GLOBAL HANDS-ON UNIVERSE CONFERENCE
24-29 July 2002, Paris, France 
Preliminary Program 

WEDNESDAY 24 JULY

Welcome Address

(Location: Amphithéâtre de Physique)
08:30-10:00 Registration, installation of posters
10:00-10:15 Introduction, Jean-Yves Daniel (Inspecteur Général, représentant le Ministre délégué à l'Enseignement Scolaire/ Inspector General of National Education, on behalf of the minister in charge of school teaching) 
10:15-10:30 Representative of Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Luce Abouaf (Vice-Présidence Sciences, Direction de la Recherche)
10:30-11:15 General presentation about astronomy and education,Pierre Encrenaz (LERMA, UPMC, France)
11:15-11:45 Coffee break
11:45-12:30 National status reports: poster session I
12:30-13:00 Global-HOU summary, Carl Pennypacker (Berkeley, USA) 
13:00-14:30 Lunch at Ministère de la Recherche 

National contribution to Global-HOU

(Location: Amphithéâtre de Physique)
14:30-14:40 DE-HOU: National workshops, A. Kratzer (TU Munchen, Physik Department, Garching, Germany) 
14:40-14:50 F-HOU, Suzanne Faye (France) 
14:50-15:00 S-HOU, Thierno Sarr (Sénégal) 
15:00-15:10 JA-HOU, Toshihiro Handa (Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo, Japan)
15:10-15:20 PO-HOU: progress report and low-cost CCD systems, Lech Mankiewicz (Poland)
15:20-15:40 US-HOU: proto-typing internet training of HOU teachers, Carl Pennypacker (Berkeley, USA)
15:40-15:50 ESO Education Initiatives, Arntraud Bacher (ESO Educational Office, Germany)
15:50-16:20 Coffee break
16:20-17:00 National status reports: poster session I bis
17:00-18:00 Debate: Powerful and Tested Collaboratory Tools (internet, mentoring, shared data) Will Solve Many Things 
Vivian Hoette (Chicago, USA), Yves Epelboin (Paris, France) 
Public outreach conference at Palais de la Découverte: Viewing at Stars for Fun Vivian Hoette (University of Chicago, USA) 
Observations from Paris'roofs (small group)

THURSDAY 25 JULY

Astronomical research projects and education

(Location: Amphithéâtre de Physique)
09:00-09:10 Overview: Lessons from the past, Carl Pennypacker (Berkeley, France)
09:10-09:20 HOU Supernovae Search Program for High Schools, Glenn Reagan (USA) 
09:20-09:30 Academic Project with the NASA Radio Telescope in Robledo, Olga Suarez Fernandez (Laboratorio de Astrofísica Espacial y Física Fundamental-INTA, Madrid, Spain)
09:30-09:40 JAHOU curriculum on Spectroscopy, latest status Toshihiro Handa (Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo, Japan)
09:40-09:50 DIA-CAM: What is the reality behind the image? Patrick Saletes (Coulaines, France)
09:50-10:00 The Deep Lens Survey as a Resource for Hands-On Universe, Dara Norman (Cerro Tolo InterAmerican Observatory, Chile) 
10:00-10:10 Venus Transit on June 8th 2004, Thomas Widemann (LESIA/Paris-Meudon Observatory, France)
10:10-10:20 Status of HOU Radioastronomy in Germany, Herrmann Hagn (TU Muenchen, Physics Department, Garching, Germany)
10:20-10:50 Coffee break
10:50-12:00 Other activities going-on in class-rooms: poster session II
12:00-13:00 Debate: Using astronomical telescopes in high/middle schools
Paul Roche (UK), Michel Boer (France)
13:00-14:30 Lunch at Ministère de la Recherche 

Practical demonstrations

(Location: UTES)
14:30-18:00 Parallel rotating practical sessions with PC
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
19:00-20:00 Tour of the historical building at Paris Observatory, Suzanne Debarbat 
20:00-23:00 Wellcome Cocktail at Paris Observatory (Salle Cassini)
Observations from Paris'roofs (small group)

