The NISE Network runs a series of free online workshops to increase the number of professional development opportunities available to our partners, and create more channels for partners to share their work and learn from each other directly.
Online Workshop: Engaging audiences in the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope - Part 1
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
2 - 3pm Eastern / 11am - 12pm Pacific
View a recording of the workshop and the resources here
The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) is NASA’s ambitious scientific endeavor to reveal the hidden universe to our eyes using infrared technology: stars shrouded in clouds of dust, water in the atmospheres of other worlds, and light from the first galaxies ever formed. Scheduled for launch in October 2021, Webb will be the largest, most powerful and complex space telescope ever built and launched into space.
Join us for this online workshop to learn about the resources that you can use to engage the public in celebration of the launch and new discoveries. We will be joined by members of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), who will provide an overview of the science and engineering behind Webb, information about a new opportunity to apply for NASA support for community events, and connections to public engagement activities.
Apply to host a NASA-supported Webb Space Telescope Community Event
- Are you interested in holding an in-person or virtual event as part of the “Webb Space Telescope Community Events” initiative? NASA can support museums, science centers, planetariums, public libraries, nature centers, visitor’s centers, zoos, art galleries, community centers, and other non-profit organizations that communicate or wish to communicate science to the public.
Applications are due May 16, 2021
Learn more about how to apply
- What does it mean to be an official NASA event?
https://outerspace.stsci.edu/display/WSTCE
- How to Apply
To host a NASA-supported event for the Webb launch, please fill out this linked form before May 16:
Apply here
Preview the questions on the application form (PDF)
More Resources
The NISE Network has compiled a list of resources and public engagement activities for the James Webb Space Telescope:
Workshop Presenters
Alexandra Lockwood, PhD
Project Scientist
JWST science communications
Space Telescope Science Institute
Christopher Britt, PhD
Education and Outreach Scientist
Office of Public Outreach
Space Telescope Science Institute
Yesenia Perez
Informal Education Specialist
Space Telescope Science Institute
