IYA2009 in Spain:a year to remember

Montserrat VillarInstituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC (Spain)

www.astronomia2009.es

Organizational structure in Spain

Working group Spanish network for IYA2009

Steering committee

National Commission of Astronomy (CNA)

SPoC

8 people

17 people 200 entities

• IAU Cornerstone projects (9/12)

• Special IYA2009 projects (0/16)

• National [cornerstone] projects (12)

And hundreds of other initiatives at local and regional levels

National and International projects

Spanish has participated/promoted 21 large national and/or international projects for IYA2009

IYA2009 numbers in Spain

• >3100 IYA2009 activities (3 x Year of Science)

• Between 200 and 400 ongoing IYA2009 activities every month in 8 months(>400 in April and March)

• Spanish IYA2009 network (141 organizations + 58 collaborating organizations)

• >1300 organizations

• >1500 appearances in Spanish digital press in Spanish language (3 x DY and EYCI)

• > 10 million people reached by IYA2009 in Spain

• 280 000 euros raised for global coordination (MICINN 190 000 // CSIC 90 000)

The beginning

Openning27 jan 2009, Madrid

Public presentation19 febr 2009, Cuenca

Astronomical Pictures at an Exhibition(Adler Planetarium)

Prince Felipe de Borbón presided the IYA2009 Openning Ceremony

Professional astronomers

Astronomía made in Spain

IAU cornerstone and national projects

4000 books(talks, discussions, etc)

Premier April 24th12 planetariums

500 000 people (2009) and still going

Science museums and planetariums

SchoolsAmateur astronomers

5 star parties

Nearly 80 amateur astronomical societies

50 000 people have looked through a telescope

26 March

650 schools

1000 teachers, 10 000 students

Fiestas de estrellas Do you want to measure the Earth’s radius?

IAU cornerstone and national projects

• More than 300 activities all over Spain

• Around the world in 80 telescopes (11 connections with Spain)

• National star party (78 parties, 55 astronomical societies, 21 000 people)

IAU cornerstone and national projects

100 Hours of Astronomy

IAU cornerstone and national projects

She is an Astronomer

Con A de Astrónomas

1st sociological and statistical study of women in Spanish

proffessional astronomy

Mujeres en las Estrellas (TVE2)

The end

Closing ceremonySala de Columnas, Congreso de los Diputados

November 25th

Farewell celebrationGranada, December 12th

President of Spanish Congresspresided the closing ceremony

Robert Wilson and Antonio Arias: the stars

IYA2009 in Spanish media

Informe Semanal (TVE1)

Mujeres en las Estrellas (TVE2)

SEA – El País

El Mundo

Chatting with Amenábar

IYA2009 at emblematic places

MAN, Madrid

Alcázar de Segovia

Alcázar de Toledo

Guggenheim, Bilbao Palacio de Carlos V, Granada

Reales Alcázares de Sevilla

What next?

Spanish network for Astronomy public outreach

Organizer: National Commission of Astronomy (CNA)

Goals:

•To perpetuate the IYA2009 spirit and goals for the future

•To continue some of the main IYA2009 initiatives

Strategy:

•Maximum publicity to all astronomy outreach activities in Spain (web, interactive agenda, media, etc)

•Astronomical traditions (e.g. star parties, measuring the Earth’s radius, 100 Hours of Astronomy)

•Astronomical events (solar eclipses, Perseids, etc)

Thanks

Thanks to the IAU, Catherine Cesarksy, Pedro Russo and colleagues for

making this wonderful adventure possible

  IYA2009 Darwin Year

Eupean Year for Creativity and

innovation

JANUARY 142 91 35

FEBRUARY 84 74 38

MARCH 130 51 34

APRIL 177 25 36

MAY 76 39 46

JUNE 83 43 36

JLUY 138 24 28

AUGUST 104 27 22

SEPTEMBER 109 42 73

OCTOBER 163 32 54

NOVEMBER 151 38 44

DECEMBER 116 20 14

Total 1473 506 460 4 daily News in digital press on average. For Darwin Year and the EYCInn,

1,3 y 1,2, respectivamente.

IYA2009 appeared roughly 3 times more frequently in total (5 to 7 times more some months)

> 1500 (incl. 2008) times on the digital Spanish press in Spanish

IYA2009 in Spanish media

Steering committeee

National Commission of Astronomy (CNA)

Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN)

Spanish Research Council (CSIC)

Spanish Astronomical Society (SEA)

Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECyT)

SPoC

Working group (17)

Coordination of activities promoted by …

6 persons

•Schools

•Research centers

•Science museums

•Amateur astronomers

etc

Activities for a specific type of public

1 person

People with disabilities

Large projects

7 persons

IAU Cornerstone projects

National projects

Global coordination tasks

3 persons •Communication strategy

•Evaluation

•Web

•Outreach material

etc

El AIA-IYA2009 en … ¡muchas cosas!

Abril 2009XVII Feria del Perro en Archidona

El AIA-IYA2009 y la ruta Quetzal

Menú de Nochevieja en el Hotel Westin Palace

El Universo de chocolateEl AIA-IYA2009 en GoogleCarnavales astronómicos

U4: Una Universidad, Un Universo(one University, one Universe)

Professional astronomers

Astronomía made in Spain

IAU cornerstone and national projects

240 talks170 speakers49 universities15 000 people

4000 books(talks, discussions, etc)

Premier June 29thSeveral planetariums

2 million people (2009-2010)

Premier April 24th12 planetariums

500 000 people (2009) and still going

Evolución Jors, Jars, Jurs and the Galigalitos

Science museums and planetariums

IAU cornerstone and national projects

1500 times on the digital Spanish press in Spanish

3 times more in total than Darwin Year and European Year of Creativity and Innovation(5 to 7 times more several months)

4 daily News in digital press on average. For Darwin Year and the EYCI, 1,3 and 1,2 respectively

IYA2009 in Spanish media

IYA2009 Spanish portal

www.astronomia2009.es

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