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03-09-2014
AstroFest 2014
| Submitter: | Raffaella Morganti |
| Description: | Also this year, we organised the traditional AstroFest, the yearly science day to get an overview of all the wonderful science projects of the astronomy group, the astronomers of the radio observatory RO, and of JIVE. This year we went back to Exloo, in the very informal setting of the Diner-Cafe Bussemaker. Erwin de Blok, Zsolt Paragi and Marjan Tibbe took care of the organisation, including the great weather we had that day! After the success of last year, all participants were asked to prepare a short, informal presentation, and we would randomly draw (from a magic hat) names of speakers during the day. In this way, we got a very nice overview across the many fields of research we are covering: quite impressive to see all the breadth of what we do! We finished off with Jayanne English telling us what to keep in mind when making (convincing) images for public outreach or press releases, a topic that triggered some discussion. During the lunch break, many of us went for a visit to the LOFAR core, enjoying the beautiful weather and a lively explanation by Richard Fallows (and his dog). |
| Copyright: | Astron |
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