Presentation of the IAU National Outreach Contact

Bibcode
2015hsa8.conf..876M
Montesinos, B.; Belmonte, J. A.
Bibliographical reference

Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics VIII, Proceedings of the XI Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society held on September 8-12, 2014, in Teruel, Spain, ISBN 978-84-606-8760-3. A. J. Cenarro, F. Figueras, C. Hernández-Monteagudo, J. Trujillo Bueno, and L. Valdivielso (eds.), p. 876-879

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2015
Number of authors
2
IAC number of authors
1
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0
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0
Description
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has created the Office of for Astronomy Outreach (IAU-OAO). Its mission is to promote and coordinate the activities of astronomy outreach worldwide. For this purpose, the IAU-OAO has established a network of partners based on what was established to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009). The nodes of this new network (IAU National Outreach Contacts, IAU-NOC) act as National Contact Points (NCPs) statewide and their mission is to contribute to the implementation of the objectives of the IAU-OAO. The commitment of the NOC is a three-year renewal charge. The replacement or the renewal will occur during the celebration of the relevant General Assembly of the IAU. In the case of Spain, the Comisión Nacional de Astronomía (CNA) decided to appoint a Vice-NOC and NOC and the relay will occur during the next IAU General Assembly to be held in Honolulu in August 2015.
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Non-refereed

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