[igrav-steering] IGrav Meeting Sept 16

[Ryan Lang]

Please let me know if and when you have something formal you'd like 
posted to the web site.  (Though I think Nicolas can do it too...)

Amber, one nitpicky language thing that bugs me since I learned it (not 
that long ago): You can say "IGrav is composed of six working groups" or 
"IGrav comprises six working groups" but not "IGrav is comprised of six 
working groups."  Though the internet tells me that this may now be 
acceptable due to being in common use, your emails may one day reach a 
pedant who cares!  Uh, like me.  :P Also on the nitpicky side (but for 
actual clarity purposes), you should probably use semicolons to split up 
the group names because of the commas in Diversity, Equity, and 
Inclusion.  (I won't get into an Oxford comma debate or wonder why 
Formal Education & Evaluation has an ampersand when the others do not, 
because I did not expect to be this person when I woke up today!!)

Otherwise, it sounds great!

Ryan


On 8/22/22 4:33 PM, Nicolas Arnaud via igrav-steering wrote:
>
> Hi Amber, Chris, all,
>
> Would you like to have this schedule converted into an Indico page as 
> was done for the previous meetings?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nicolas
>
> Le 22/08/2022 à 17:31, Strunk, Amber D. via igrav-steering a écrit :
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I know this has been a long time coming but attached is the draft 
>> schedule for our meeting on Sept 16. Let me know if you have any 
>> thoughts/concerns.
>>
>> Additionally as requested, Chris and I worked on draft wording that 
>> folks can use when reaching out to others about IGrav and the 
>> upcoming meetings. Here it is:
>>
>>     I am writing on behalf of the International Gravitation Outreach 
>> Group (IGrav). IGrav's mission is to engage     people throughout the 
>> world in exploring the exciting field of gravitation and in 
>> particular gravitational-wave and multi-m    essenger astrophysics. 
>> IGrav will accomplish this mission through the creation, sharing, and 
>> dissemination     of a variety of educational and outreach materials.
>>       IGrav is comprised of six working groups: Formal Education & 
>> Evaluation, Science Festivals, Art and Science, Multi- Messenger 
>> Astronomy, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Communications. Each 
>> group focuses on particular     aspects of outreach to achieve 
>> IGrav's mission. You can find descriptions of each group at 
>> https://www.igrav.org.
>>       We want to encourage the participation of a broad range of 
>> scientists, research fields, and collaborations. We     invite those 
>> interested to join us at the University of Cardiff for our annual 
>> meeting on September 16, 2022.     Registration is free. If you are 
>> interested in participating in-person or virtually, please register 
>> here.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> -- 
>> Amber Strunk (She/Her)
>> LIGO Hanford Observatory
>> Outreach Lead
>> 509-372-8248
>>
>>
>


-- 
Ryan Lang
Lecturer in Physics, Concourse
Massachusetts Institute of Technology