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IYA2009 in Spain: a year to remember

IYA2009 in Spain: a year to remember. Montserrat Villar Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC (Spain) www.astronomia2009.es. Organizational structure in Spain. National Commission of Astronomy (CNA). Steering committee. SPoC. 8 people. Working group. Spanish network for IYA2009.

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IYA2009 in Spain: a year to remember

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  1. IYA2009 in Spain: a year to remember Montserrat Villar Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC (Spain) www.astronomia2009.es

  2. Organizational structure in Spain National Commission of Astronomy (CNA) Steering committee SPoC 8 people Working group Spanish network for IYA2009 200 entities 17 people

  3. National and International projects • IAU Cornerstone projects (9/12) • Special IYA2009 projects (0/16) • National [cornerstone] projects (12) • And hundreds of other initiatives at local and regional levels Spanish has participated/promoted 21 large national and/or international projects for IYA2009

  4. IYA2009 numbers in Spain • >3100 IYA2009 activities (3 x Year of Science) • Between 200 and 400 ongoing IYA2009 activities every month in 8 months • (>400 in April and March) • Spanish IYA2009 network (141 organizations + 58 collaborating organizations) • >1300 organizations • >1500 appearances in Spanish digital press in Spanish language (3 x DY and EYCI) • > 10 million people reached by IYA2009 in Spain • 280 000 euros raised for global coordination (MICINN 190 000 // CSIC 90 000)

  5. The beginning Openning 27 jan 2009, Madrid Public presentation 19 febr 2009, Cuenca Prince Felipe de Borbón presided the IYA2009 Openning Ceremony Astronomical Pictures at an Exhibition (Adler Planetarium)

  6. IAU cornerstone and national projects Science museums and planetariums Professional astronomers Astronomía made in Spain 4000 books (talks, discussions, etc) Premier April 24th 12 planetariums 500 000 people (2009) and still going

  7. IAU cornerstone and national projects Amateur astronomers Schools Do you want to measure the Earth’s radius? Fiestas de estrellas 26 March 650 schools 1000 teachers, 10 000 students 5 star parties Nearly 80 amateur astronomical societies 50 000 people have looked through a telescope

  8. IAU cornerstone and national projects 100 Hours of Astronomy • More than 300 activities all over Spain • Around the world in 80 telescopes (11 connections with Spain) • National star party (78 parties, 55 astronomical societies, 21 000 people)

  9. IAU cornerstone and national projects She is an Astronomer 1st sociological and statistical study of women in Spanish proffessional astronomy Mujeres en las Estrellas (TVE2) Con A de Astrónomas

  10. The end Closing ceremony Sala de Columnas, Congreso de los Diputados November 25th Farewell celebration Granada, December 12th Robert Wilson and Antonio Arias: the stars President of Spanish Congress presided the closing ceremony

  11. IYA2009 in Spanish media Mujeres en las Estrellas (TVE2) SEA – El País Informe Semanal (TVE1) Chatting with Amenábar El Mundo

  12. IYA2009 at emblematic places Alcázar de Toledo Reales Alcázares de Sevilla MAN, Madrid Guggenheim, Bilbao Palacio de Carlos V, Granada Alcázar de Segovia

  13. What next? • Spanish network for Astronomy public outreach • Organizer: National Commission of Astronomy (CNA) • Goals: • To perpetuate the IYA2009 spirit and goals for the future • To continue some of the main IYA2009 initiatives • Strategy: • Maximum publicity to all astronomy outreach activities in Spain • (web, interactive agenda, media, etc) • Astronomical traditions (e.g. star parties, measuring the Earth’s radius, 100 Hours of Astronomy) • Astronomical events (solar eclipses, Perseids, etc)

  14. Thanks Thanks to the IAU, Catherine Cesarksy, Pedro Russo and colleagues for making this wonderful adventure possible

  15. IYA2009 in Spanish media > 1500 (incl. 2008) times on the digital Spanish press in Spanish • 4 daily News in digital press on average. For Darwin Year and the EYCInn, 1,3 y 1,2, respectivamente. • IYA2009 appeared roughly 3 times more frequently in total (5 to 7 times more some months)

  16. Steering committeee National Commission of Astronomy (CNA) Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN) Spanish Research Council (CSIC) Spanish Astronomical Society (SEA) Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECyT) SPoC

  17. Working group (17) Large projects 7 persons IAU Cornerstone projects National projects Activities for a specific type of public 1 person People with disabilities • Global coordination tasks • 3 persons • Communication strategy • Evaluation • Web • Outreach material • etc • Coordination of • activities promoted by … • 6 persons • Schools • Research centers • Science museums • Amateur astronomers • etc

  18. El AIA-IYA2009 en … ¡muchas cosas! El AIA-IYA2009 y la ruta Quetzal Menú de Nochevieja en el Hotel Westin Palace Abril 2009 XVII Feria del Perro en Archidona El AIA-IYA2009 en Google Carnavales astronómicos El Universo de chocolate

  19. IAU cornerstone and national projects Professional astronomers U4: Una Universidad, Un Universo (one University, one Universe) Astronomía made in Spain 4000 books (talks, discussions, etc) 240 talks 170 speakers 49 universities 15 000 people

  20. IAU cornerstone and national projects Science museums and planetariums Evolución Jors, Jars, Jurs and the Galigalitos Premier April 24th 12 planetariums 500 000 people (2009) and still going Premier June 29th Several planetariums 2 million people (2009-2010)

  21. IYA2009 in Spanish media • 1500 times on the digital Spanish press in Spanish • 3 times more in total than Darwin Year and European Year of Creativity and Innovation (5 to 7 times more several months) • 4 daily News in digital press on average. For Darwin Year and the EYCI, 1,3 and 1,2 respectively

  22. IYA2009 Spanish portal 515.389 visits 376.197 unique absolute users 1.684.630 pages viewed 1452 visits/day www.astronomia2009.es

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