Who we are
The coordinating team for “Astronomy Translation Network” is part of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) and IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO). This project is a response to the need for a global network to share resources for astronomy education and outreach in different languages by connecting translation efforts based on volunteers. The project is endorsed by OAO and supported by Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD). We also have advisory members from Language Centers for OAD, IAU commissions, Universe Awareness (UNAWE), Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP), Astronomers Without Borders (AWB), The European Southern Observatory (ESO), Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and different Universities that will support the project in all stages providing input for an optimized implementation.
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) and IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO) Team
Project manager: Izumi Hansen
Project assistant: Pisit Nitiyanant
Project support: Bérénice Himmelfarb, Thilina Heenatigala
Advisors: Hidehiko Agata, Lina Canas, Kumiko Usuda-sato
Past members: Yukiko Shibata (project manager, April 2017 – July 2018, January 2019 – June 2019), Bérénice Himmelfarb (project assistant, project manager, May – November 2018), Gabrielle Simard (project assistant, January 2018 – March 2018)
