She is an Astronomer conference

4 March 2010

Celebrating success and seeking solutions

Date: 22 and 23 April 2010

Venue: Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, UK

To celebrate the ending of the IYA2009 Cornerstone Project 'She is an Astronomer', a conference is being held in London. The conference will be opened by Prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell. 

There will be talks and posters on:

  • pioneering women in astronomy,
  • women and their science,
  • female astronomers from around the world,
  • careers,
  • work-life balance,
  • mentoring,
  • imposter syndrome,
  • correcting gender myopia,
  • statistics and surveys,
  • IYA2009 and beyond,
  • running a blog,
  • web forum
  • and much, much more.

 

One outcome of the meeting will be a list of suggestions for supporting and encouraging women in astronomy in support of the IAU Resolution passed at the IAU General Assembly in August 2009. Presentations (talks and posters) will be published on the She is an Astronomer website. If you would like to attend the meeting, please register on-line, indicating if you would like to give a talk or present a poster. Space is limited, so please register.

The deadline for registration has been extended to 15 March.

The cost will be £50, to cover refreshments and lunches.

For more information and registration see:

http://www.sheisanastronomer.org/index.php/Conference

Helen Walker

Co-Chair of She is an Astronomer

Chair of Organising Committee

Organisational Associates:
ESO AAS INSU CAS STRW NOVA STFC SCNAT SPA NRC MEC CNES DLR ESA JAXA NAOJ APL PS ESF ISRO ICRAN NLSI NOT U Cluster NASAEAS ASI NRAO CEA  KASI EAE SPA AUI CROSCI


The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is endorsed by the United Nations and the International Council of Science.