Doris Daou Director for Communications and Outreach NASA Lunar Science Institute Wednesday May 26 th, 2010 American Astronomical Society

National Program Committee:  Doris Daou (NASA Lunar Science Institute –- Ames Research Centre)  Brooke Hsu (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter –- Goddard Space Flight Center)  Lora Bleacher (NASA Lunar Science Institute/DREAM –- Goddard Space Flight Center)  Brian Day (LADEE –- Ames Research Centre)  Andrea Jones (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter –- Goddard Space Flight Center)  Brian Mitchell (Lunar Quest –- Marshall Space Flight Center)  Andrew Shaner (NLSI -- Lunar and Planetary Institute)  Stephanie Shipp (NLSI –- Lunar and Planetary Institute)

National Program Partners:  Lunar and Planetary Institute  The Astronomical Society of the Pacific;  The Mauna Kea Observatories Outreach Committee;  The Astronomers without Borders Group

International Programs and Partners:  The Astronomers without Borders International Volunteers  The Gemini Observatory in Chile  The Canadian Lunar Research Network (NLSI Node)  European Planetary Science Conference (2010 LOC Rome)  The Canadian IYA Committee (possibly CASCA)  Greece

Lunar scientists and education specialists, amateur astronomers, community members, general public Lunar Photography contest Tweet-ups – Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA – Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD – Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX – Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL

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Professional Development We will prepare InOMN partners, event planners, and educators for hosting their own events: Workshops for formal educators Possible workshops for InOMN hosts, provided by partner institutions Online and telecon-based PD for informal educators, nation-wide organizations, and NASA centers

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