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Dear ASTC people,

We are pleased to announce:

Dark Matters:  A Cosmology Short Course for Museum & Planetarium Staff

Dates:  September 26-28, 2012
Location:  Chicago, IL @ The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics and @ Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
Audience:  Museum & Planetarium Staff (Informal Science Educators)

WEBSITE:  http://kicp-courses.uchicago.edu/2012/

****Applications due AUGUST 1, 2012 *****

What you can expect from this course
	• A better understanding of the BIG Picture of cosmology
	• To meet and talk with researchers at the forefronts
	• To tour laboratories and learn about the limits of detector technology
	• Hands-on experiences with dark matter detectors
	• To visit the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum to see innovative ways to bring current cosmology into a museum
	• Tools and resources to bring forefront research into your home institution

Please share this announcement with others and post it in appropriate forums

cheers

Randy
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Randall H. Landsberg
Director Education & Outreach
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP)
The University of Chicago

phone (773) 702-7783     fax 2-8212
email [log in to unmask]

*KICP Education Programs  http://kicp.uchicago.edu/education
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