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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:37:05 -0700 From: "Laura Danly" <Laura.Danly@lacity.org> To: "Laura Danly" <Laura.Danly@lacity.org> Subject: Fwd: Surveying women amateur astronomers

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Laura Danly 4/23/2007 4:59:51 PM >>> Dear Amateur Astronomer and/or Astronomy Educator:

We are seeking to distribute the information below to a wide range of female amateur astronomers. Can you help us by forwarding this email to members of your amateur club, amateur club officers, or other amateur astronomy organizations or networks, so that they can invite the female amateur astronomers they know to complete this survey.

Thank you! Judy Koke, Institute for Learning Innovation Laura Danly, Griffith Observatory

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Dear Amateur Astronomer:

We are actively seeking your input! As part of a research project in public astronomy education, two of your colleagues would like to gather data on the interests, attitudes, and experiences of female amateur astronomers. Judy Koke and Laura Danly have devised an on-line survey and invite women amateur astronomers to participate. The survey takes no longer than 10 minutes to complete. The survey can be found at:

http://websurveyor.net/wsb.dll/29886/waa.htm

The results will be published in an upcoming volume from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific on amateur astronomers and astronomy education entitled "Science Educators in Our Midst: Amateur Astronomers Engaged in Education and Public Outreach" (working title) due out in September, 2007.

We expect to finish collecting data by the middle of May. We would be most appreciative if you can visit our survey web site before that time. The more responses we gather, the better we can understand the landscape for women in amateur astronomy clubs. We hope our results might help illuminate how AA clubs can better recruit and serve women generally, and thus grow club membership.

If you have any questions or concerns about this survey, please feel free to contact either of the researchers.

Thanks so much for your time and your thoughts, Judy and Laura.

Judy Koke Dr. Laura Danly Senior Research Associate Curator Institute for Learning Innovation Griffith Observatory

166 West Street 2800 E. Observatory Dr. Annapolis, MD 21401 Los Angeles, CA 90027 koke@ilinet.org laura.danly@lacity.org

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