Written by Deborah Thompson , National Office on Mon, 2010/09/27
Funding available to support science and/or technology internships! Opportunity to invest in future of natural resources sector
(Ottawa, Ontario) – Now is your chance to gain exposure to bright young science and technology grads, while ensuring the future health of the natural resources sector – all while benefiting from internship funding support. It’s all part of the Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC) Science Interns Outreach Project* and runs until March 2011. The program provides an opportunity to recent graduates in science or engineering to gain meaningful work experience within their field of studies.
Written by National Office, Toronto on Sun, 2010/09/12
Written by James Edgar, Regina on Sat, 2010/09/11
The GLP Committee has created a one-page PDF called
You can get it on the Education/Other Resources/Green Laser Pointer Usage site
http://www.rasc.ca/education/other/GLP.pdf
Click on the link on the right side panel to obtain the poster. Download and print some for distribution to your friends and observers at star parties or public outreach events.
Written by MAP, National Office on Fri, 2010/09/10
Roland Deschene with support from MAP, Education, Outreach, National Executive Director Deborah, as well as our new President Mary Lou have collaborated on outreach pamphlets for the lunar event.
In the final edits for our first Lunar International event are near completion. This is an initial project and the documents will continue to develop over time with feedback from other Centres and based on feedback from our outreach events.
Written by Randall Rosenfeld, Toronto on Fri, 2010/07/30
It's high summer, the season of star parties, and the chance to show the public the Summer Triangle brightly set in the Milky Way, the radiants of outstanding meteor displays, and brilliant planetary conjunctions with your GLPs. With a little care we can all insure that the public remembers the celestial sights, and not GLP operator ineptitude leading to memorable but unplanned law enforcement interventions at star parties.
Written by MAP, National Office on Fri, 2010/07/30
RASC members... Ever wondered how you can get more out of the Society? Have you considered supporting one of the many committees that help keep our Society operational, refreshing, and sustainable?
Written by 2010 Planning Committee/Chair, New Brunswick on Fri, 2010/07/30
The 2010 GA Organizing Committee from the New Brunswick Centre would like to thank everyone who was able to attend the GA and festivities. The tours had positive feedback and speakers provided a wealth of information.
Written by Deborah Thompson , National Office on Fri, 2010/07/30
The Canadian Space Summit is an annual conference that brings together all elements of the Canadian space industry. In addition to displays, booths, and activities, the centerpiece of the Summit are two days of paper sessions covering a wide variety of topics. 2010 marks a year full of achievements, accolades and adventures. For more information visit www.css.ca.
Written by Randall Rosenfeld, National Office on Fri, 2010/07/30
It's high summer, the season of star parties, and the chance to show the public the Summer Triangle brightly set in the Milky Way, the radiants of outstanding meteor displays, and brilliant planetary conjunctions with your GLPs. With a little care we can all insure that the public remembers the celestial sights, and not GLP operator ineptitude leading to memorable but unplanned law enforcement interventions at star parties. The GLP Committee has prepared a poster to remind Society members of best practice and inform the public about GLP safety.
Written by Randall Rosenfeld, National Office on Fri, 2010/07/09
The GA 2010 open forum and panel discussion,
"BOLDLY NAVIGATING WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFORE:
the future of the RASC in the 21st century"
is now a radio programme on Starizona's Let's Talk Stars, hosted by David & Wendee Levy (http://www.letstalkstars.com/).
