Abstract:
International Year of Astronomy (IYA) 2009 will be a worldwide celebration
of the 400th anninversary of Galileo using the telescope for astronomical
observations. I'd like to see some special things done in Washington by
colleges, universities, amateur astronomer clubs, museums, K-12 schools
and after-school programs during IYA. Now is a good time to start planning
and coordinating, so come to Astro Lunch and let's put some ideas on the
table and kick them around. The US node of the IYA 2009 site is
http://astronomy2009.us/