ELFT HÍRADÓ

[Ramon Brasser <rbrasser AT konkoly.hu>]

Dear Colleagues,

This week's seminar will be a little different than usual. Here is why.

After the ELKH -> HUN-REN rebranding it has become apparent that HUN-REN considers engagement with the public to be important. As such, 
we, the seminar organisers, thought of kickstarting this process by hosting a seminar by someone who is an expert and has a long 
history in public engagement, outreach, science communication and PR. As such, both scientists and staff from our science 
communications team are encouraged to attend, either in person or remotely.

This seminar is an experiment, and we hope it will result in curiosity and 
discussion/debate.

Thank you for your attention and co-operation.

Sincerely,
Ramon Brasser and Krisztian Vida

vidakris AT konkoly.hu:
> Szemináriumi meghívó / Invitation to a seminar
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> CSFK CSI SZEMINÁRIUM / KONKOLY OBSERVATORY SEMINAR
>
> Date: Apr 04 (Thursday) 14:00
>
>
> Thilina Heenatigala
> Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), Japan
>
> Standardising Astronomy Outreach Practices at Research Institutions
>
> The public interest in astronomy is closely intertwined with cultural 
> connections and the curiosity of ‘wonder and awe’ of humans. Studies show 
> that astronomers develop an interest in astronomy at a younger age and are 
> willing to engage with the public [Dang 2015]. However, the availability of 
> funding and resources for outreach remains low, while those researchers 
> engaged in outreach are not recognised. How and why should research 
> institutions needs to position themselves to communicate with the public 
> effectively? What benefits do researchers gain from doing so? There is a need 
> to standardise astronomy outreach at the academic level. This talk will 
> showcase some examples of evidence-based outreach, communication practices, 
> and synergy between research and outreach.
>
>
>
> The seminar will be held live in the Detre hall with audience, but also 
> streamed online via Zoom. If you are unable to attend the presentation in 
> person, you can join us via this link
> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82806911982?pwd=SVZpT0syQ1J6dHBvSkF4N2dXNEQ0dz09
> or the meeting ID: 828 0691 1982 and passcode: 206265
>
>
>
> Everyone is welcome!
>
> Krisztián Vida, Ramon Brasser
> organizers
> https://konkoly.hu/k-szeminariumok

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