[igrav-steering] IGrav meeting: some thoughts

Wed May 19 00:50:47 UTC 2021

Hi Amber,

I forgot about this but was reminded by today's emails.  It is much 
easier to edit text on one page (as in, it's incredibly obvious) than to 
figure out how to make a new page/adjust the style.  Sorry for the delay.

I caught the missing working groups, but your link does not go to the 
latest descriptions.  I did put a little bit of that link onto the 
page, though, including the mailing list signup (is that OK?) and a 
mention of the summer meeting, without any details.

I still think this needs a lot of work to go "live" (as in, actually 
promoting the site), and that's what I don't have time/knowledge for at 
the moment.  But I'll do my best if we really want it for the meeting.

Ryan

On 4/27/21 10:56 AM, Strunk, Amber D. via igrav-steering wrote:
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> Magdalena,
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> Thanks for sending the document and the below suggestions. Ryan agreed 
> to work on these updates for us.
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> Ryan,
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> A couple of things to note:
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>   * The full group names is International Gravity Outreach Group.
>   * It appears Communications group was listed twice and the
>     Governance and the Science and Art groups were left off.
>   * The current descriptions of working groups can be found here
>     <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iqivcN-8uYTy_cWA5Hj2grAtKNCZOWO6UT9bX-3dhFQ/edit?usp=sharing>.
>     I will ask working group leads to read over them and ensure they
>     are correct when I email them regarding the other updates we
>     discussed.
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> Best,
>
> Amber
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> *From:* igrav-steering <igrav-steering-bounces at lists.igrav.org> *On 
> Behalf Of *Magdalena Kersting via igrav-steering
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:45 AM
> *To:* igrav-steering at lists.igrav.org
> *Cc:* Magdalena Kersting <magdalena.kersting at ils.uio.no>
> *Subject:* [igrav-steering] IGrav meeting: some thoughts
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> Hi IGrav team,
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> I won't be able to join our meeting today, but if I remember 
> correctly, we were planning to discuss the board and overall structure 
> of IGrav today? I attach a visualisation of our structure that I used 
> when presenting IGrav at the GWIC meeting last year. It may help you 
> get the discussion started.Â
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> I have also had a look at our homepage <https://www.igrav.org/#about>, 
> and I think with a few minor updates, we can make it a lot more 
> informative. First, the homepage should state what IGrav actually 
> stands for ;)Â
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> I suggest adding the full name *International Gravitational-Wave 
> Outreach Group* to the About section.Â
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> With view towards our IGrav workshop this summer, it would also help 
> to add the titles and descriptions of our six working groups to the 
> about section. This way, people interested in attending our seminar 
> can get an idea of our activities and which working group to join.Â
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> I used these descriptions of the working groups in my GWIC 
> presentation. Maybe you can check that they are still correct?
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> Science FestivalsÂ
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> The IGrav Science Festivals working group supports outreach activities 
> by collecting and sharing resources and supporting and connecting 
> members sharing gravity research through science festivals and events. 
> The working group coordinates IGrav participation in global science 
> festival events such as the World Science Festival.Â
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> Formal Education & EvaluationÂ
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> The IGrav Formal Education & Evaluation working group gathers 
> passionate physicists, educators, and teachers with a shared interest 
> in formal education and evaluation of education and outreach efforts 
> on topics of modern gravitation and gravitational waves. The group 
> aims to create a platform to share existing resources, determine best 
> practices, and promote formal education and evaluation efforts.Â
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> Multi-Messenger AstronomyÂ
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> The Multi-Messenger Astronomy working group is targeting educational 
> and outreach activities and resources that link together gravitational 
> physics (not exclusively gravitational waves), neutrino observatories 
> and electromagnetic astronomy.Â
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> Diversity, Equity and InclusionÂ
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> Our working group strives to educate IGrav, the gravitational 
> community and those we serve in our outreach efforts about the real 
> issues inherent in STEM with regards to under-represented and 
> under-served groups. We particularly strive to engage with members of 
> the marginalised in order to best understand how IGrav can best serve 
> their needs. We recognise that these groups are described in different 
> ways across the globe and feel it is also important to educate our 
> widespread communities about the diversity encompassed by the 
> gravitational community.Â
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> CommunicationsÂ
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> The Communications working group focuses on disseminating information 
> both outside and inside of IGrav.Â
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> Internal communications will help IGrav working groups coordinate and 
> share resources.Â
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> External communication methods include the IGrav website, which 
> explains the mission of IGrav and how to become involved with the 
> organisation, as well as IGrav social media accounts, which will 
> feature news and outreach materials generated by our working groups 
> and associated scientists.Â
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> CommunicationsÂ
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> We are especially interested in using our diverse international 
> membership to teach the public about the wide variety of activities in 
> gravitational science, including multi-messenger astronomy, which may 
> not be adequately promoted by current outreach efforts.Â
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> And Isa, I realise we never followed up on the idea of an IGrav-logo 
> competition. Maybe this is something we can plan and discuss before 
> the workshop in July, too? So that we can announce the competition at 
> the workshop?Â
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> Cheers
>
> Magdalena
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> *Dr Magdalena Kersting*
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> Department of Teacher Education and School Research
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> University of Oslo
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> www.magdalenakersting.com <http://www.magdalenakersting.com/>
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> Twitter: @MagdaKersting <https://twitter.com/MagdaKersting>
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> New publication:Â M. Kersting , R. Steier & G. Venville (2020): 
> Exploring participant engagement during an astrophysics virtual 
> reality experience at a science festival 
> <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21548455.2020.1857458>, 
> International Journal of Science Education, Part B
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-- 
Ryan Lang
Lecturer in Physics, Concourse
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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