Internationally, IYA2009 is being coordinated by the International Astronomical Union, the international body that represesents the world’s professional astronomers. In Australia it is coordinated by a Working Group based at the Anglo-Australian Observatory and CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility, which are Australia’s national optical and radio observatories. An Advisory Group assists the Working Group.
Working Group members
Ms Helen Sim (CSIRO ATNF)
Mr Robert Hollow (CSIRO ATNF)
Prof. David Malin (AAO, retired)
Dr John O’Byrne (University of Sydney)
Prof. Fred Watson (AAO)
Advisory Group members
Dr Miriam Baltuck
Director, Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex
Dr Tim Besley
Chairman, Science and Engineering Challenge Council, University of Newcastle; former Chairman, Australian Research Council
Mr Greg Bryant
Editor, Australian Sky and Telescope
Prof. Matthew Colless
Director, Anglo-Australian Observatory, and Chair, National Committee for Astronomy
Mr Wilson da Silva
Editor-in-Chief, COSMOS magazine
Prof. Ron Ekers
ARC Federation Fellow; immediate past president, International Astronomical Union
Dr Chris Fluke
Senior Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
Mr Toss Gascoigne
Executive Director, Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Mr Martin George
Curator, Launceston Planetarium
Dr Tanya Hill
Curator, Astronomy, Museum of Victoria
Mr Rob Hollow
Education Officer, CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility
Ms Frankie Lee
Event Manager, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Dr Nick Lomb
Curator of Astronomy, Powerhouse Museum
Prof. David Malin
Astrophotographer
Prof. David McKinnon
Associate Professor, School of Teacher Education, Charles Sturt University
Mr Brett McMillan
Chair, National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers
Mr Huw Morgan
Senior Media Liaison Officer, CSIRO
Ms Marnie Ogg
Active Travel
Mr Lyle Rumble
Editor, Sky and Space Publishing
Mr Peter Russo
CEO Australian Science Teachers’ Association
Mr John Sarkissian
Operations Scientist, CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility
Dr Paul Scully-Power
Chairman and CEO, SensorConnect Inc.
Mr Pete Wheeler
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 July 2008 )