Conveners
Pre-conference activity: Blueshift
- Linda Strubbe (Strubbe Educational Consulting)
- Tabitha Alango (UNISA)
Pre-conference activity: Hackathon
- Charles Takalana (IAU Office of Astronomy)
- Nikhita Ramkilowan (Wits Centre for Astrophysics)
- Narusha Isaacs
- Ginés Martínez Solaeche (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC))
Pre-conference activity: Lunar Symposium
- Kristina Gibbs
Pre-conference activity: Mobile Planetarium Workshop
- Nico Van der Merwe (Sutherland Planetarium)
Pre-conference activity: Science Communication Training Workshop
- DECLAN KIRRANE (ISC)
- Thembela Mantungwa (AfAS/NRF-SAAO)
- Duduzile Kubheka (SAAO)
Pre-conference activity: Hackathon
- Charles Takalana (IAU Office of Astronomy)
- Nikhita Ramkilowan (Wits Centre for Astrophysics)
- Narusha Isaacs
- Ginés Martínez Solaeche (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC))
Pre-conference activity: Blueshift
- Linda Strubbe (Strubbe Educational Consulting)
- Tabitha Alango (UNISA)
Pre-conference activity: Mobile Planetarium hands-on experience
- Nico Van der Merwe (Sutherland Planetarium)
Description
This program is designed to equip researchers, students, professionals, and science communicators in astronomy and other basic sciences across BRICS and African countries with essential skills in science communication. The initiative aims to strengthen participants’ ability to effectively convey scientific knowledge, engage the public, and inspire greater interest in astronomy, basic sciences, and all the sciences.
The workshop will feature expert speakers or trainers with academic and practical experience in relevant topics. The program also seeks to bridge the gap between academia and practice, addressing the current divide in science communication.