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<p class="MsoNormal">Magdalena,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for sending the document and the below suggestions. Ryan agreed to work on these updates for us.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ryan,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A couple of things to note: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The full group names is International Gravity Outreach Group.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">It appears Communications group was listed twice and the Governance and the Science and Art groups were left off.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The current descriptions of working groups can be found
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iqivcN-8uYTy_cWA5Hj2grAtKNCZOWO6UT9bX-3dhFQ/edit?usp=sharing">
here</a>. 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.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Amber<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> igrav-steering <igrav-steering-bounces@lists.igrav.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Magdalena Kersting via igrav-steering<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> igrav-steering@lists.igrav.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Magdalena Kersting <magdalena.kersting@ils.uio.no><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [igrav-steering] IGrav meeting: some thoughts<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hi IGrav team,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I have also had a look at our
<a href="https://www.igrav.org/#about">homepage</a>, 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 ;) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I suggest adding the full name
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">International Gravitational-Wave Outreach Group</span></strong> to the About section. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I used these descriptions of the working groups in my GWIC presentation. Maybe you can check that they are still correct?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Science Festivals </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Formal Education & Evaluation </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Multi-Messenger Astronomy </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Diversity, Equity and Inclusion </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Communications </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">The Communications working group focuses on disseminating information both outside and inside of IGrav. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Internal communications will help IGrav working groups coordinate and share resources. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Communications </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Magdalena<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Dr Magdalena Kersting</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Teacher Education and School Research</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">University of Oslo</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">New publication: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">M. Kersting , R. Steier & G. Venville (2020):
<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21548455.2020.1857458">Exploring participant engagement during an astrophysics virtual reality experience at a science festival</a>, International Journal of Science Education, Part B</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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