The Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP) Conference is the only large-scale, international conference for astronomy communication. The next CAP conference will be held in hybrid mode from 24 – 28 June, 2024, in-person at Cité de l’espace, Toulouse, France and online.
Anyone who is interested in a refreshing, inspirational, and dynamic exchange of ideas and best practices on how to bring astronomy and space closer to people is invited to save the date. The conference is targeted towards professionals from science communication, informal education, planetaria and science centres, as well as professional and amateur astronomers, journalists and creative personalities. Cité de l’espace (French for Space City) is a wonderful venue with numerous exhibits and spaces relevant to Astronomy and Space communication, which will make the conference a great experience to be at.
This edition – CAP 2024 – will be the 11th in the series of conferences organised by the Commission C2 of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach. The conference aims to bring together the worldwide, diverse community of Astronomy communicators under one roof or one (digital) “room”, given that it will be held online in parallel.
Further details will be posted on a dedicated webpage (to be announced). Meanwhile, we invite you to follow the IAU CAP Conference social media pages and check out the last CAP Conference, which took place in 2022 in Sydney, Australia.
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Founded in 1919, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the world’s largest professional body for astronomers. It is the organisation that brings together more than 10,000 professional
astronomers from almost 100 countries. Its mission is to promote and safeguard the science of
astronomy in all its aspects through international cooperation. The IAU also serves as the
internationally recognised authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies and the surface features on them.
Contacts:
Ramasamy Venugopal
CAP 2024 SOC Co-Chair
IAU Office of Astronomy for Development
Tel: +27 60 776 3832
Email: rv@astro4dev.org
Samir Dhurde
CAP 2024 SOC Co-Chair
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Tel: +91 8983336912
Email: samir@iucaa.in
Kelly Blumenthal
CAP 2024 SOC Co-Chair
IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach
Tel: + +81 80 8841 3569
Email: blumenthal.kelly@oao.iau.org
Jean-Baptiste Desbois,
CAP 2024 LOC Co-Chair
Cité de l’espace and L’Envol des Pionniers (Semeccel)
Toulouse, France
Email: jb.desbois@semeccel.com