astronomy in timor- leste, transit of venus 2012, a universe awareness student ambassador project
DESCRIPTION
A team of four Universe Awareness Student Ambassadors from Leiden University developed a project to implement a series education and public outreach activities in Timor-Leste on the occasion of a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus 2012, the last in our life time. This project aimed to start an on-going collaboration between EU-UNAWE and Timor-Leste and to engage the Timor-Leste children with science and technology and broaden their horizons. The 5-day long programme included children’s activities, teachers training workshop, public talks, public exhibition and a massive public observing event of the transit of Venus. This experience brought to light many lessons on organising such event of this scale in a developing country, and we present the funding experience during this talk.TRANSCRIPT
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A Universe Awareness Student Ambassador Project
Ainil Abdullah, Cindy Gunwan, Carla Natario, Jaya Ramchandani, and Pedro Russo
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What can a student ambassador do?
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What can a student ambassador do?
Workshops
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What can a student ambassador do?
Workshops
EducationalResources
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What can a student ambassador do?
Workshops
EducationalResources
Online Communication
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What can a student ambassador do?
Workshops
EducationalResources
Online Communication
National and Global Projects
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What can a student ambassador do?
Workshops
EducationalResources
Online Communication
National and Global Projects
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Global Visibility of 2012 Transit of Venus
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Global Visibility of 2012 Transit of Venus
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Global Visibility of 2012 Transit of Venus
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Use the occasion of the Transit of Venus 2012 to start an on-going collaboration between UNAWE and Timor-Leste for inspiring children with our wonderful cosmos.
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Use the occasion of the Transit of Venus 2012 to start an on-going collaboration between UNAWE and Timor-Leste for inspiring children with our wonderful cosmos.
Dates: May 31 to June 8, 2012
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The experience of organizing from far and how we raised funds
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The LU Team in Timor-Leste
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The LU Team in Timor-Leste
Children’s activities +
Assisting whoever
needs it
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The LU Team in Timor-Leste
Children’s activities +
Assisting whoever
needs it
PR, Logistics,
Administrative, Media,
Advertisement
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The LU Team in Timor-Leste
Children’s activities +
Assisting whoever
needs it
PR, Logistics,
Administrative, Media,
Advertisement
University exhibition
+ talks
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The LU Team in Timor-Leste
Children’s activities +
Assisting whoever
needs it
PR, Logistics,
Administrative, Media,
Advertisement
Funding +
Resources +
Teacher training
University exhibition
+ talks
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The LU Team in Timor-Leste
Overall PM +
Public Event
Children’s activities +
Assisting whoever
needs it
PR, Logistics,
Administrative, Media,
Advertisement
Funding +
Resources +
Teacher training
University exhibition
+ talks
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May 31Getting Organized
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June 1Astronomy Activities
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June 2Teacher Training Workshop
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June 3More Preparations
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June 4University Exhibition on Astronomy
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June 4…followed by talks
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June 4…and demonstrations
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June 5More Astronomy Activities
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June 6Transit of Venus Observations
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June 7Discussing the Future
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A B C D E
Developing Understanding Connect Practice Identifying
InformalContact
Passive Participation
ActiveParticipation
Collectors& Analysts
AmateurResearchers
Engagement
Russo & van den Broek, Engagement levels in astronomy communication, CAP2013, Warsaw
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A B C D E
Developing Understanding Connect Practice Identifying
InformalContact
Passive Participation
ActiveParticipation
Collectors& Analysts
AmateurResearchers
Hard to estimate
Engagement
Russo & van den Broek, Engagement levels in astronomy communication, CAP2013, Warsaw
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A B C D E
Developing Understanding Connect Practice Identifying
InformalContact
Passive Participation
ActiveParticipation
Collectors& Analysts
AmateurResearchers
Hard to estimate
3800Public
Engagement
Russo & van den Broek, Engagement levels in astronomy communication, CAP2013, Warsaw
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A B C D E
Developing Understanding Connect Practice Identifying
InformalContact
Passive Participation
ActiveParticipation
Collectors& Analysts
AmateurResearchers
Hard to estimate
3800Public
800 Children30 Teachers
Engagement
Russo & van den Broek, Engagement levels in astronomy communication, CAP2013, Warsaw
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Behind the scenes…
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Government Level Contacts
• Cabinet of the Minister of Education
• Cooperation Affairs Adviser, National University of
Timor-Leste
• Portuguese Embassy
• Ministry of Tourism
• European Delegation
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Contacting the Local Teachers
• School: Science Teacher, Ana Bessa, from Escola
Portuguesa de Díli shows interest
• University: Teresinha Soares, Head of Physics
Department, happy to include us
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Funding Sources
• LKBF (Travel Grant): €2000
• HE Space: €1000
• Astron: €400
• Crowdfunding: €888
• EU-UNAWE: €3072
About €7,500
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Expenses
• Tickets: €4,745.39
• Lodging (hotel in Jakarta): €455.20
• Others (food, visa, airport tax): €1,050.06
• Solar googles + activities materials: €447.61
• Printing costs: €662.42
About €7,500
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Plenty In-Kind Contributions
• Escola Portuguesa de Díli• University of Timor-Lorosae• Camões Institute• Foundation Oriente• Portuguese Astronomical Society• Baader Planetarium• IAU Office of Astronomy for Development• EurAstro• AstroBook Drive/ Boston University• PCs4kids• NASA Sun-Earth Connections• Berkeley Science Education Centre• ESO• Bosscha Observatory, Bandung Institute of Technology• Art Sorrisus -Dental Implant Institute, Alverca, Portugal.• Sália Pharmacy, Setúbal, Portugal• Alola Foundation, Timor-Leste• UN Peacekeeping programme
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Plenty In-Kind Contributions
• Escola Portuguesa de Díli• University of Timor-Lorosae• Camões Institute
• Foundation Oriente• Portuguese Astronomical Society• Baader Planetarium• IAU Office of Astronomy for Development• EurAstro• AstroBook Drive/ Boston University• PCs4kids• NASA Sun-Earth Connections• Berkeley Science Education Centre• ESO• Bosscha Observatory, Bandung Institute of Technology• Art Sorrisus -Dental Implant Institute, Alverca, Portugal.• Sália Pharmacy, Setúbal, Portugal• Alola Foundation, Timor-Leste
• Telescopes• Books• Accommodation• Transportation• Educational material• Laptops• Solar Glasses• Time• People
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Logistical Arrangements
• Escola Portuguesa de Díli
• University of Timor-Lorosae
• UN Peacekeeping Programme
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Ongoing Collaboration
• Skype Teleconference
• Universe in a Box Localisation and Teacher Training
starts in November
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Take Home Messages
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Take Home Messages
• Students can contribute a lot to outreach
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Take Home Messages
• Students can contribute a lot to outreach
• Focus on people, not resources
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Take Home Messages
• Students can contribute a lot to outreach
• Focus on people, not resources
• More local contact beforehand
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Take Home Messages
• Students can contribute a lot to outreach
• Focus on people, not resources
• More local contact beforehand
• Crowdfunding is a great idea for small projects
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Take Home Messages
• Students can contribute a lot to outreach
• Focus on people, not resources
• More local contact beforehand
• Crowdfunding is a great idea for small projects
• In-kind contributions can take you a long way