reichart, n/a – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Presenter: Kalee Tock (she/her/hers) – Stanford Online High School
    Teaching Astronomy – New Opportunities, Challenges, Tools, and Innovations
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM US PDT
    9B - NASA PUNCH Outreach: Novel Activities to Enhance the Personal and Cultural Relevance of Heliophysics
    Lead Presenter: Cherilynn A. Morrow, n/a (she/her/hers) – Southwest Research Institute
    Co-Presenter: Mike Zawaski – PUNCH Outreach
    Co-Presenter: Sanlyn Buxner (she/her/hers) – Planetary Science Institute and the University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Jason B. Trump – Clark Planetarium
    Embracing More Inclusive Astronomy and Diverse Ways of Knowing & Learning
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM US PDT
    9C - Make STEM Learning Lifelong & Lifewide: What's Known About the Importance of Informal STEM Learning
    Lead Presenter: Dennis Schatz (he/him/his) – Institute for Learning Innovation
    Advancing Informal Astronomy Learning
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM US PDT
    9D: 10-Minute Orals (4)
  • 4:05 PM - 4:55 PM US PDT
    10A - Introducing Campus SHINE: Resources and Strategies for Addressing Light Pollution on Your Campus
    Lead Presenter: Michelle Wooten (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Co-Presenter: Vayujeet Gokhale, PhD – Truman University
    Co-Presenter: Daniel B. Caton (he/him/his) – Appalachian State University
    Co-Presenter: Rachelle Lyons, M.Ed. Earth Systems Science Education – Plymouth State University
    Addressing Climate/Environmental Science and Preserving Dark Skies
  • 4:05 PM - 4:55 PM US PDT
    10B - Like, Comment, Follow, Subscribe: Astronomy Outreach via Social Media
    Lead Presenter: Summer Ash (she/her/hers) – Self-employed
    Co-Presenter: Angela Collier – University of Colorado - Boulder
    Co-Presenter: Dakotah Tyler – University of California - Los Angeles
    Co-Presenter: Katy Rodriguez Wimberly (she/her/hers) – UC Riverside
    Co-Author: Erika Hamden – University of Arizona
    Communicating Astronomy through New Media and Social Media
  • 4:05 PM - 4:55 PM US PDT
    10C: 10-Minute Orals (3)
  • 4:05 PM - 4:55 PM US PDT
    10C - 10C: 10-Minute Orals (4)
  • 4:05 PM - 4:55 PM US PDT
    10D: 10-Minute Orals (4)
  • 5:30 PM - 7:15 PM US PDT
    Film Screening & Discussion: "Small Town Universe", a Documentary
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