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Programme (Tentative; as of June 8, 2005)

All abstracts received to date - in alphabetical order by first author.

All plenary talks are in the ESO auditorium.

TUESDAY, 14 JUNE 2005

Day 1 - Business, Wider Issues, Welcome Reception

08:30-09:00	Registration, Coffee & Posters
09:00-09:10	Opening; Practical Business
09:10-09:20	Robson : History & Progress of The IAU Communicating Astronomy with The Public Working Groups	TALK
09:20-09:30	Crabtree : Washington Charter Progress	TALK
09:30-09:45	Christensen : Virtual Repository Progress	TALK
Plenary Session 1: Setting the Scene (web cast)
09:45-10:30	Barranger : Closing the Culture Gap between Scientists and Science Communicators	TALK
10:30-11:00	Coffee & Posters
11:00-11:30	Murdin : Communicating What Science Is, Not What It Is Like - Non-professionally Executed Astronomy of Professional Standard	TALK
Plenary Session 2: The TV Broadcast Media (web cast)
11:30-12:10	Henbest : Attracting the Media	TALK
12:10-12:30	Sandrelli : ESA on RAINEWS24: A Case Study of Television Communication	TALK
12:30-14:00	LUNCH
Plenary Session 3: What Makes a Good News Story? (web cast)
14:00-14:30	Barranger/Gundy : The Nuts and Bolts of a Good News Story	TALK
14:30-15:00	Schilling : A Reporter's View	TALK
15:00-15:30	Editor - TBD
15:30-16:00	Coffee & Posters
16:00-17:30	Workshop Sessions in Parallel: · Schilling : Writer's Workshop (Aud.) · Levay / Christensen : Hands-on Images 1 (room 231) · Bacon : Hands-on Animation Case Studies: Creating a Continuous Zoom! (room 232)
17:30-18:30	Guided tour of the ESO facilities in groups (meeting point: ESO Reception)
18:30-	Welcome Reception

WEDNESDAY, 15 JUNE 2005

Day 2 - Outreach: Observatories to Planetaria

08:30-09:00	Coffee, Posters & Demos
09:00-09:10	Cesarsky : Official Opening
Plenary Session 4: The Role of the Observatories (web cast)
09:10-09:50	Robson : The Role of Observatories	TALK
09:50-10:30	Watzke : Communicating Chandra’s X-ray Astronomy to the Press and Public	TALK
10:30-11:00	Coffee, Posters & Demos
Plenary Session 5: Innovations (web cast)
11:00-11:30	Fienberg : Using the Night Sky to Cultivate Public Interest in Astronomy	TALK
11:30-12:00	Michaud : The Gemini Observatory Virtual Tour	TALK
12:00-12:30	Serra-Ricart : Virtual Visits to Astronomical Observatories	TALK
12:30-14:00	LUNCH
Plenary Session 6: The Role of Planetaria (web cast)
14:00-14:30	Petersen : The Unique Role of the Planetarium / Science Center in Science Communication	TALK
14:30-14:50	Gandolfi : New Perspectives in Planetarium Lectures: How to Tell Science under the Dome Preserving the "Enchantment"	TALK
14:50-15:10	Fairall : Seeing Beyond the Naked Eye in a Planetarium	TALK
15:10-15:30	Pedrosa : Astronomy for Young Audiences	TALK
15:30-16:00	Coffee, Posters & Demos
16:00-17:30	Workshop Sessions in Parallel: · Schilling : Writer's Workshop (Aud.) · Levay / Christensen : Hands-on Images 1 (room 231) · Frattare / Hurt : Hands-on Images 2 (room 232)
18:30-	DINNER (meeting point Garching Maibaum)

