The Canadian Astronomical Society’s (CASCA) Graduate Student Committee (GSC) is hosting a Graduate Student Workshop at the CASCA Annual General Meeting on June 12, 2023. While aimed at graduate students, this is open to undergraduate students as well. We will make the sessions remotely accessible (Zoom link below), so hope to see you there!
The Workshop is planned as follows (all times in PDT):
09:15 Arrival and coffee
09:45 Welcome and introductions
10:00 Workshop 1: A search for the extraordinary: Leading a scavenger hunt in Stellarium
Do you want to add some flare to teaching about space in your classroom? How about finding interesting astronomical events observed in the past, present, and future? Join us in this workshop to learn how to use a free open-source astronomy computer software called Stellarium to observe eclipses, zoom in on planets, find locations of past historical astronomical events, and more! We’ll provide basic download, installation, and orientation instructions ahead of the workshop itself. During the workshop, we’ll run through a demonstration of the software and then encourage participants to work in pairs or trios on an astronomy scavenger hunt.
11:00 Coffee break
11:15 GSC business meeting
Nominations for 2023-2024 GSC executive
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Workshop 2: Speed networking I
Get to know your fellow graduate students!
14:30 Coffee break
14:45 Workshop 2: Speed networking II
Get to know your fellow graduate students!
15:30 Elections and closing remarks
18:00 Join the AGM opening reception
At the business meeting, there will be an election for the new GSC executive: Chair, Vice-Chair, Education and Public Outreach representative, Equity and Inclusivity representative, and Sustainability representative. The terms of reference for these positions are on the CASCA GSC webpage and we will share more information about these positions leading up to and at the Workshop. Please consider getting involved!
Zoom information:
https://mcmaster.zoom.us/j/92075078238?pwd=ZmY5UzYrc2NwZEJEUDhESmZHTnA4QT09
Meeting ID: 920 7507 8238
Passcode: (sent via email)
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