Invited Presentation

Astronomy Outreach as a profession

Sze-leung Cheung

Astronomy is one of the most interesting subject for many people, it attracts lots of attention from young to old. Like professional astronomers, outreach specialists in astronomy is also a professional. Astronomy outreach activities is by definition a very broad subject, there are many different kinds and in different scales. The speaker will showcase some of the examples of the organizations and strategies of running astronomy outreach activities. Indeed, outreach is not bounded by positions offered by professional institutions, therefore it's full of career prospect as well.