Science Hack Day – Cape Town Theme: Hacking Science for Development The OAD partnered with several organisations to host the first of these events in Africa, to explore ways in which programming and computer skills (essential skills in the astronomy field) can be used for development. WHAT IS SCIENCE HACK DAY? The mission of Science […]
Author Archives: Ram Venugopal
Information for Special Session 11 (SpS11) at the IAU General Assembly, Beijing 2012 SpS11: IAU Strategic Plan and the Global Office of Astronomy for Development Dates: 27th to 28th August 2012 Contact person: Kevin Govender (kg@astro4dev.org) SOC members: George Miley, Khotso Mokhele,Kaz Sekiguchi, Megan Donahue, Claude Carignan, Patricia Whitelock, Kevin Govender Editors: Kevin Govender and George Miley List […]
By Kevin Govender, OAD Director. Originally published on GAM Blog, on April 6th, 2012 What would you do to change the world? Would you even want to? Perhaps the world as it is today is in some uncontrollable balance that’s beyond human intervention? However, the trajectory we are on as a planet can sometimes seem […]
The South African Minister of Science and Technology, Mrs Naledi Pandor, launched the IAU Global Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) at the headquarters of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO), on 16th April 2011, amidst a large audience of special guests. The Global Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) is a partnership between the […]
Short Summary of the OAD workshop The IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) held its first stakeholders workshop from 12 – 14 December 2012 at the SAAO in Cape Town. Fifty-five participants attended from 28 different countries. Attendees included representatives of relevant Commission 46 Program Groups, Commission 55, other IAU-endorsed activities (GTTP and Universe […]