FRIDAY 26 JULY

National Telescope sharable Educational Activities 

(Location: Amphithéâtre de Physique)
09:00-9:15 Introduction (TBD)
09:15-9:30 Australia: The Narrabri Southern Hemisphere Remote Facility Graeme White (Australia)
09:30-9:45 Germany: The German High-School Small Telescope Network, its construction and integration with Robotics curriculum Andreas Kratzer (Germany)
9:45-10:00 Japan: JAHOU Automated Japanese Telescopes overview Toshihiro Handa (Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo. Japan)
10:00-10:15 France: Steps to Making TAROT used by everyone Michel Boer (Toulouse, France)
10:15-10:30 UK: Possibilities to share the Faulkes Telescopes with HOU, Paul Roche (UK)
10:30-10:45 Telescopes in Education, David Smith (Highgate School, London, UK)
10:45-11:00 US: Yerkes Rooftop Telescope, Vivian Hoette (Chicago, USA)
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-11:45 Other telescope projects: Poster session III
11:45-12:15 OPTICON, The EU Optical Infrared Co-ordination Network John Davies (UK)
12:15-13:00 Discussion
13:00-14:30 Lunch at Ministère de la Recherche 

Demonstration of remote observations

(Location: UTES)
14:30-18:00 Parallel rotating practical sessions
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
Public outreach conference at Palais de la Découverte:
Marvels of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope -- our European Eye in Space,
Lars Lindberg Christensen (HST/ESO, Germany)
Observations from Paris' roofs (small group)

SATURDAY 27 JULY

On the Track of Vincent Van Gogh 
trip to Auvers-sur-Oise

SUNDAY 28 JULY

free time

MONDAY 29 JULY

HOU and education in planetarium

(Location: Amphithéâtre de Physique)
09:00-9:30 Introduction, Agnes Acker (Observatoire de Strasbourg, France) 
09:30-10:00 Chicago experience, Vivan Hoette (University of Chicago, Yerkes Observatory, USA)
10:00-10:30 The Narrabri Remote Telescope System for Planetaria and Museums , Carl Pennypacker (Berkeley, USA) 
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-11:30 Universe liveshow in the Science Museum at Tokyo, Toshihiro Handa (Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo, Japan)
11:30-12:00 Palmdale Planetarium Use of Remote Telescopes, Jeremy Amarant (live or video) & Clergeon Christophe (France) 
12:00-13:00 Debate: How to make satellite observations and virtual observatories useful on a classroom scale C. Pennypacker (LBL, Berkeley), F. Genova (CDS, Obs. de Strasbourg, France)
13:00-14:30 Lunch: Cheese and Vine Cocktail (12, rue Cuvier) 

New Perspectives with Space missions 

(Location: Amphithéâtre de Physique)
14:30-14:45 Overview of Hubble PR and Communication, Lars Lindberg Christensen (HST/ESO,Germany) 
14:45-15:00 Educational activities using spectroscopy: The case of the INES Archive,Enrique Solano (LAEFF/INTA, Madrid, Spain)
15:00-15:15 CASSINI: Is there an ocean on Titan? Pierre Encrenaz (LERMA, UPMC, Observatoire de Paris, France)
15:15-15:30 The Education and Public Outreach Program of the EUSO Mission,Andrea Santangelo (IASF/CNR, Palermo, Italy) 
15:30-15:45 Herschel: Primordial Universe at high redshift, Pierre Encrenaz (LERMA, UPMC, Observatoire de Paris, France)
15:45-16:00 The CLUSTER mission: How can we know whether a balloon is inflating or moving? Olivier Le Contel (CETP, Paris, France)
16:00-16:15 MIRO/Rosetta: Landing on a comet, Pierre Encrenaz (LERMA, UPMC, Observatoire de Paris, France)
16:15-16:30 Detecting Planets and Other Activities for Students with the Kepler Telescope Mission, Carl Pennypacker (LBL, Berkeley, USA)
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
17:00-18:00 Conclusions (TBD)
Public outreach conference at Palais de la Découverte in french: A la recherche des exo-planètes, Roger Ferlet (IAP, France)
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