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Mary Dussault

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Alice Hopkinson

Las Cumbres Observatory

Sascha Hohmann

Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education

Michael Fitzgerald

Las Cumbres Observatory / Deakin University

Nayra Rodriguez

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

Michele Gerbaldi

Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris

Molly Simon

Arizona State University

Ananda Hota

UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, India & RAD@home Astronomy Collaboratory, India

Thathamangalam Viswanathan (T. V.) Venkateswaran

Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi

Edgardo Quintana

Colegio San Francisco Javier, Puerto Montt

Nicoletta Lanciano

Università di Roma "La Sapienza"

Vegard Lundby Rekaa

NAEC Norway

Mike Simmons

Blue Marble Space Institute of Science

Jeffrey Bennett

Big Kid Science / U. Colorado (Boulder)

George Miley

Leiden University

William Waller

Endicott College and The Galactic Inquirer

David Gozzard

University of Western Australia

Hans Bekaert

KU Leuven, Department of Physics and Astronomy and LESEC, Leuven, Belgium

Shylaja B S

Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru, India

Julie Bolduc-Duval

Discover the Universe

Siramas Komonjinda

Chiang Mai University

Wolfgang Vieser

European Southern Observatory

Nicolas Bonne

University of Portsmouth, UK

Amelia Ortiz-Gil

University of Valencia

Rick Tonello

Discover Gravity Centre, Observatory of Perth

Farprakay Jiarakoopt

National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand

Brendan Owens

Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin

Evan Ziporyn

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Julie Nováková

Charles University / European Astrobiology Institute

Lara Rodrigues

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Frédéric Pitout

Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie

Janelle Bailey

Temple University

Julia Plummer

Penn State University

Kathy Trundle

Utah State University

Erik Brogt

University of Canterbury

Urban Eriksson

Swedish National Resource Centre for Physics Education, Lund University

Ardis Herrold

Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Joanna Holt

Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA)

Fraser Lewis

Faulkes Telescope Project and National Schools' Observatory

Luisa Rebull

Caltech-IPAC/IRSA

Robert Hollow

CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science

Patricia Udomprasert

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Marc Kuchner

NASA

Pamela Gay

Planetary Science Institute

Angelos Lazoudis

Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Pallini, Athens

Sarah Abotsi-Masters

Ghana Planetarium, Accra

Angela Patricia Perez

Planetarium of Medellín

Keivan Stassun

Alan Alves Brito

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Sanlyn Buxner

Planetary Science Institute & University of Arizona

Amy Grack Nelson

Science Museum of Minnesota

Anita Heward

Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure

Sophie Bartlett

Cardiff University

Linda Shore

Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Rosa Doran

NUCLIO

Beatriz Garcia

ITeDA (CNEA-CONICET-UNSAM) and National Tech. University-Mendoza

Jorge Rivero

Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC (JIVE)

Olayinka Fagbemiro

Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) Nigeria

Magdalena Kersting

University of Oslo

Hoe Teck Tan

School of Science and Technology, Singapore

Song In-Ok

Korea Science Academy of KAIST

Breezy Ocaña Flaquer

San Diego State University

Corina Lavinia Toma

IAU associate member, T. Popoviciu Computer Science School Cluj-Napoca

Deodatus Stanley Kiriba

Astronomy and Space Science Association of Tanzania and Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute

Josina Nascimento

National Observatory - Brazil

Ioana Zelko

University of California at Los Angeles, USA

Danijela Takač

Croatian Astronomical Society / NAEC - Croatia

Angelica Minodora Nechifor

CYGNUS Scientific Society, volunteer

Edward Gomez

Las Cumbres Observatory

Christopher Impey

University of Arizona

Amit Dhakulkar

North-West University, Mahikeng, South Africa

Sebastián Ramírez Alegría

CITEVA, Universidad de Antofagasta

Nestor Camino

CONICET-FHCS UNPSJB

Akihiko Tomita

Wakayama University

Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway

Eindhoven University of Technology

Javier Mejuto

Archaeoastronomy and Cultural astronomy Department, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras.

Noorali Jiwaji

Open University of Tanzania

Carmelo Presicce

MIT

Masayuki Tanaka

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Francesco Di Renzo

University of Pisa and INFN section of Pisa

Jyn Harng Tan

Science Centre Board, Singapore

Priscila Doran

NUCLIO / Project Coordinator, Portugal

Ola Ali

National Research Institute of Astronomy & Geophysics, Egypt

Greg Stachowski

Pedagogical University of Krakow / NAEC - Poland

Alejandro Martin Lopez

Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Duane Hamacher

University of Melbourne, Australia

Tamazawa Harufuni

Kyoto University

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IAU Office of Astronomy for Education

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Booths

Gleici Kelly de Lima

Teaching methods: The transferential relationship from the discourses between childresn and monitors in an observatory

Hidehiko Agata

Teaching methods: Scaffolding from Astronomers -Delivering lessons to schools and STEAM education-

Newton Figueiredo

Teaching methods: Teaching undergraduate astronomy classes with active learning strategies

