Hostname: page-component-586b7cd67f-2plfb Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-24T08:57:05.187Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Unconference session at the IAU General Assembly 2015

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

Tibisay Sankatsing Nava ,
Ramasamy Venugopal  and
Silvia Verdolini
Tibisay Sankatsing Nava
Affiliation:
IAU Office of Astronomy for Development, Cape Town, South Africa
Ramasamy Venugopal
Affiliation:
IAU Office of Astronomy for Development, Cape Town, South Africa
Silvia Verdolini
Affiliation:
IAU Office of Astronomy for Development, Cape Town, South Africa
Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

The Astronomy For Development Focus Meeting 20 at the IAU General Assembly encompassed an ‘Unconference’ session as part of the proceedings. Unstructured conferences, with their potential to unleash innovative ideas, are gaining traction in various conferences and symposia. Astronomy For Development is a field that is applicable to the entire Astronomy community (and even beyond) and hence an unconference inviting ideas and fostering frank dialogue is very pertinent.

Officially one of the final sessions of the the 2015 General Assembly, the unconference session was intended to provide a balanced platform for a diverse set of participants and act as an informal setting to promote open discussion on topics of relevance to Astronomy for Development.

Keywords

miscellaneoussociology of astronomyUnconferenceInclusionDiversityEvidenceEvaluationTranslation
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 11 , General Assembly A29A: Astronomy in Focus , August 2015 , pp. 427 - 429
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016