AAS Astronomy Events Live Streamed into Second Life
I’m at the annual big meeting of the American Astronomical Society this week in Washington, DC. Lots of stuff going on, and I’m already overwhelmed by the sheer number of people here. (And, also, depressed by the number of young people here in comparison to the number of entries on this list.
Several of the bigger events— press conferences, invited talks— are going to be live streamed into Second Life. Drop by the Astronomy 2009 island to hear the talks, including the Wednesday at 8AM Eastern / 5AM Pacific talk by astronaut and Hubble Mechanic John Grunsfeld. These events are hosted by Astronomy 2009 and by the Astrosphere New Media (Pamela Gay’s and others’ new venture). A full schedule is here.
Remember that a Second Life account is free! Drop by and check it out. And, once you’ve got a Second Life account, nothing will be stopping you from coming to hear my public astronomy talks that I frequently give.
January 15th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Great reporting on the AAS meeting (much better than that done by one “professional” blogger I can name), even if it was the first meeting in YEARS dominated by us poor, underprivileged stellar astronomers! (thanks to Bill Borucki, Kepler, and everyone interested in exo-planets).