Broadening Engagement — A Spanish Language Astronomy Webinar Series

美国变星观测者协会(AAVSO)将推出一个免费的天文学试点网络研讨会系列，专门以西班牙语进行，目标是美国和其他地区的西班牙裔/拉丁裔观众。网络研讨会将有来自专业天文学社区的成功学者参加。专题介绍的重点将是天文学和空间科学的最新发展，介绍科学数据和数据分析技术，并提供利用公民科学数据进行研究的途径。通过向说西班牙语的观众提供天文内容，该计划将促进更广泛地参与公民科学(通过AAVSO现有的在线门户网站)，并鼓励这一代表性不足的群体的年轻成员进入STEM职业生涯。天文学一直激发着人类的想象力，被认为是增加对科学术语的熟悉、建立对数据获取和分析技术的理解、拉近公众与科学家的距离，以及与科学建立信任和积极关系的途径。该系列网络研讨会旨在介绍基本的科学概念，为演讲者和参与者之间的随意讨论和互动提供机会，介绍强大的积极榜样，并增加少数族裔社区成员对科学方法的信任。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) will introduce a free pilot webinar series in Astronomy, conducted exclusively in Spanish, targeting Hispanic/Latino audiences in the USA and beyond. The webinars will feature successful scholars from the professional astronomical community. The focus of the presentations will be aspects of recent developments in astronomy and space science, introducing scientific data and data analysis techniques and providing avenues for research using citizen science data. By making astronomical content available to Spanish-speaking audiences, the program will promote broader involvement in citizen science (through the AAVSO’s existing on-line portals) and encourage the entry of young members of this underrepresented group into STEM careers.Astronomy has always triggered human imagination and is considered a gateway to increase familiarity with scientific terms, build an understanding of data acquisition and analysis techniques, bring the public closer with scientists, and foster trust and positive relationships with science. The webinar series aims to introduce basic science concepts, provide opportunities for casual discussions and interactions between presenters and participants, introduce strong positive role models, and increase trust in the scientific method among members of minority communities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.