ASEN 2023
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
LOCATION
The M’KANGO GOLFVIEW HOTEL, Great East Road, LUSAKA, 10100, ZAMBIA
ASEN 2023
ASEN2023 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
| Start of day Day One—Opening the Meeting |
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| 09:00-10:00 | Arrival and registration for 10:00 start | |
| 10:00-10:05 | Mr Fred Nambala, University of Zambia, Lusaka to open the meeting and welcome everyone | |
| Chairperson: Mr Fred Nambala | ||
| 10:05-10:35 | Dr Sohan Jheeta, founder and Chairman, NoRCEL, UK Pioneering the Dissemination of Astroscience Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (30 min) |
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| 10:35-10:55 | Dr Martin Dominik, President of NoRCEL and University of St Andrews, UK NoRCEL—Building the future today… (20 min) |
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| Mr Fred Nambala invites Drs Sohan Jheeta and Martin Dominik | ||
| 10:55-11:00 | Dr Sohan Jheeta and Dr Martin Dominik Presenting customary goodwill award (5 min) |
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| 11:00-11:30 | Tea/Coffee break (30 min) | |
| Chairperson: Dr Martin Dominik | ||
| 11:30-12:15 | Keynote speaker: Professor Svatopluk Civiš Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic Origin of methane and biomolecules from CO2 cycle on terrestrial planets (45 min) |
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| 12:15-12:45 | Ms Buzani Khumalo, South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa Reaching for the stars: Astronomy Outreach in South Africa (30 min) |
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| 12:45-13:15 | Dr Sohan Jheeta, founder and Chairman of NoRCEL, Leeds, UK An introduction: Astroscience Education in sub-Saharan Africa—an overview (30 min) |
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| 13:15-14:30 | Lunch break (with group Photoshoot) (1 hour 15 min) | |
| Chairperson: Mr Fred Nambala | ||
| 14:30-15:00 | Mr Godson F. Abbey, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia Investigation into the Cause of Time-Lags in the Arrival Times of Photons of Different Frequencies Emanating from Gamma-Ray Bursts (30 min) |
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| 15:00-15:30 | Mr Prospery Simpemba, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia Astroscience Education and Outreach Activities in Zambia (30 min) |
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| 15:30-16:00 | Ms Lhozindaba Zulu, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia Dark Matter and its Fascinating Mysteries (30 min) |
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| 16:00-16:30 | Tea/Coffee break (30 min) | |
| Chairperson: Professor Svatopluk Civiš | ||
| 16:30-17:00 | Dr Martin Dominik, University of St Andrews, UK Public engagement with astronomy as a cornerstone for development in Qatar (30 min) |
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| 17:00-17:30 | Mr Fred Nambala, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia Insights on Astro-science and Career Prospects for Zambians (30 min) |
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| 17:30-18:15 | Dr Sohan Jheeta, founder and Chairman of NoRCEL, Leeds, UK Emergence of Life: Importance of Formation of Organic Molecules of Life (45 min) |
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| End of Day 1 | ||
| 18:15-19:00 | Ice breaker and networking (45 min) | |
| 19:00- | —CONFERENCE DINNER— | |
| Start of Day Two | ||
| 08:00-08:30 | Arrival | |
| 08:30-10:30 |
Chairpersons: Dr Sohan Jheeta (Leader) and Dr Martin Dominik Brainstorming. Everyone to participate… 1. What do you understand astroscience to be? 2. What future of (astro)science would you like to see? 3. What role would you like to play for making this a reality? 4. Which obstacles need to be overcome to get there? 5. What support would you need? |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Tea/Coffee break (30 min) | |
| Chairperson: Ms Lhozindaba Zulu | ||
| 11:00-11:30 | Professor Svatopluk Civiš Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic Infrared spectroscopy of ions, radicals and Rydberg atoms for Ariel astronomy (30 min) |
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| 11:30-12:00 | Dr Saul Phiri, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia Properties of giant molecular clouds in the nearby galaxy M33 (30 min) |
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| 12:00-12:30 | Dr Martin Dominik, University of St Andrews, UK The Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network – at your service (30 min) |
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| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break (1 hour) | |
| Chairperson: Godson Abbey | ||
| 13:30-14:15 | Keynote speakers: Dr Jacques Arnould, Ethics Adviser the French Space Agency (CNES) Space Ethics (45 min) |
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| 14:15-14:45 | Mr Henry Viyuyi, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia Zambia Space Explorers: Promoting Space Exploration and Astronomy Education in Zambia (30 min) |
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| 14:45-15:15 | Mr David Kaniki, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia Space: Exploring the Unknown (30 min) |
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| 15:15-15:30 | Dr Sohan Jheeta Summary of the meeting and close | |