THURSDAY, 16 JUNE 2005

Day 3 - Challenges, New Ideas, Credibility and Education

08:30-09:00	Coffee, Posters & Demos
Plenary Session 7: Challenges and New Ideas (web cast)
09:00-09:15	Fosbury : Difficult Concepts	TALK
09:15-09:40	Lorenzen : Mission to the Public: A Journalist's Experiences with European Astronomers and Space Agencies
09:40-10:10	West : The Road Less Traveled: Non-traditional Ways of Communicating Astronomy to the Public	...
10:10-10:30	Rodriguez Hidalgo : Do the Stars Tell Your Love Story?	TALK
10:30-11:00	Coffee, Posters & Demos
Plenary Session 8: Keeping our Credibility - Release of News (web cast)
11:00-11:15	Madsen : Science Communication between Michael Faraday and MTV	TALK
11:15-12:15	Credibility Panel Discussion Murdin (Chair) Fosbury Lorenzen Madsen	TALK
12:15-12:30	NN : TBD
12:30-14:00	LUNCH
Plenary Session 9: The Education Arena (web cast)
14:00-14:30	Cavalotti : Astronomical Pills: One-shot Questions about the Universe	TALK
14:30-15:00	Jones : Space Education - A Lifeline to the Skills Shortage?	TALK
15:00-15:30	Mahoney : The Role of the Popular Article in Astronomical Outreach	TALK
15:30-16:00	Coffee, Posters & Demos
16:00-17:30	Workshop Sessions in Parallel: · Mahoney : A Communications Toolkit for Astronomers (Aud.) · Frattare / Hurt : Hands-on Images 2 (room 231) · Kornmesser / Christensen : Produce your First DVD (room 232)
18:15-	Beergarten Expedition (meeting point Garching Maibaum)

FRIDAY, 17 JUNE 2005

Day 4 - Audiovisual, VO Communication

08:30-09:00	Coffee & Posters
Plenary Session 10: Astronomical Images - Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder (web cast)
09:00-09:40	Rector : The Preparation of Presentation-Quality Astronomical Images	TALK
09:40-10:10	Levay : Hubble and the Language of Images	TALK
10:10-10:30	Bacon : Examples of Scientifically Valid and Engaging Animations	TALK
10:30-11:00	Coffee & Posters
Plenary Session 11: Cutting-edge Audiovisuals (web cast)
11:00-11:30	Kraupe : New Horizons for Communicating Astronomy through Digital Planetariums	TALK
11:30-12:00	Fluke : Virtual Tours of the Universe	TALK
12:00-12:30	Hurt : Seeing Infrared	TALK
12:30-14:00	LUNCH
Plenary Session 12: Virtual Repositories (web cast)
14:00-14:30	Boccato : Stars in the Net	TALK
14:30-15:00	Evans : Life after Press - The Role of the Picture Library in Communicating Astronomy to the Public	TALK
15:00-15:15	Christensen : Moving the Pretty Pictures into the 21st Century	TALK
15:15-15:30	Frattare : Virtual Observatory Compliance for Press Release Images	TALK
15:30-16:00	Coffee & Posters
16:00-16:20	Boffin : The Venus Transit 2004 Programme (web ca st)	TALK
16:20-16:45	Murdin : Meeting Summary

LIST OF POSTER PAPERS

Poster display area: ~ 120 cm (high) x ~ 100 cm (wide)

P01 - A. Acker: Planetariums, Great Messengers of the Astronomical Research

P02 - L. Albanese, L. Fini, D. Galli, F. Pacini, F. Palla, G. Risaliti: From the Hill of Galileo to the Borders of the Universe: the Arcetri Outreach Program

P03 - D.R. Altschuler & J.L. Alonso: Public Education and Outreach at the NAIC / Arecibo Observatory

P04 - G. Bernardi et al.: IN VIAGGIO FRA LE STELLE, The making of the GSC II

P05 - M. Birlan & G. Vass: Bringing Forth the Spirit of Astronomy by Using Conceptual Maps

P06 - R.E.S. Clegg: Using Astronomy and Space Education for National Skills Agendas

