1. needs you!

2. Get involved with your IYA2009 National Activities

3. Hawaii Tribune Herald – 21 August 2008 Write an article about astronomy or IYA2009 in your local newspaper.

4. ESO Open Day Help organise star parties or open doors, particularly during 100 Hours of Astronomy.

5. Give talks to local astronomy clubs, science centres, schools, planetariums, cultural centres and astrocafés.

6. How you can contribute to IYA2009 www.cosmicdiary.org Start a blog! Link it with Cosmic Diary!

7. UNAWE Germany Go to schools and run astronomy themed activities.

8. TWAN – World at Night Support amateur astronomy societies.

9. Encourage work experience for high school and undergrad students in your institution.

10. How managers can contribute to IYA2009 Encourage work experience placements for science students. Encourage “artists in residence” programme in the organisations or institutions. Laurie Anderson - NASA's first Artist In Residence Michel Gondry – MIT’s Artist In Residence Encourage “artists in residence” programme in the organisations or institutions.

11. From Earth to the Universe – 2008 - Liverpool, UK Host exhibitions of astronomical images produced by your institution or From Earth to the Universe or The World at Night.

12. UNAWE Meeting Liaise with partner organisations, share resources and mount joint events.

13. Our dream is to see every astronomer in the world involved in the International Year of Astronomy 2009.

14. IAU IYA 2009 Secretariat ESA/Hubble/ESO – Munich – Germany Contact: Pedro Russo prusso@eso.org Powered by www.astronomy2009.org Organisational Associates