1st announcement: International Symposium on the NAOJ Museum
27-29 September, 2015
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo
International Symposium on the “National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) Museum” will be held during September 27-29, 2015 at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo.
The symposium will cover the following topics:
- Activities of each country’s astronomy museums
- Science communication methods in astronomy museums
- Challenges of building an astronomy museum
- Management of astronomy museums
- Significance of astronomers interacting with visitors
- Opportunities for future cooperation
- Other topics which may arise
Symposium registration is free and open to interested parties. A dinner party will be hosted on 28 September (3,000 Yen per person).
Invited speakers (unconfirmed)
- Carter Emmart (Director of Astrovisualization, American Museum of National History)
- Lars Lindberg Christensen (Head of Education & Public Outreach Department, ESO)
- Pedro Russo (Leiden University/IAU)
- Hakim L. Malasan (Astronomy Division & Bosscha Observatory FMIPA, ITB, Indonesia)
- Boonrucksar Soonthornthum (Executive Director,NARIT)
Access to the symposium venue:
– The symposium starts from 12:00 noon at the Large Seminar Room in the Subaru Building.
– Mitaka Campus map http://www.nao.ac.jp/en/access/mitaka/visit/
– Access to Mitaka http://www.nao.ac.jp/en/access/mitaka/access.html
Organizing Committee:
- Masahiko Hayashi (Director General, NAOJ)
- Lars Lindberg Christensen (Head of Education & Public Outreach Department, ESO)
- Pedro Russo (Leiden University/IAU)
- Kazunari Shibata (Director of Kwasan Observatory, Kyoto University)
- Kazuhiro Sekiguchi (Executive Advisor to the Director General, NAOJ)
- Hidehiko Agata (Head of Outreach and Education Office, NAOJ)
- Kumiko Usuda-Sato (Research Expert in Public Relations Cener, NAOJ)
More information, please contact cecretariat:
Hidehiko Agata (Head of Outreach and Education Office, NAOJ)
E-mail: h.agata@nao.ac.jp
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
2-21-1 Osawa Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8588 JAPAN
Phone: +81-422-34-3929
FAX: +81-422-34-3810