*DAY 1*
*DAY 2*
*DAY 3*
*DAY 4*
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08:30 Registration w/ Welcome Coffee & Tea
10:00 Debrief of the Program / House-keeping Rules / Rules of Conduct [30min.]
10:30 Opening Speeches/Welcome to participants [30min.]
Ewine van Dishoeck, The Netherlands [8min.]
IAU President, speaking on behalf of the IAU
Junichi Watanabe, Japan [8min.]
NAOJ Vice-President, IAUS358 SOC Co-chair, speaking on behalf of the NAOJ
Keiko Kiyohara, Japan [10min.]
Mitaka City (ex-)Mayor, on behalf of the Mitaka City
11:00 Keynote Session 1 [30min. + 15min.]
Chaired by Susana Deustua, Space Telescope Science Institute, USA
Using Cultural Astronomy to Create a More Inclusive Astronomy
Jarita Holbrook, South Africa
11:45 Break [15min.]
12:00 Poster Session I [1 hour]
Chaired by Thembelihle Bongwana, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
13:00 Lunch [1h30m hours] / Free time
Suggestion: Sharing Space Session 1 (bring your own lunch)
14:30 Panel Session 1 [45min. + 15min.]
Chaired by Neha Deshpande, Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, India
Theme: Identify and Address a Climate of Inclusivity
15:30 Coffee break [45min]
Suggestion: Visit the Poster Session I.
16:15 Talk Session 1 [1h]
Chaired by Boonrucksar Soonthornthum, National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT), Thailand
Theme: Diversity in Research: Identity, Ethnicity and Culture in Research Teams
17:15 END DAY 1
Evening Activities
17:45 Icebreaking Event / Welcome + w/ Performance (starting at 18:30)
19:30 END
8:30 OPEN
8:45 Rules of Conduct [15min.]
9:00 Keynote Session 2 [30min. + 15min.]
Chaired by Thilina Heenatigala, ELSI, Japan
Women in Astronomy: A view from a gender-imbalanced country
Yuko Motizuki, Japan
9:45 Panel Session 2 [45min. + 15min.]
Chaired by Beatriz García, ITeDA (CNEA, CONICET, UNSAM), Argentina
Theme: Astronomy for Society Inclusion, Diversity, Equity
10:45 Break [15min.]
11:00 Panel Session 3 [45min. + 15min.]
Chaired by Francesca Primas, ESO, Germany
Theme: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Gender Equality and Its Intersections
12:00 Lunch [1h15m] / Free time
Optional: Mitaka Resolutions Special Dialogue (bring your own lunch)
13:15 Panel Session 4 [45min. + 15min.]
Chaired by Nicolas Bonne, University of Portsmouth, UK
Theme: Astronomy for Society — Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Empathy in Communicating Astronomy
14:15 Break (15min.)
14:30 Panel Session 5 [45min. + 15min.]
Chaired by Junichi Watanabe, NAOJ, Japan
Theme: Diversity in Research: Identity, Ethnicity and Culture in Research Teams
15:30 Coffee break [45min.]
Suggestion: Visit the Poster Session I.
16:15 Talk Session 2 [1h]
Chaired by Alan Alves-Brito, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Theme: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Gender Equality and Its Intersections
17:15 END DAY 2
Evening Activities
17:30 4D2U Session I (meeting time) [30min.]
17:30 Visit Inspiring Stars Exhibition [30min.]
18:00 4D2U Session II (meeting time) [30min.]
18:00 Visit Inspiring Stars Exhibition [30min.]
8:30 Rules of Conduct [15min.]
8:45 Keynote Session 3 [30min. + 15min.]
Chaired by Aya Bamba, University of Tokyo, Japan
The need for reinforcing the implementation of inclusion and diversity strategies as ordinary actions towards the social and scientific development of our society
Santiago Vargas Domínguez, Colombia
9:30 Talk Session 7 [45min. + 15min.]
Chaired by Prospery Simpemba, South African Regional Office of Astronomy for Development/Copperbelt University, Zambia
Theme: Learning from Best Practices
10:30 Break [15min.]
10:45 Poster Session II [1h]
Chaired by Matthew Schneps, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (Retired), USA
11:45 Group Photo & Group Shoutout
12:00 Lunch [1h30min.] / Free time
Suggestion: Sharing Space Session (bring your own lunch)
13:30 Parallel Session: 1 Safe Space / Sharing Space [1h]
Parallel Session: 2 Safe Space / Sharing Space [1h]
14:30 Coffee break + Posters [45min.]
15:15 Talk Session 3 [45min. + 15min.]
Chaired by Nurul Fatini Jaafar, Academy of Malay Studies Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Theme: Research, Outreach, Education for Inclusion
16:15 Talk Session 4 [1h]
Chaired by Garry Foran, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Australia
Theme: Research, Outreach, Education for Inclusion
17:15 END DAY 3
Evening Activities
18:00 Banquet w/ Welcome Speech (5min.) + Entertainment (5min.)
20:00 END
8:30 OPEN [15min.]
8:45 Rules of Conduct [15min.]
9:00 Keynote Session 4 [30min. + 15min. + 15min.]
Chaired by Enrique Pérez Montero, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA CSIC), Spain
The Deeper, Wider, Faster program: A platform for collaborative science, inclusion advancement, and STEM promotion to the general public
Jeff Cooke, Australia
+ video message by Dr. Thomas Shakespeare who participated in the writing of the convention on the rights of peoples with disabilities. [15min.]
10:00 Break [15min.]
10:15 Talk Session 5 [1 hour]
Chaired by Kumiko Usuda-Sato, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), Japan
Theme: Astronomy for Society — Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Empathy in Communicating Astronomy
11:15 Talk Session 6 [1 hour]
Chaired by Jimi Green
Theme: Astronomy for Society — Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Empathy in Communicating Astronomy
12:15 Lunch [1h00m hour] / Free time
Suggestion: Sharing Space Session (bring your own lunch)
13:15 Panel Session 6 [45min. + 15min.]
Chaired by Thelma Oppelt, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa
Theme: Mitaka Resolutions
14:15 All Chairs Present the Talks @Panel Sessions Short Overview + Comments and Feedback from the Participants [1h]
15:15 Coffee break & Posters [45min.]
16:00 Mitaka Resolutions, with the presentation of the first draft, by Thelma Oppelt, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa + Closing Remarks and a thank you to all participants, by Hidehiko Agata, Head of the NAOJ Education and Outreach Department and Co-Chair of the IAUS358 LOC [30 min.]
16:30 END OF SYMPOSIUM