3rd Face-to-Face Meeting of Regional Offices of Astronomy for Development 2-4 March 2016, South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town The Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) has, at present, nine Regional Offices and Language Expertise Centers around the world. These offices work closely with the OAD in order to implement the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Strategic […]
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7th Face-to-Face Meeting of the OAD Steering Committee 29 Feb – 02 Mar, 2016, Cape Town The OAD Steering Committee exercises general oversight of the activities of the OAD and its staff. It comprises 3 members nominated by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and 3 members nominated by the National Research Foundation (NRF). This meeting […]
Dr. Wanda Diaz-Merced, current visiting fellow at the OAD, led an initiative, in collaboration with the Cape Town Science Center (CTSC) and Buzani Kumalo from SAAO, to introduce Braille signage at CTSC. Students from the Athlone School for the Blind in Cape Town visited the Science Center on January 21, 2016. It marked the first time that the […]
Thematic Session: Astronomy for Development Wednesday, Dec 09, 11:00-12:30, CSIR Convention Center, Pretoria As the world faces a global refugee crisis; accelerating climate change; widening wealth inequality and unprecedented levels of human trafficking, what role should scientists play? This session provides a platform for critical, evidence-based debate on direct contributions to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) […]
The Arab Regional Office and Arabic Language Expertise Center officially joined the IAU-Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) network this week. The inauguration, which was held in Amman, Jordan on December 02 and 03, 2015, marked the commencement of activities for the first Regional Office in the Middle East and the associated Language Expertise Center. It […]