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CURRENT OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
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- April 12, 2008
  
Yuri's Night World Space Party
Celebrating the Anniversary
of the first human in space! April 12 of every year.
- March 20, 2008
 
NASA's Sun-Earth Day
An annual educational event featuring this year's
solar equinox on March 20, 2008. This year's theme is "Space Weather Around the
World."
- March 17, 2008
Solar Week 2008
Celebrate the Sun with a week full of fun
activities!
- November 10, 2007
Geophysical Information for Teachers (GIFT) Workshop: "The International Heliophysical Year"
- October 4 - 10, 2007
World Space Week
The Center for
Science Education at the University of California, Berkeley, and the
Stanford Solar Center are sponsoring special web-based activities to
celebrate World Space Week and
the 50th Anniversary of the Sputnik Launch. Teachers, students, and
scientists are invited to participate in online investigations and
discussions.
Join in a world wide community event featuring space!
- June - August, 2007
Live Planetarium Program
- May 23, 2007
Geophysical Information for Teachers (GIFT) Workshop: "The International Heliophysical Year" - sponsored by the American Geophysical Union.
Lectures given by leading scientists and science educators to pre-college teachers. It happens
during the AGU General Assembly and includes hands on
activities and practices that the teachers can use in their classes. This is a free event but registration is required.
- May 23, 2007
Family Science Event
This is a free event. No registration required. All are welcome. There will be several hands on science activities
for families, including sunspotters, H alpha telescopes and movies projected in a dome.
The event will take place from 16:30 to 18:30 on May 23rd, 2007.
- May 2-6, 2007
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Young Scientists' International School: Heliosphere and Galaxy
- March – June, 2007
Telescope Observing - Solar Viewing for International Sun-Earth Day
- March 20th 2007
NASA Living in the Atmosphere of the Sun - Live Webcast
Telling the Interrelated Story: On March 20, 2007 representatives from 5 of NASAs missions will share highlights from each of their missions and share their interconnected space weather story with students from around the world.
- March 8 & 9, 2007
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Discover the Stars at Armagh -
Cross-Border Schools Science Conference 2007 .
Organized by Armagh Observatory and the Centre for Cross Border Studies.
It will involve about 260 students aged 13-14 from both Ireland Republic and Northern Ireland.
- February 26-March 2, 2007
Solar Week: Celebrating the Sun-Earth Connection in Your Classroom -
Interact live with the scientists during the Solar Week! Get answers to your questions about the Sun.
- June 22, June 24, September 7 and September 9, 2006
IHY Conference "The Sun, Our Star" (in Spanish)
- July 24-August 4, 2006
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CISM Space Weather Summer School
- aimed at students entering graduate school in space or solar physics, but also at some undergraduates,
high-school teachers and professionals entering the field. The school provides an overview of the space environment,
space weather hazards and models.
- July 24-28, 2006
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Workshop for Teachers - "Old and new Worlds: The Sun, the Moon and (Exo-) Planets"
(in German)
- May 23-24, 2006
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Geophysical Information for Teachers (GIFT) Workshop: "Sun-Earth Relationships and the International Heliophysical Year" - sponsored by the American Geophysical Union.
- April 12, 2006
Yuri's Night World Space Party: Celebrating the 45th Anniversary
of the first human in space! April 12 of every year.
- March 29, 2006
Sun-Earth Day: An annual educational event featuring this year's
total solar eclipse on March 29 2006. View an eclipse webcast and
learn about the Sun and solar eclipses!
- March 29, 2006
IHY Activities for the Total Solar Eclipse on
March 29 2006: Special viewing stations will be set up all along the
path of the eclipse.
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