IYA2009 Closing Ceremony

As the IYA2009 comes to an end, we will join in a celebration of astronomy and astronomical experiences. The Closing Ceremony is in preparation and will take place on 9-10 January 2010 in Padua, Italy.

Preliminary IYA2009 Closing Ceremony Programme

SATURDAY, 9 JANUARY  2010

10:00-13.30  REGISTRATION

Session I.  Welcome & the IYA2009  

14:00-15:00  Welcome addresses:

Università di Padova Rector; Padova Mayor; W. Erdelen (UNESCO); R. Williams (IAU President); Tommaso Maccacaro (INAF President), Italian University & Research Minister *

15:00-15:30  Catherine Cesarsky:  "Overview of IYA2009" 

15:30-16:00 COFFEE BREAK

Session II    IYA2009 in the World

16:00-16:20  Pedro Russo:  "Coordinating IYA2009"

16:20-16:40  Lars Lindberg Christensen:  "What Worked Best in IYA 2009" 

16:40-18:10  Six 15-minutes talks by SPoCs:  "IYA2009 Activities & their Impact"

Dr. Claudio Moises Paulo (Mozambique); Ayman Elsayed (Egypt); Prof. Maria Cristina Pineda (Honduras) Dr. Nguyen Quynh Lan (Viet Nam); Dr. Irina Vavilova (Ukraine); Prof. Ranjeev Misra (India)

18:10-18:20 Reynald Seznec (President and CEO of Thales Alenia Space)

18:30   COCKTAIL 

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SUNDAY, 10 JANUARY  2010

Session III.  Legacy of Galileo

9:00-9:30 Francesco Palla:  "Stars & Planets of Galileo" 

9:30-10:00  Paolo Rossi:  "Galileo and the Development of Scientific Thought"*

10:00-10:30  George Coyne:  "Galileo & the Church: Lessons Learned"

10:30-11:00   COFFEE BREAK

Session IV.  Science & Society 

11:00-11:30 TBD

11:30-12:00 Norio Kaifu:  "Impact of Astronomy and IYA2009 on Asian Society"

12:00-12:30 George Miley:  "Importance of Science Education to Society"

12:30-14:00   LUNCH

Session V.  Astronomy After the IYA

14:00-14:30 Isabelle Grenier:  "Astronomy at all Wavelengths"  

14:30-15:00 Roberto Gilmozzi:  "Large Ground-based Optical Telescopes"

15:00-15:30 Ron Ekers:  "Large Radio Astronomy Projects" 

15:30-16:00  COFFEE BREAK

16:00-16:30 Antonella Nota:  "Future of Space Astronomy"

16:30-17:00 Robert Williams:  "The IAU & Astronomy After the IYA2009"

17:05  Closure of the IYA2009

 

* to be confirmed

 

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