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Rich, Varied Schedule of Sessions Now Posted On-line for 
Connecting People to Science: A National Conference on Science Education and Public Outreach
(in Baltimore, July 30 - Aug. 3) 

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is pleased to announce the full schedule of sessions for its 122nd Annual Meeting, featuring "Connecting People to Science: A National Conference on Science Education and Public Outreach" in Baltimore, Maryland. The conference is co-sponsored by the American Geophysical Union and the Space Telescope Science Institute.

You can see the variety of interesting plenary sessions, workshops, and oral sessions by going to: http://www.astrosociety.org/events/2011mtg/schedule.html for the conference schedule overview (including plenaries and teacher sessions), and click the link there in the red box for the array of 50 concurrent sessions scheduled over Mon- Wed, Aug. 1-3. The latter is a downloadable PDF at http://astrosociety.org/events/2011mtg/schedule.pdf. 

The Advance Rate for registration ends on June 30th, and everyone registering after that date will have to pay the regular registration fee.  We strongly urge everyone to register early: http://www.astrosociety.org/events/2011mtg/registration.html.

The block of significantly discounted rooms at the newly refurbished Tremont Plaza hotel is also selling out and will not be guaranteed after July 7. For reservation instructions, see: http://www.astrosociety.org/events/2011mtg/lodging.html.

The conference Program Committee is pleased to announce plenary sessions sure to provoke discussion and stimulate ideas, plus two new sets of special sessions aimed to advance professional learning opportunities at this year‚s conference:
 
Plenary sessions
„Unscientific America: What‚s the Problem? What‚s the Solution?‰
„Looking Homeward Toward Earth: The Power of Perspective‰
„Engaging Girls in STEM: A Discussion of Foundational and Current Research on What Works‰
„Why Counting Attendees Won't Cut It for Evaluation in the 21st Century: Planning and Evaluating Informal Science Programs‰
„New Views of Diverse Worlds‰
„Tales from the Twitterverse‰
 
2-hour special sessions (scheduled as two-part sessions)
„Using Project 2061 Tools to Promote Education and Public Outreach in Astronomy‰
„Engaging Girls in STEM: How to Plan or Revamp Your E/PO Resources or Activities to be More Effective for Girls‰
„Hands-on Workshop on Evaluation of Informal Science Education and Outreach Projects‰
„Examining Large Public E/PO Events: Defining, Achieving, and Measuring Success‰
 
Selected 1-hour special sessions
„Identifying Sources of Climate Change Misconceptions and Crafting Non-Ambiguous Climate Change Messages in Materials Developed for E/PO Audiences‰
„Sources, Techniques, and the Future of EPO Funding: A Panel and Discussion‰
„Bring NASA's Year of the Solar System Into Your Programs‰
 
We invite you to join America's favorite public astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson, best-selling author Chris Mooney, NASA Chief Scientist and geoscientist Waleed Abdalati, NASA Science Mission Directorate E/PO Lead Stephanie Stockman, NSF program officers Scott Fisher and Dennis Schatz, leading science education diversity specialist Karen Peterson, National Science Standards developers Steven Pruitt and Tom Keller, astronaut and Hubble repairman John Grunsfeld, award winners Jerry Ostriker and Paul Davies, former Sky & Telescope editor Richard Fienberg, and hundreds of other scientists, educators, developers, bloggers, and colleagues working in the forefront of earth & space science education, public outreach, and science communication at this exciting national conference.

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