Universalizing the Universe (April 4, 2008) IIA, Bangalore
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PROGRAMME
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| 08.30 - 09.00 |
Registration (Click the links to download the presentations) |
Session 1: The sky is not the limit: Chair: B. V. Subbarayappa
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| 09.00 - 09.05 |
Welcome |
S. Chatterjee, IIA |
| 09.05 - 09.20 |
The IYA 2009 |
S. S. Hasan, IIA |
| 09.20 - 09.40 |
Inaugural address: Universalizing the Universe |
V. K. Gaur, IIA |
| 09.40 - 09.55 |
Naked eye astronomy |
S. Ramakrishna Rao, Formerly Christ College |
| 09.55 - 10.10 |
Astronomy in the day time |
Jagdev Singh, IIA |
| 10.10 - 10.25 |
Through the Galileoscope: Lighting up the darkness |
Tushar P Prabhu, IIA |
| 10.25 - 10.40 |
Tea |
Session 2: Between the sky and the earth: Chair: H. C. Bhatt |
| 10.40 - 10.50 |
Astronomy: a platform for the youth |
Students of IIA, Bangalore |
| 10.50 - 11.00 |
Astronomy camp: part of student activity |
Ajith Padmanabhan, Vivekanada College, Chennai |
| 11.00 - 11.15 |
Some aspects of science writing |
P. R. Vishwanath, IIA |
| 11.15 - 11.30 |
Scientists and science writing |
Biman Nath, RRI |
| 11.30 - 11.45 |
Science and the stage |
Vijay Padaki, Bangalore Little Theatre |
Session 3: She is an astronomer: Chair: Devaki Jain |
| 11.45 - 12.00 |
Opportunities for gender equity: looking outwards and inwards |
Prajval Shastri, IIA |
| 12.00 - 12.30 |
Response from invited panelists |
Vasundhara Raju (IIA), Niharika Verma (IIA), Ramya. S.( IIA),
Prasad Subramanian (IIA), B. R. Prasad (IIA), Firoza K Sutaria (IIA) |
| 13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
Session 4: Astronomy for the public: Chair : M. V. Vasu, Department of History, Bangalore University
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| 14.00 - 14.15 |
Astronomy of the unseen |
P. K. Manoharan, RAC, Ooty |
| 14.15 - 14.30 |
The view from space |
Jayant Murthy, IIA |
| 14.30 - 14.45 |
Astronomy, the window to rationality |
K. Pappootty, KSSP, Kerala |
| 14.45 - 15.00 |
Astronomy in education |
B. S. Shylaja, Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore |
| 15.00 - 15.15 |
Science popularization, a combined approach |
A. Hemavathi, Pondicherry Science Forum, Pondicherry |
Session 5: Poster session: IYA 2009: Astronomy and mass activity |
| 15.15 - 16.15 |
All the participating groups and individuals are requested to bring their poster presentations on the IYA which
will be on display on the day of the seminar |
| Tea (at the poster venue) |
Session 6: IYA 2009: The message and the messenger: Chair: V. K. Gaur, IIA |
| 16.15 - 16.30 |
How to spread the word |
Vivek Monteiro, Nav Nirmiti, Mumbai |
| 16.30 - 16.45 |
Linking the unlinked: a draft action plan |
T. V. Venkateswaran, Vigyan Prasar, DST |
| 16.45 - 17.15 |
Discussions and finalization of recommendations |
| 17.15 - 17.25 |
Concluding remarks |
S. Chatterjee, IIA |
| 17.25 - 17.30 |
Vote of thanks |
S. Muneer, IIA |
