Eclipse 2017 Workshop #3 Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Portland, Oregon Saturday and Sunday, August 22 and 23rd, 2015 Day One - Saturday: 9:00 - 12:00 LECTURES FOR THE PUBLIC on The Great American Total Solar Eclipse of 21 August 2017 9:00 - 9:10 Shadia Habbal - Solar Astrophysicist, University of Hawaii Welcome and Introductions 9:10 - 9:18 Shadia Habbal "Unveiling the Beauty of the Sun" 9:20 - 9:28 Kate Russo - Clinical Psychologist, Queen's University Belfast "What the Eclipse Means for YOU" 9:30 - 10:00 Fred Espenak - Astrophysicist Emeritus, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center "Glorious Totality" 10:00 - 10:30 Michael Zeiler - Cartographer, Esri, GIS Mapping, Software and Solutions "Mapping the 2017 Eclipse: Education, Navigation, Inspiration" 10:30 - 11:00 Jay Anderson - Meteorologist, University of Manitoba "In Search of the Perfect Eclipse: Weather and Wonder Along the Shadow Path" 11:00 - 11:30 Ralph Chou - Professor of Optometry and Vision Science Emeritus, University of Waterloo "The ISO Standard for Solar Filters" 11:30 - 11:45 Fred Isbener "Citizen CATE project" 11:45 - 12:00 William Dittrich - Professor of Physics, PCC Sylvania Campus, Associate Director, Oregon NASA Space Grant "American Eclipse Project: A recreation of Eddington's experiment for testing Einstein's Theory of General Relativity" ---- END OF PUBLIC ATTENDANCE ---- 12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH BREAK - OMSI Part I: PREPARING FOR THE ECLIPSE 13:00 - 13:20 Michael Bakich - Senior Editor, Astronomy Magazine "Let's Keep Things Simple" 13:25 - 13:45 Kate Russo "Guiding communities to prepare for totality" 13:50 - 14:20 Terry Cuttle - Eclipse Outreach Advocate, Astronomical Society of Queensland "Australia 2012: Organizing a Nationwide, Continental Outreach Event" 14:20 - 15:00 Discussion Group on Eclipse Preparedness: LEAD - TERRY CUTTLE 15:00 - 15:30 COFFEE BREAK Part II: EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH 15:30 - 15:55 Charles Fulco - Educational Consultant Science Inside Out.com "Observations and Updates on the State of TSE 2017 Educational and Public Outreach During the Past Year" 16:00 - 16:20 Jay Pasachoff - Field Memorial Professor and Director of Hopkins Observatory; Chair, Astronomy Department, Williams College "Why the Public and Students Should View the Eclipse, and Overcoming Barriers" 16:25 - 16:50 Tyler Nordgren - Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Redlands "Eclipse Education and Awareness Through Popular Art" 16:55 - 17:30 Discussion Group on Education and Public Outreach: LEAD - TYLER NORDGREN 18:00 - 20:00 Group Dinner (Optional) at LUCKY LABRADOR BREW PUB, 925 HAWTHORNE BLVD ++++END OF DAY ONE++++ Day Two - Sunday: Part III: SCIENCE AND CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS 8:30 - 8:50 Shadia Habbal "Unique Science with Total Solar Eclipses" 8:55 - 9:15 Thomas Goodey "Unconventional Eclipse Experimental Projects" 9:20 - 9:40 Dawn Turney - Education and Communication Specialist, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory "The Solar Probe Plus Mission to the Sun" 9:45 - 10: 15 COFFEE BREAK Part IV: SPREADING THE WORD 10:15 - 10:45 Discussion Topic: The Absolute Necessity for Movies and Social Media, LEAD - DAVID MAKEPEACE 10:45 - 11:30 DIscussion Topic: Eclipse Websites and Local Workshops/TaskForces, LEAD - JERRY LOETHEN 11:30 - 12:00 Discussion Topic: Making the Impossible Possible: Reaching out to Millions, LEAD - MIKE KENTRIANAKIS AND XAVIER JUBIER 12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH BREAK - OMSI Part V: ROLE OF NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND FUNDING AGENCIES 13:00 - 13:45 Rick Fienberg - AAS Press Officer and Director of Communications "The AAS Task Force and NSF Initiative for an Eclipse Coordinator and Mini-Grants Program" 13:45 - 14:30 Lou Mayo, Elaine Lewis, Carolyn Ng "The Role of NASA" 14:30 - 15:00 COFFEE BREAK PART VI: WRAPPING UP: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? 15:00 - 17:00 +++++END OF CONFERENCE+++++ FUTURE MEETINGS AAS TSE2017 Eclipse Workshop #4 Will Return...Friday and Saturday, June 10th & 11th, 2016, Southern Illinois, with host Bob Baer. Eclipse workshop at the Summer AAPT 2016 meeting in Sacramento. See Shannon at <[email protected]> .