> Rich wrote: "I suggest TAC and other astronomy groups write a nice looking,
> easy to
> read quarterly page about public outreach and other things amater
> astronomers
> do and send the page to a few dozen or more political types. You could
> start with
> the Gov-a-nator. Why? It doesn't hurt to have low level public officials
> know that a group they
> are dealing with is also known to high level public officials."
>
> It also will allow them to see what kind of resource they have without any $
> out of their budgets...who wouldn't love to have someone or some group meet
> public outreach requirements for them - they get the credit, the budget and
> we get quality time under the stars in a safe environment.
Very good point, Stacy.
Rich
Received on Thu Sep 30 11:20:53 2004