Canadian Astronomical Society
Public Outreach
CASCA is committed to Education and Public Outreach. To learn more about efforts within CASCA, please contact our EPO committee.
CASCA strongly supports the Discover the Universe (DU) program which promotes public outreach in astronomy in partnership with the Dunlap Institute. It is especially tailored to the training of teachers and animators who are in a position to share their knowledge of astronomy with others. Discover the Universe offers online workshops which are free and accessible in both English and French. You can visit the Discover the Universe website to learn about upcoming workshops and educational resources. CASCA also sponsors the Westar Program.
The reporting of outreach activities held by CASCA members is an important part of our EPO mission. Members are asked to please report their outreach activities by contacting the EPO committee.
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) and the Federation des astronomes amateurs du Quebec (FAAQ) are other astronomy organizations offering public programs in Canada.
Conference support
The CASCA Board is pleased to announce an annual call for requests for financial support for conference organization. This program is targeted at conferences primarily led by undergraduate and graduate students and whose goals are aligned with CASCA’s mission to support professional astronomy in both research and education. At least one of the event organizing members must be a CASCA member, else a CASCA member must be identified as a sponsor for the purpose of the funding application. Application is via the following form. The deadline is Oct. 1 of each year for conferences starting in the following calendar year.