13th Global Hands-on Universe Meeting

1 July 2010

GHOU 2010 is organized by Technische University Munich (TUM) and European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Munich, Germany.

August 1-2-3, 2010: GTTP/Training conference 

This will be in Garching at TUM, where we will take advantage of the wonderful Garching Science infrastructure.

A very significant experience for most of our workshop attendees: ESA, ESO, Big Reactor, BMW factory, etc.

August 4, 2010: Conference Tours! To be announced.

August 5-6-7, 2010: GHOU conference at TUM in Garching.

 

 

Local Organizing Committee

• Andreas Kratzer, TUM
• Verena Kratzer, University of California, Berkeley
• Christine Wittmann, TUM
• Nastaran Matthes, TUM Informatics Dominik Bösl, TUM
• Christian Clemens, MPE + TUM
• Wolfgang Dorsch, Gymnasium Ettal
• Lars Lindberg Christensen, ESO

 

Main Topics

Workshop (August 1^st -3^rd)

• Galileo Teacher Training Program
• Software tools in computer science and astronomy GHOU Resources
• Dark Matter, Exo-Planets!
• The Universe Quest Game!
• Hands-on Activities
• Remote Telescopes
• High School Projects
• Visit to Garching Institutes

GHOU Main Conference (August 5^th -7^th)

• Hands-on Universe Around the Globe
• Galileo Teacher Training Programme
• Outreach Strategies
• School Projects and Discoveries, and Many New Opportunities!
• International School Projects
• Astronomy and Culture/Philosophy
• New Methods/Projects in Education
• Astronomical Software 

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