A.Chantal Levasseur-Regourd, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie & Aéronomie Françoise Combes, Observatoire de Paris, LERMA Jean-Eudes Arlot, Observatoire de Paris, IMCCE IYA in France Progress report and Possible international cooperation 1. Preliminary organization of the IYA 2009 in France 2. Activities already planned 3. International cooperation

1. Preliminary organization Année Internationale or Mondiale de l'Astronomie? AIA09 or AMA09? L’Univers, votre découverte !

1. Preliminary organization CNFA and SF2A (≈ 1000 members)  Small steering committee, with contact persons to catalyze numerous actions and projects for ‘animation’ in astronomy e.g. Amateur astronomers (eclipse 99 experience) Planetariums Museums in relation with Astronomy e.g. La Villette, Paris; Cité de l’Espace, Toulouse Education: elementary, secondary schools… Conferences (large and limited public) Media: radio, TV…  Contact persons in ≈ 100 institutes and universities in all regions of France including outside Europe (annual science week experience)  Links to all activities planned for the IYA

2. Activities already planned  Planetarium presentation (ALMA & planetary systems) with ESO  Wide series of conferences for a large public in all regions (at least one key conference per week)  Wide series of exhibitions in all regions  Call for national projects, towards amateur astronomers groups, science clubs, teachers… volunteering to develop such actions for a large public (once funds are available) e.g. building of interactive terminals in museums or schools wide access to telescopes (optical/radio, direct/remote) school astronomy kits  AMA09 poster  Other projects, still to be confirmed

We are looking for ideas and activities that could be shared (e.g. previously mentioned Planetarium presentation) We would be eager have some resources available in French language put in common by the possibly concerned SPoCs We would also like to propose - to emphasize the outreach of some astronomical activities - to propose easy-to-make coordinated observations, - to make use of our worldwide network of observatories 3. International cooperation

Emphasize the outreach of astronomical activities, such as Time Calendars and almanacs Nautical almanacs for navigation Ephemeris (sunset, …) Astronomical phenomena (meteors, eclipses, …) Space weather Adaptive optics Interplanetary navigation … 3. International cooperation

Propose coordinated observations in 2009, such as Observations of the eclipses of the Jovian moons Use of these eclipses for determining geographic longitudes, to show the usefulness of astronomical observations Worldwide observations centralized through Internet, with a database available to every one and on-line calculations 3. International cooperation

Use of a national, European and worldwide network of observatories with mid-size telescopes, opened to a large public for scientific observations and conferences 3. International cooperation

Thank you