Chile-US Astronomy Education Outreach Summit

美国已经在智利的天文学基础设施上投资了数亿美元，并继续每年投资数千万美元用于运行联邦望远镜。 一个可以促进美国和美国之间牢固关系的途径-资助的天文台和智利当地社区是一项广泛的公共外联工作。该奖项将支持首席研究员组织和领导智利-美国天文学教育外联峰会，作为加强这种伙伴关系的下一步。与会者将分享天文学教育和推广方面的最佳实践，几乎所有主要的美国-智利的天文台也参与其中。此外，智利教育和资助机构的人员也将出席。该研讨会将制定一个“路线图”，描述天文学教育和公众宣传的最新状况，同时确定未来的需求。该路线图将被美国主要的天文设施用来指导他们的战略规划。由此产生的教育和推广活动也将转移到美国和智利的教育界。这个奖项是由NSF国际科学和工程办公室共同资助。

The U.S. has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in astronomy infrastructure in Chile, and continues to invest tens of millions of dollars more each year to operate federal telescopes. One avenue that can foster strong relationships between the U.S.-funded observatories and local Chilean communities is an extensive public outreach effort. This award will support the Principal Investigator to organize and lead a Chile-U.S. Astronomy Education Outreach Summit as the next step to strengthening that partnership. The conference attendees will share best practices in astronomy education and outreach, with almost all of the major U.S.-funded observatories based in Chile taking part. In addition, personnel from Chilean educational and funding institutions will attend. The workshop will produce a 'roadmap' that describes the state of the art in astronomy education and public outreach, while at the same time identifying future needs. This roadmap will be used by the major U.S. astronomical facilities to guide their strategic planning. The resulting education and outreach activities will also be transferable to both the US and Chilean educational communities.This award is co-funded by the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering.