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The General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union is always a source of endless contact and much opportunity for future collaborations. As Director of the International Schools for Young Astronomers, it is almost guaranteed I have to participate. The XXIII General Assembly is being held in Cape Town, South Africa. The programme is packed with activities which has me at the Convention Center ~8am to 8pm.
We also have many metings and get togethers at the IAU booth / Office for Young Astronomers corner, where we plan future activities.
You can find here the recorded activities, which are being streamed live to the world:
a) My invited talk at the Focus Meeting 1 on August 7th ” Harnessing ground-based optical telescopes: an opportunity for emerging astronomy in Africa”, entitled “The impact of ground-based telescopes in the formation of the next generation of astronomers”
b) We also had a full session on the Office for Young Astronomers on the 8th of August, where I gave the inaugural talk “The International Schools for Young Astronomers: historical overview,”
c) and we held the Career Development Workshop, dedicated to all attending students.
d) On August 9th we also had a Joint Offices session with three key-note speakers, Dr. Khotso Mokhele, Dr. Vanessa McBride, Prof. Debra Elmegreen, followed by a round table with the speakers, IAU Offices and center representatives, where I participated:
e) Round table on how to build an impactful career, with Brian Schmidt, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2011, and my colleagues in the IAU Offices Kelly Blumenthal (Office of Astronomy Outreach), Joyful Mdhluli (Office of Astroomy for Development), David Mota (Office for Young Astronomers), Tsiamiso Makela (Office of Astronomy for Education), Federico Di Vruno (Center for the Protection of the Sky) on August 12, Plenary Session of the IAU Offices and Center.
f) And my contribution to the Global Coordination Working Group Meeting (WG-1) on the high-redshift Universe with FIR-mm facilities.
