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Commission 46 is a Committee of the Executive Committee of the IAU. Commission 46 seeks to further the development and improvement of astronomical education at all levels throughout the world through various projects initiated, maintained, and to be developed by the Commission and by disseminating information concerning astronomy education at all levels.

 

If you are a member of the IAU, and have an interest in astronomy education and development, you should join Commission 46 by emailing the C46 President Rosa Ros at ros@ma4.upc.edu. You can see on this website the various activities (Program Groups, PGs) that you could, if you wish, become involved in. Once we have your email address you will get notification of when the next Newsletter is available, and any other information that needs to be sent out.

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NASE PG is planning the following courses for 2010:
1. Quito, Ecuador, June 29th - July 2nd  2010
2. Barranquilla, Colombia, July 6th - 9th 2010 
3. Managua, Nicaragua, July 12th -15th 2010

In order to continue fulfilling the goal of developing the astronomy in other countries,  the PG Worldwide Development of Astronomy (PGWWDA) is planning the following visits for 2010:
1. Katrien Kolenberg (Vienna) to Senegal (January 2010)
 

The newly printed brochure of the United Nations Programme on Space
Applications that also covers UNBSSI (BSS+IHY+IYA+ISWI) and the
UN-affiliated Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education in
Brazil/Mexico, India, Morocco, and Nigeria, is now available. See
http://www.unoosa.org
 
See also Space Initiatives in the Framework of IYA2009 at
http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/817/
<http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/817/>