IYA2009 Update

26 April 2009

Portal to the Universe goes live!

Keeping up-to-date with cutting-edge astronomy and space science breakthroughs has just become that much easier, thanks to the Portal To The Universe, the latest Cornerstone project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. Explore the initiative here: http://www.portaltotheuniverse.org/

She Is An Astronomer has been launched
The She Is An Astronomer project seeks to break down misconceptions and gender issues in astronomy and science. The official site can be viewed here: http://www.sheisanastronomer.org/

Immersive Film Festival
Navegar Foundation would like to invite all to participate and attend the Immersive Film Festival, to be held at Centro Multimeios Espinho, Portugal, 24-26 April 2009. This festival is an event that will gather international productions in the Immersive Cinema field. It is an open invitation to all, including producers, animators, filmmakers, artists, students, teachers and planetarium professionals, in order to participate in this unique event. To participate, simply submit a work following the guidelines of the memorandum of understanding. For more details, please visit: http://iff.multimeios.pt/

Galileoscope is now in full production!
The Galileoscope Task Group is delighted to inform that the Galileoscope is now in full production and deliveries are expected to begin in June. In two months, more than 60,000 Galileoscopes have been sold, including around 10,000 that will be donated to underserved children and their schools. And this is just the beginning! For order and more information, please visit the official site: https://www.galileoscope.org/gs/

The International Year of Astronomy 2009 Highlights and Achievements: Press Conference
An IYA2009 press conference has been held during the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (JENAM 2009) taking place at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. For more, please visit http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/246/

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