Countdown to World Space Week 2008
World Space Week 2008 is just 6 weeks away. But it’s not too late to join the largest annual public and student space event on Earth! Here’s how:
Hold An Event
You are invited to participate in World Space Week, October 4-10. Synchronized events attract media coverage. World Space Week has the most space-related events of any time of year. It thus uniquely gives you and your organization great leverage, whether your goal is to inspire students, educate the public, promote your brand, or advocate your views.
To participate, simply schedule a space-related outreach activity during October 4-10 and promote it as World Space Week. Enter your plans into the World Space Week Calendar.
To inspire the workforce of tomorrow, teachers are invited to use space in the classroom during World Space Week. Space community members can tell teachers about World Space Week and give talks in schools that week.
Every space-related event held October 4-10, no matter how large or small, will help attract global attention to space, reaching more students, adults, and government leaders. In addition to amplifying your message, your participation will have global impact as part of the world’s largest cooperative effort to promote space benefits and space education.
Get the Poster
The World Space Week 2008 poster vividly portrays the theme “Exploring the Universe.” You can display the poster to show your support for World Space Week and distribute to family, friends, and colleagues. This and past years’ posters can be ordered on-line at www.worldspaceweek.org/poster_products.
The 2008 poster is based on artwork by Pat Rawlings of SAIC. It includes the World Space Week name and dates in all six official UN languages.
Order or Download the Poster
Volunteer
World Space Week is led by volunteers around the globe. New volunteers are welcomed year-round to help promote and coordinate this annual event.
World Space Week Association is a non-profit organization which supports the UN in the global coordination of this program. The Association seeks volunteers in a wide range of areas and offers great networking opportunities. For information, please see www.worldspaceweek.org/volunteers_needed.
In over 50 nations, volunteers serve as National Coordinators of World Space Week. You can help support them by contacting your National Coordinator, or offering to be the National Coordinator if there is none in your country. See the current list at www.worldspaceweek.org/countries.
Think globally. Get leverage. Join the largest annual space event on Earth. Celebrate World Space Week, October 4-10.