P07 - Luis Cuesta on behalf of The Director's Support Team of the IAC: The IAC and the Scientific Outreach

P08 - K. Czart: Astronomia.pl - Polish Astronomy Portal

P09 - F. Diego: Human Links to the Universe. A Cultural Shift

P10 - O. Dreissigacker & Astronomie Heute Editorial Staff: Needs of a Science Editor

P11 - M. Ehle: The XMM-Newton Image Gallery

P12 - B.R. Espey: Webcamming Solar Telescope Images

P13 - R. Fedele: Kitt Peak - 40 Years of Public Outreach

P14 - M.A. Garcia & J. Harvey: "StarTeachers": a Teachers Exchange Program between Hawaii and La Serena

P15 - M. Giovalli, G. Bernardi, A. Ferrari, P. Rossi: ApritiCielo, Museum of Space and Astronomy with Planetarium in Torino

P16 - S. Giovanardi, G. Gandolfi, G. Catanzaro, V. Vomero: Stars on Stage: the New Planetarium of Rome as an Astronomical Theatre

P17 - J. Harvey & P. Michaud: Journey Through the Universe in Hawaii

P18 - D. Hillier: A Scottish Science Training Programme for Teachers

P19 - J. Hron, F. Kerschbaum, A. Pikhard: Nationwide Astronomy Events in Austria: Summary and Experiences

P20 - C. Ishida & K. Sekiguchi: Public Tours of the Subaru Telescope

P21 - V. Luridiana: Popularisation of Astronomy: why?

P22 - F. Mantovani: The Visitor Centre "Marcello Ceccarelli"

P23 - O. Marco: The ESO-MIM Star Trek: a Broad Public Oriented Short Interactive Exhibition for an Introduction to Contemporary Astrophysics

P24 - R. Massey: Sighting the New Crescent Moon - Linking Modern Astronomy and Islam

P25 - I. Morison & T. O'Brien: Astronomical Outreach from Jodrell Bank Observatory

P26 - A. Ortiz-Gil, M. Gomez, T. Gallego: L'Aula del Cel: Communicating Astronomy at School Level

P27 - S. Parello: Think Inside the Sphere

P28 - S. Preston: Outreach from McDonald Observatory

P29 - S. Romaniello, F. Cavallotti, S. Sandrelli: The Olmicomics and The Lord of Rings: Two Cases of Non-traditional Education

P30 - P. Russo & A. Pedrosa: Navegar Foundation: 5 Years Communicating Astronomy

P31 - A. Sosa Mendez on behalf of The Public Outreach Group of the Facilities at the Canary Islands' Astronomical Observatories: Public Outreach at the Canary Islands' Astronomical Observatories

P32 - M. Sotiriou, P. Ioannou, H. Vrazopoulos, S. Sotiriou, E. Vagenas: SKY WATCH: Introducing European Youth in the World of Scientific Research through Interactive Utilisation of a Global Network of Robotic Telescopes

P33 - H. Teimoorinia & A. Moosavi: Astronomy as Science, Art and Industry

P34 - G. Verdoes Kleijn, R. van der Marel, D. Schaller, J. Stoke: Building Educational Websites

P35 - M. Zoulias, N. Solomos: EUDOXOS National Observatory of Education: Communicating Astronomy using Robotic Telescopes

All abstracts received to date - in alphabetical order by first author.

EXHIBITIONS / HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS

1. Sky-skan: Fulldome digital projection in planetaria: 6 metre dome in the council room. Glenn Smith, Sky-Skan

2. The ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator version 2: Lars Lindberg Christensen (ESA/ESO), Lars Holm Nielsen, Kaspar K. Nielsen & Teis Johansen

3. The Faulkes Telescope Project: Paul Roche

4. The ESA Hubble 15th Anniversary campaign: Lars Lindberg Christensen & Martin Kornmesser (ESA/ESO)