International Year of Astronomy

OneOfOne (Trevor) · #1 22-12-2007, 10:42 AM

2009 has been officially sanctioned as the International Year of Astronomy!

So get out there and start organising things!

http://www.astronomy2009.org/

Don't wait until 2009 to start thinking about ways to promote it...start now! I am sure your local astronomical society will welcome any suggestions or assistance.

Outbackmanyep · #2 22-12-2007, 11:56 AM

The next IISAC will be like an opening ceremony perhaps? Hope i can make it to that!

Ric · #3 22-12-2007, 12:40 PM

Another "McNaught" like comet or two would certainly get people to sit up and take notice.

Maybe an "ISS International year of Astronomy 2009" T-shirts would be good value, I'd be in for a couple of them but that's up to Mike of course.

Cheers

Outbackmanyep · #4 22-12-2007, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ric

Another "McNaught" like comet or two would certainly get people to sit up and take notice.

Maybe an "ISS International year of Astronomy 2009" T-shirts would be good value, I'd be in for a couple of them but that's up to Mike of course.

Cheers

Yes Please! And plenty of bumper stickers!!!!!!!!!

iceman (Mike) · #5 22-12-2007, 03:53 PM

Good idea Ric!

2009 should be a great year for amateur astronomy in general, and hopefully IIS will continue to play a significant role in promoting astronomy in our region of the world.

[1ponders] (Paul) · #6 23-12-2007, 09:49 AM

Did someone say new T-Shirts and bumper stickers???? I'm in!

Outbackmanyep · #7 25-12-2007, 08:14 PM

Maybe we could make IIS an affiliated thing to do with Astro Clubs, we can have some literature and stickers and order T-shirts through IIS for clubs that wish to have IIS as a sort of support base in a promotional sponsory thingy kind of way?