Opening Reception
17:00 start
Opening Reception – Welcoming reception near the shores of Hilo Bay (Sponsored by LCO)
The RTSRE conference series focuses on building a sustainable community around the educational, technical and student research uses of robotic telescopes, from small through to large aperture and from radio through to gamma-ray. It aims to be a meeting place for astronomers, educators, researchers, and observatory and telescope network developers and managers, in a continuing effort to share and combine resources, develop and enhance education and research programs, and foster global conversations and collaborations. The co-located CAPER Team’s iNATS astronomy education summit at the end of the week provides worldwide networking opportunities and hands-on workshops designed to expand educators’ teaching strategy toolkit designed for innovative astronomy professors, school teachers, and outreach professionals. Both individual and joint meeting registration opportunities are available.
The diverse program meeting includes a family program, guided-tours of observatories, visiting the astronomy and cultural education center & planetarium and the national volcano park, and a workshop for novice robotic telescope users and educators to learn how to do hands-on astronomy research projects with their students. Student researchers are highly encouraged to attend and present their scientific work at the conference in a special poster session. A combined RTSRE+iNATS peer reviewed conference proceedings will also be open for contribution.
The conference has arranged special ocean-side room rates for attendees at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel at 71 Banyan Drive, Hilo, HI 96720, telephone: +1 (808) 935-9361.
Book your discounted room by telephoning the hotel directly and tell them you are with the “Astronomy Education Conference” and ask for the discounted “Astronomy Education Conference” conference rate, which is available before and after the conference too.
A rental car is not required, but recommended, and free parking is available at both the hotel and the conference venue. A daily shuttle will run between the hotel and the conference venue.
