Galaxy Forum Hawai‘i - Waimea

"Know Your Place in the Universe"

An exploratory forum to promote Galaxy Education in the 21st Century.

Spend a special evening with some of Hawaii Island's finest space, astronomy and galaxy educators and innovators.

FREE Admission!

Click here to download the Galaxy Forum Waimea Announcement (245 kb PDF).

When: Thursday, 19 March 2009, 5:15 - 7:00 pm

Where: Parker School Theatre

Who: Open to Hawai‘i’s educators and education advocates, science teachers, students, cultural practitioners, amateur and professional astronomers and the general public.

RSVP: Call 885-3474 by Tuesday, March 16th

Program:

• Ali‘i Kimo Pihana: "Native Hawai‘i Astronomy and Cosmology"
• Jon Lomberg: "The Galaxy Garden as a Model for Galaxy Education"
• Jean-Charles Cuillandre: Canada France Hawaii Telescope: "Our Milky Way Among the Galaxies"
• ILOA: “International Lunar Observatory Galaxy First Light Imaging”
• Includes a Panel Discussion on advancing and enhancing general science education in Hawai‘i

For more info call ILOA at 885-3474.