The Future of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Website

Raquel Yumi Shida, Pedro Russo, Lars L. ChristensenIAU, ESA/Hubble, IYA2009 Germany

The IYA2009 Website Today

Objective: provide background information for Single Points of Contact (SPoCs) and Organizational Associates

Quick Intro: The Website TodayDesign Kits

Brochures

New Website, New Features

Better communication

New Website, New Features

Better communication

Global IYA2009 Calendar

New Website, New Features

Better communication

Global IYA2009 Calendar

Better NEWS SectionImages, videos, press clippings

New Website, New Features

Better communication

Global IYA2009 Calendar

Better NEWS SectionImages, videos, press clippings

The Sky Now

For the SPoCs

• Build your website thinking about your public

One Laptop Per Child Project

Think about the

equipment and

internet speed of

your target

group

For the SPoCs

• Build your website thinking about your public

• Make your work visible in popular websites, Wikipedia, YouTube, FaceBook, MySpace, Orkut, etc.

For the SPoCs

• Build your website thinking about your public

• Make your work visible in popular websites, Wikipedia, YouTube, FaceBook, MySpace, Orkut, etc.

• There are lots of free tools on the web, use them!

Google Analytics is just one of the nice free tools for your website. Here we see the top 10 Visitors of the current IYA website:United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Canada, France, Japan, Brazil, Italy and Portugal

The IYA secretariat thanks those who have already started working on their National Pages!

The IYA secretariat thanks those who have already started working on their National Pages!

Suggestions, questions: rshida@eso.org

visit: www.astronomy2009.org