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2010 Queensland Astronomy
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The Brisbane Astronomical Society convened the sixth Queensland Astronomy Education Conference (QAEC) on Saturday March 6 2010. The conference theme was ‘Expanding the universe in the classroom’.

Conference sessions covered a variety of topics of interest to Primary and Junior Secondary teachers. Refer to the programme for information on what topics were covered on the day. The image below is of the official opening of the conference by the Brisbane Astronomical Society President Peter Nink.

 

At a glance

Date:
Saturday March 6 2010
Venue: Watson Road State School, Brisbane
Time: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration was from 8.30 a.m..
Fee: $90 (includes resources, certificate of attendance, lunch and afternoon tea) $10 late fee applies after 19/2/10.
Acceptances:

Complete the registration form (one per person) and enclose a cheque/postal money order) made payable to the Brisbane Astronomical Society. School order forms (with a copy of this form) can be mailed to the address on the registration form. Your school will then be invoiced for payment.

You will receive a email confirming your successful registration at the conference once your application form has been processed.

Registration form: The registration form can be downloaded here.
Conference Programme updates:

From February 1 2010, participants had the opportunity to join the 2010 Conference Google Group to receive conference updates.

 

Conference Programme

The conference programme can be downloaded here.

 

Background information

Information on the previous 2004 Queensland Astronomy Education Conference can be found here.

 

Conference Images

Captions to be added.

Extravision Australia Telescope Prize winner Mark Baker.

Co-convenor Tony Surma-Hawes with one of the pairs of binoculars donated to participants by Sirius Optics.
 

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