PANEL: PROPOSAL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PLANETARY DEFENSE
| Friday, April 30, 2021 |
| 4:25 PM - 5:25 PM |
Details
Goal: Taking lessons from the International Year of Astronomy (IYA), this session invites a panel of community leaders to learn about the events that led up to and occurred during IYA and plan for a possible UN-designated International Year of Planetary Defense.
Panel Moderator
Doris Daou
Program Scientist
Nasa
Panel Presenter/Speaker
Sergio Camacho
SG-CRECTEALC
CRECTEALC/INAOE
Catherne Cesarsky
President of the International Astronomical Union during IYA
Haut Conseiller Scientifique at the CEA in Saclay France
Kevin Govender
Director
IAU Office of Astronomy for Development and IAU Office of Astronomy for Development
Romana Kofler
Programme Officer
UNOOSA
Pedro Russo
Global Coordinator of the International Year of Astronomy
University Professor of Astronomy & Society, Leiden University, the Netherlands
