Results and Legacy

Pedro Russo (IAU/ESO)

Strategic Planning: Defining the Project

2003

2003: Define IYA2009 (Franco Pacini)IAU Resolution

2005

Rationale and VisionUNESCO Endorsement

2006

Establishment IAU Working Group: Goals and objectives

Strategic Planning: Defining the project

2006 - 2007

Project definition

• Portal to the Universe (idea presented for the first time in the C55 Business Meeting in the IAU GA in Prague) •Quantum Diaries The Universal Times Cosmic Diary• “Connect people with the night sky and to help them become aware of light pollution issues” Dark Skies Awareness• “Arrange a series of live webcasts over a 24-hour period from telescopes around the world.” 100 Hours of Astronomy (Around the World in 80 Telescopes)• “Type of Opening: International Polar Year of World Year of Physics?” IYA2009 Opening Ceremony• Universe Awareness launched during the IAU GA in 2006

Strategic Planning: Defining the project

2006 - 2007

Meetings• SPoCs meeting in Garching, March 2007• CAP2007 in Athens, October 2007

Logo studies

July 2007

IYA2009 Secretariat• Established at ESO• Central hub of the IYA2009 activities.• Established to coordinate activities during the planning, execution and evaluation of the Year.

2008

17 December 2007: UN

Proclamation

2007

Preparation:

National Nodes

Organisational Nodes

Cornerstones Projects

Special Projects

Strategic Planning: Defining the project

2009

International Year of Astronomy:

Implementation

Recipe for a successful International Year: Starting points

Great Idea

Strong Case

UN Body recommendation

UN Proclamation

Global participation

Exciting activities (Global, regional, national & local)

Enthusiasm, engagement and excitement at all levels

Funding

IYA2009 Stakeholders

148 countries, 40 international organisations and 28 global projects

Recipe for a successful International Year:Good coordination

Central coordinating body embedded in existing EPO group (ESO)

Sufficient funding to pay manpower

Coordination via support, not control

Act as a catalyst/facilitator

Provide a strong framework/standards/set of procedures

Recipe for a successful International Year:Implementation procedures/Standardization

Clear strategy

Internal guidelines

Partial autonomy to adapt National Nodes

External guidelines: logo, Cornerstones, Special Projects, Special Products etc.

ESO ePOD standard procedures, production pipeline

Define areas of responsibility Secretariat vs. Others (e.g.SPoCs)

Recipe for a successful International Year:Franchising approach

Central coordination

Common goals

Common branding

Resource sharing

Financial independence, with seed funding from IYA2009 (~15 KEUR/Cornerstone project)

IYA2009 Global Budget

18 mil.€~50 % reports

IYA2009 Global Budget

IYA2009 Secretariat Budget 2007 - 2010

Total Income: 662 786 €

Number of People Reached

815 million people worldwide

~50 % reports

Global Projects: CornerstonesCont’d unchanged

Cont’d in diff. form

Not cont’d

Comment

Galileoscope New price, ->company

Portal to the Universe

Galilean Nights

100 Hours of Astronomy Global Astronomy Month, April 2010

From Earth to the Universe Lots of ideas/momentum

Developing Astronomy Globally In cooperation with IAU Office for Astronomy Development

Cosmic Diary Book (!)

She is an astronomer International Meeting in London 23 -24 April 2010

Galileo Teacher’s Training Prg. Funds to organiseworkshops in 2010 (500 EUR/country)

Universe Awareness

Astronomy & World Heritage

Dark Skies Awareness

IYA2009 Legacy:Strategy plan: Astronomy for the Developing World

An ambitious blueprint for expanding astronomy development programmes in the areas of education, sustainable global development and capacity building.

This is a long term commitment by the IAU, building on the unparalleled success of the International Year of Astronomy

IYA2009 Legacy:Strategy plan: IAU Office for Astronomy Development

IAU Office for Astronomy Development will coordinate the many existing and planned IAU activities.

IYA2009 Legacy:IAU Public Outreach Coordinator (>2011)

Maintain and develop the IYA2009 network (IAU EPO Ambassadors);

Global collaboration and coordination between IAU and the amateur community;

Database of professional astronomical facilitiesalong with press information and outreach contacts

IYA2009 Legacy:IAU Public Outreach Coordinator (>2011)

Central global “communication point”: best practices, providing guidance and delivering weekly information about ongoing and activities.

Co-Coordination and/or support of global activities: like Global Astronomy Month, World Space Week, Yuri's Night, eclipses, transits, etc.

Community Building: Communicating Astronomy with the PublicJournal and coordination of the annual IAU/Bhaumik EPO prize (TBC)

www.astronomy2009.org

Global Sponsors

Organisational Associates

Media Partners