Education & Public Outreach

Presentation Outline Mission Global ALMA EPO ALMA EPO Working Group JAO ALMA EPO in 2007 Summary

Mission Effectively communicate ALMA science, technology, & value to the broadest possible international audience Engage & inspire –professional & amateur astronomers –general public –media –students & educators –science museum & planetarium visitors Assume that EPO vision, leadership, & excellence are mandates for ALMA

Global ALMA EPO JAO leads international & Chilean ALMA EPO –Existing EPO organizations at NRAO, ESO, NAOJ collaborate, contribute resources & expertise, as appropriate & possible –JAO program begins with first EPO hire in March 2007 Executives lead regional programs –NRAO leads North American ALMA EPO –ESO leads European ALMA EPO –NAOJ leads East Asian ALMA EPO –Each Executive has initiated a regional EPO program

ALMA EPO Working Group Organized as a forum for JAO & Execs to collaboratively define, implement & provide oversight for a global ALMA EPO program Face-to-face meetings at Prague IAU General Assembly (22 Aug 06) & Madrid ALMA science conference (16 Nov 06) Between f2f meetings, WG conducts business via exploder, periodic telecons, & wiki WG currently chaired by Adams (NRAO) –Chair transitions to JAO when initial EPO hire complete

12 person membership formalized by ALMA Board –ALMA Director (1) M. Tarenghi –JAO Project Scientist & Public Relations (2) R. Hills (Nov 07), PR (Mar 07) –Executive Representatives in Chile (3) E. Hardy (AUI/NRAO), F. Mirabel (ESO), R. Ogasawara (NAOJ) –Executive Public Relations (3) M. Adams (NRAO), H. Boffin (ESO), TBD (NAOJ) –Executive Project Scientists (3) A. Wootten (NRAO), L. Testi (ESO, May 07), R. Kawabe (NAOJ) ALMA EPO Working Group

ALMA EPO Development Plan –Describes the steps & timeline to design & implement a collaborative global ALMA EPO program –15 March 2007 to ALMA Board (rev 1.0) ALMA EPO Policies & Procedures –Document policies & procedures for use by JAO and Execs in global ALMA EPO implementation –June 2007 to ALMA Board (rev 1.0)

ALMA EPO Working Group ALMA EPO Inventory –Document & archive ALMA EPO-related materials produced to date by the Executives –Online outreach content –Videography / film –Presentations & support materials –Brochures –Press releases –Graphics, maps, images, animations, simulations, etc. –rev 1.0 available June 2007

ALMA EPO Working Group 5-year ALMA EPO Strategic Plan ( ) –Define ALMA EPO mission, vision, strategies & broad development plan from present thru Early Science to construction completion & Full Operations –June 2007 delivery to ALMA Board (rev 1.0) 5-year ALMA EPO Long Range Plan ( ) –Implementation plan for adopted strategies –Options: visionary, intermediate, minimal –September 2007 delivery to ALMA Board (rev 1.0)

JAO ALMA EPO in 2007 Collaborate with Execs / ALMA EPO WG –Improve ALMA website / online outreach –News / Media event planning & execution –Design & implement a global ALMA Newsletter Prepare EPO Program Plan for CY 2008 –Fall 2007 delivery by JAO to ALMA Board –Expected JAO program elements Online outreach News / Media Astronomical community outreach Formal Education Informal Education

Summary JAO ALMA EPO program begins spring 2007 Regional ALMA EPO programs initiated by Execs ALMA EPO Working Group providing a collaborative forum to define & implement a global EPO Program Key EPO deliverables to be completed in 2007 –ALMA EPO Development Plan –ALMA EPO Policies & Procedures –ALMA EPO Strategic Plan ( ) –ALMA EPO Long Range Plan ( ) –ALMA EPO Inventory