An Online Discourse Series for Early Career Astronomers
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group of Junior Members is organizing an exciting set of events for IAU Junior Members and other interested astronomers: the IAU Early Career Astronomer Online Discourse Series. This free virtual series will feature discussions about careers in academia and industry, multifaceted science highlights, professional development training, and more. All will be tailored to the community of early career astronomers. The kickoff lineup has four scheduled events. If you cannot join due to your time zone, recordings will be made available, and we plan to organize more events that are optimized for different time zones.
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 08:00–09:00 UTC (4:00–5:00 am ET)
"The IAU: What Does It Do? How to Get Involved?" & "Careers Discussion"
Prof Dr. Ewine F. van Dishoeck (IAU President; Leiden University)
Prof. Dr. Maria Teresa V. T. Lago (IAU General Secretary; University of Porto)
Thursday, 22 October 2020, 08:00–09:00 UTC (4:00–5:00 am ET)
"Careering Through Astrophysics"
Prof. Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell (University of Oxford)
Thursday, 29 October 2020, 09:00–10:00 UTC (5:00–6:00 am ET)
"ESO: The Most Powerful Telescopes and a Community of Practice"
Prof. Dr. Xavier Barcons (ESO Director General)
Thursday, 12 November 2020, 09:00–11:00 UTC (4:00–6:00 am ET)
Workshop: "How to Present Online"
Hans Van de Water (The Floor Is Yours)
Participation is free. All you have to do is fill out the event registration form.
Register for the IAU Online Discourse Series
The discourses will be made available via Zoom and YouTube; full descriptions are provided in the accompanying PDF announcement. We look forward to you joining us for this exciting series! For any queries, you may email the Organizing Committee.
— Maria Drozdovskaya & Fatoumata Kebe, Working Group Co-Chairs