Othman Zainon

Teaching methods: Astronomy Education Outreach with Younger Community Through Online Service-Learning Approach

Carles Schnabel & Rat Parellada

Teaching methods: The significance of doing practical and experimental astronomy

Andrew Fraknoi

Online formats for astronomy education: A Free On-line, Open-source, Introductory Astronomy Textbook

Aine Flood

Online formats for astronomy education: Astronomical Midlands: Engaging Rural and Online Communities in Ireland with Radio Astronomy

Denise Wright

Online formats for astronomy education: Teaching Online K12 Astronomy In The US

Christine Bernhardt

Online formats for astronomy education: Astronomy and Remote Learning: A Stellar Combination

Maximiliano Montenegro

Astronomy across disciplines: Teacher workshop for the design of Astronomy Interdisciplinary school lessos

Sitaram Bettadpur

Teaching with astronomy exhibits: Astronomy Teaching Aids

Tan Jyn Harng

Teaching with astronomy exhibits: Starry starry night

Rodolfo Langhi

Astronomy education research: Importance and particularities of Astronomy Education: what the Research says

Leonor Huerta-Cancino

Astronomy education research: Astronomy alternative conceptions in pre-service science teachers

Angie Barr Domínguez

Astronomy education research: Statement of Astronomy Education in Chile

Antônio Carlos da Silva

Astronomy education research: Justifications for Teaching Astronomy in Basic Education: a look at research carried out in Brazil

Priya Hasan

Remote observing: The HR Diagram with remote telescopes at LCO

Josina Nascimento

Remote observing: The sky at your home: remote observation talks to the public while observing the sky

Eamonn Ansbro

Remote observing: Awesomeness in Remote Observing the Universe

Carolina Escobar

Astronomy education with authentic data: Connecting to learn together

Priya Hasan

Astronomy education with authentic data: GaiaDemos@School

William Waller

Daytime astronomy: Reckoning Earth's Size by Taking a Dip

Frédéric Pitout

Daytime astronomy: Daytime astronomy with CLEA resources

David Lockett

Daytime astronomy: Using Innovative Technologies to Study the Sun

Christine Hirst Bernhard

Equity, diversity and inclusion in education: The past, present and future of Earth and Space Education, and implication for Equity

Christine O'Donnell

Equity, diversity and inclusion in education: Teaching Astronomy with Culturally Responsive Citizen Science Curricula

Toyib Muchammad

Equity, diversity and inclusion in education: The Urgency and Contribution of the Planetarium in the Development of Astronomy in Rural Areas

Victoria Perez

Equity, diversity and inclusion in education: Cazadoras de Estrellas. Astronomy with a gender perspective

João Dias

Student competitions: The educational and scientific importance of CanSat school project

Hani Dalee

Student competitions: Qatar Astronomy Olympiad for Schools

Hanni Daale

Naked-eye astronomy: Origins of Star Names in the Arabia

Elisabeta Ana Naghi

Naked-eye astronomy: Astrocultural tourism in Romania -another way of doing astronomy education

Siddha Ganju

Citizen science: How Citizen Scientists are Monitoring Global Meteor Shower Activity with ML Open Source Research

Felipe Sérvulo Maciel Costa

Citizen science: Zooniverse and IASC: citizen science at the service of the popularization of astronomy

Carla Hernández

Citizen science: Solar Eclipse 2019: citizen science initiative to investigate GPS signals in Chile

Ana Cecília Soja

Astronomy across disciplines: Bringing the Sun at the school, by Ana Cecilia Soja

William Waller

Astronomy across disciplines: Integrating Earth & Space Science Education in our Schools

Christopher Impey

Astronomy across disciplines: Teaching the History and Philosophy of Astronomy

Maria Sundin

Astronomy across disciplines: Raising the interest and reaching out with interdisciplinary astronomy

Jacqueline Bondell

Astronomy across disciplines: Virtual Reality for Astronomy Education

Myriam Alqassab

Astronomy across disciplines: Providing education through Astronomy Clubs

Exodus Sit

Astronomy across disciplines: Multi-disciplinary perspective for astronomy education

Francesco Di Renzo

Citizen science: GWitchHunters – The Citizens for the Improvement of Gravitational Wave Detectors

Hassan Baghbani

Earth as a planet: The role of astronomy education in helping to preserve the environment

Rupesh Labade

Low-tech astronomy education: Bringing Astronomy to the students and teachers using “AppStronomy”

Hassan Baghbani

Low-tech astronomy education: Sky Exploration Festival, a different experience for students

Mahdi Rokni

Low-tech astronomy education: Impression of Astronomy in persian culture and history inspired by poems of Khayam and Attar

Akihiko Tomita

Low-tech astronomy education: Development of a solar demonstrator projected in the class room modified from the NASE demonstrator

Jorge Rivero González

Low-tech astronomy education: Lessons learnt from e-Amanar online teacher training though WhatsApp for Sahrawi Refugee teachers