2016 Chile-U.S. Astronomy Education Outreach Summit

智利拥有许多世界上最重要和最具生产力的天文设施。 智利和美国都有丰富的天文学教育推广历史。 2016年智利-美国天文学教育外展峰会的协调努力将对智利大部分人口产生积极影响。这一努力所产生的资源（例如西班牙语天文学教育材料）可能会被转移回美国，在不断增长的西班牙裔人口中可以实现利益。 通过鼓励人们广泛了解天文学在智利所发挥的重要作用，这些活动应该有助于保护美国在智利天文学基础设施方面的投资，并加强该国的天文学教育。2016年智利-美国天文学教育推广峰会是由美国在智利的主要天文台及其管理组织领导的一项努力。 其目标是改善智利的天文学教育和公众宣传（EPO）工作，以及智利和美国机构之间的EPO合作。 拟议中的2016年3月峰会将汇集来自智利所有美国天文学设施和智利主要利益相关者团体的主要利益相关者。 它将侧重于额外的合作机会和实施一项行动计划，以满足EPO对天文学的关键需求。

The nation of Chile hosts many of the world's most important and productive astronomical facilities. Both Chile and the U.S. have a rich history of astronomy education outreach. The coordinated efforts undertaken by the 2016 Chile-U.S. Astronomy Education Outreach Summit will positively impact a large fraction of the Chilean population. Resources that result from this effort (e.g. Spanish-language astronomy education materials) can likely be transferred back to the U.S., where benefits can be realized in a growing Hispanic population. By encouraging a widespread appreciation of the many important roles that astronomy plays in Chile, these activities should help protect the U.S. investments in astronomy infrastructure in Chile, as well as enhance astronomy education in this country.The 2016 Chile-U.S. Astronomy Education Outreach Summit is an effort lead by the major U.S. observatories in Chile and their management organizations. The goal is to improve astronomy education and public outreach (EPO) efforts in Chile, as well as EPO collaborations between institutions in Chile and the U.S. This proposal builds on the success and lessons learned from the first Chile-US Astronomy Education Outreach summit. The proposed March 2016 summit will bring together key stakeholders from all U.S. astronomy facilities in Chile and key Chilean stakeholder groups. It will focus on additional partnership opportunities and on the implementation of an action plan to address critical astronomy EPO needs.