Hello,

I've just posted a link to a presentation on non-traditional ways of communicating astronomy on my facebook and blog. 
http://www.facebook.com/oana.sandu

I\ve received some comments with ideas belonging to Ricardo Cardoso Reis 

Might be useful:

"In last years (and this years) Researchers Night, we have many non-traditional ways of outreaching, like Theather plays (in which the
actors are researchers), Stand-Up comedy or "speed dating" (not actual dating, just informal conversations with researchers, in a coffe shop like environment).

There are also what i would call "semi-traditional" ways, which involve associating a telescope observing night with activities from other sciences. I'd call it semi-traditional, since it's the good, old, telescope observation, but for a different crowd.

For instance, we have a collaboration with the local botanical garden, in which our colleagues from the botany dep. give a night tour of the garden, to show plants with nocturnal activity, and in the end we show the sky.

Other collaboration we have takes us to ancient citadels (bronze age/roman), and associates a guided tour of the citadel with a telescope observation night."



Cheers,
Oana Sandu

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2010/9/9 Shupaula Dass <[log in to unmask]>
Hi there,

Trying to think of some weird/unexpected locations where science is carried out. A good example would be for instance down a coal mine looking for dark matter (which has been happening for the last 18 years in Boulby, Yorkshire). Your feedback would be much appreciated.

Thanks
Shupaula

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