The International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) invites the public to its Galaxy Forum Hawaii 2013, a free program from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, in room 118 of the Science and Technology Building.
The International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) invites the public to its Galaxy Forum Hawaii 2013, a free program from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, in room 118 of the Science and Technology Building.
The program is geared toward educators, but everyone is welcome. To help with logistics, coordinators ask folks planning to attend the event to RSVP to info@iloa.org or 885-3474.
There will be presentations on several local Hawaii projects pioneering 21st century galaxy education, exploration and enterprise.
“Your participation and leadership could be central to realization of Hawaii as a global leader in astronomy, high-tech innovation and space science/education,” said a spokesman. “Hawaii has ideal geography and geology as well as a unique heritage of exploration, navigation and self-sufficiency that should synch well with explorers reaching for the next frontier, launching great voyages of exploration to the moon and beyond.”
Focus will be on education initiatives generated by ILOA, the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) and the University of Hawaii Astrobiology Institute.
The ILOA will also introduce and distribute to participating educators a print of its all-new ILOA Galaxy Map 2013 — a leading-edge Galaxy 21st Century Education tool designed for every class as a reference chart for the new dimension beyond our world and solar system.
“As the ILOA looks upward to the stars and forward to the future, we ask for your participation and guidance in helping to achieve the highest standards of excellence in Hawaii education, exploration and enterprise,” said forum coordinators Steve Durst, Phil Merrell and Joseph Sulla in a prepared statement.