[Beyond IYA2009] News and Events #2

Greetings allNews and events below - please send me your short paragraph and link if you would like to post something here.RegardsKevin1. A National Meeting on Science Education and Communication Tucson, Arizona, Aug. 4 - 8, 2012 (Andrew Fraknoi)The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), in partnership with the American Geophysical Union and the National Optical Astronomy Observatories, is delighted to open the registration forits 124th Annual Meeting and its national conference on "Communicating Science." Hundreds of education and outreach professionals, scientists, authors of print and on-line materials, journalists, public information officers, twitterers, and other involved in communicating science will be gathering at the air-conditioned DoubleTree Tucson hotel for panels, workshops, talks, posters, exhibits, and discussions. The conference web site has more detailed information and is now accepting registration and abstract submissions at: http://www.astrosociety.org/2012meeting 2. Royal Astronomical Society - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development Visiting Experts programme: Programme aims to support experts based in the UK travelling to developing countries to support astronomy for development. Call for proposals and details for travel grants at http://www.astro4dev.org/index.php/oadprogrammes/rasoadexperts. 3. UNESCO Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative: The project team is pleased to announce the launch of The UNESCO AWHI's Portal to the Heritage ...