On Thursday, January 21, 2010 you are invited to participate in the first of NSN bimonthly telecons
with Dr. Connie Walker, who will speak to us about GLOBE at Night 2010. At the teleconference you will hear about the initiatives for dark skies and what clubs, classrooms, and individuals can do to get the word out about light pollution.

The Globe at Night 2010 campaign will commence from March 3 – 16.

Dr. Connie Walker is an astronomer and Senior Science Education Specialist at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) in Tucson, Arizona. Trained as an astronomer Dr. Walker manages the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s (ASP) Arizona Project ASTRO and Family ASTRO programs, the international ASTRO-Chile program, NOAO’s partnership in GLOBE at Night, NOAO’s Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair FunFest, the solar research project in the national Astronomy Research Based Science Education program, and the Hands-on Optics (HOU) program for the Boys and Girls Clubs.

To log into the Telecon on Thursday, January 21st, between 5:45 – 6:00pm (Pacific Time):
Use the IYA toll-free conference call line: 1-888-455-9236

An operator will answer and:
You will be asked for the passcode: NIGHT SKY NETWORK
Mention Charlie Elliott Chapter of the AAC when asked to give your NAME and the CLUB you belong to, and number of people listening with you.
Download the PowerPoint and find more links here:
http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-view.cfm?Doc_ID=428
See you there!
Theo Ramakers