Opening Session

Plenary Session

7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education

Session timeblocks
Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025
Part 1: UTC: 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. America/New_York: 3 a.m.- 4 a.m.
Part 2: UTC: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. America/New_York: 8 a.m.- 9 a.m.

Schedule

  • Welcome to the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop

    During Part 1 : UTC: 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. America/New_York: 3 a.m.- 4 a.m.
    Repeated during Part 2 : UTC: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. America/New_York: 8 a.m.- 9 a.m.

    Markus Pössel

    Markus Pössel (Office of Astronomy for Education/Max Planck Institute for Astronomy)

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  • Greetings from the IAU

    During Part 1 : UTC: 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. America/New_York: 3 a.m.- 4 a.m.
    Repeated during Part 2 : UTC: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. America/New_York: 8 a.m.- 9 a.m.

    Willy Benz

    Willy Benz (President - IAU)

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  • Greetings from the Shaw Prize Foundation

    During Part 1 : UTC: 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. America/New_York: 3 a.m.- 4 a.m.
    Repeated during Part 2 : UTC: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. America/New_York: 8 a.m.- 9 a.m.

    Kenneth Young

    Kenneth Young (Chairman of the Shaw Prize Council and Vice Chair of its Board of Adjudicators, Shaw Prize Foundation)

    Coauthors: Kenneth Young (Chairman of the Shaw Prize Council and Vice Chair of its Board of Adjudicators, Shaw Prize Foundation)

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  • Building Bridges Under One Sky: Reflections from My Journey as a NAEC

    During Part 1 : UTC: 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. America/New_York: 3 a.m.- 4 a.m.

    Hira Fatima

    Hira Fatima (NED university of Engineering & Technology and Institute of Space Science and Technology, University of Karachi)

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  • An Introduction to Galaxies

    During Part 2 : UTC: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. America/New_York: 8 a.m.- 9 a.m.

    Debra Elmegreen

    Debra Elmegreen (Past President, IAU; Vassar College)

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