Organisers
Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC)
Samir Dhurde, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (SOC Chair)
Avivah Yamani, Langitselatan (SOC Co-Chair)
Naomi Asabre Frimpong, IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (SOC Co-Chair)
Areg Mickaelian, Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (LOC Chair)
Aysegul Yelkenci, Istanbul Kültür University
Brad E. Tucker, Australian National University
Cintia Durán, IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach
Farseem M. Mohammedy, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Jackie Bondell, University of Melbourne
Jon Chase, Freelance Science Communicator
Kelly Blumenthal, IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach
Kimberly Kowal Arcand, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory/Chandra X-ray Observatory
Leinani Lozi, NOIRLab
Marieke Baan, Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA)
Martin A. Hendry, University of Glasgow
Mathieu Isidro, SKA Observatory
Myriam Alqassab, Bahrain Stargazers
Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Pamela Gay, CosmoQuest
Ramasamy Venugopal, IAU Office of Astronomy for Development
Shannon Schmoll, International Planetarium Society, Inc.
Local
Organizing Committee (LOC)
Areg Mickaelian, Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) and IAU South West and Central Asian Regional Office of Astronomy for Development (SWCA ROAD) (LOC Chair)
Ani Davtyan, BAO (LOC Secretary)
Lilit Darbinyan, BAO (IAU OAO National Outreach Coordinator, Armenia)
Hayk Abrahamyan, BAO and Armenian Polytechnical University High School
Gayane Baleyan, BAO and IAU SWCA ROAD
Syuzi Davtyan, BAO
Sona Farmanyan, BAO and IAU SWCA ROAD
Anna Gasparyan, BAO and Anania Shirakatsi school
Liana Hambardzumyan, BAO
Gor Mikayelyan, BAO and IAU SWCA ROAD
Varduhi Mkrtchyan, BAO and Yerevan Basic School No. 125
Gurgen Paronyan, BAO
Armine Patatanyan, Yerevan Secondary School No. 87
Maria Rah, BAO
Andranik Sukiasyan, BAO
Organizers
and Sponsors
International Astronomical Union Commission C2 (IAU Commission C2)
IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (IAU OAO)
IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (IAU OAE)
Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)
IAU South West and Central Asia Regional Office of Astronomy for Development (IAU SWCA ROAD)
Armenian Astronomical Society (ArAS)
Armenian Virtual Observatory (ArVO)
National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA)
RA MoESCS Higher Education and Science Committee (RA MoESCS HESC)
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