Schedule
Friday, November 8th, Astrophysical Sciences Building (Peyton Hall)
Welcome to The Peoples' Sky! Our main programming will begin in the evening on Friday.
| Time | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3 pm | Arrival & Registration | Attendees arrive and check in |
| 7 pm | Dinner | Welcome and catered dinner |
| 8 pm | Stars on Tap Observing Night | Observation and informal talks on visible astronomical objects in Peyton Hall's Observatory |
Saturday, November 9th, Frist Campus Center Room 302
Join us for a day of talks and workshops, ending in a wonderful dinner catered by Red Mesa.
| Time | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9 am | Breakfast | Self-serve coffee and pastries |
| 10 am | Opening Remarks & Keynote: "ʻAwa & Talanoa: An Ancestral Practice Connecting Sky to Aquifer" by Dr. Lea Lani Kinikini and Dr. J. Lelemia Irvine | Welcome from conference organizers and cultural keynote speakers from the University of Hawai'i |
| 11 am | Workshop 1 - Decolonizing Astronomy Classrooms | Discussion and tools for teaching astronomy that is inclusive of non-Westernized modes of thought |
| 12 pm | Lunch | Catered box lunch and break |
| 1 pm | Talk Session 1 | Talks on History, Community Education, Law and Anthropology |
| 1 - 1:20 pm | Gidinendamowinaan: Understanding Ojibwe Traditional Scientific Knowledge and Epistemology through Ojibwe Language Morphemes | Presenter: Gaagige Aanakwadikwe |
| 1:20 - 1:40 pm | Science and Storytelling in Minoritized Communities | Presenter: Erin Flowers |
| 1:40 - 2:00 pm | Reclaiming Space: The Labor Behind International Astronomy in South Africa | Presenter: Osase Omoruyi |
| 2:00 - 2:20 pm | Safeguarding Human Heritage Beyond Earth: An Inclusive Legal Framework for Cultural Preservation | Presenter: Emma Kleiner |
| 2:20 - 3 pm | Break | - |
| 3 pm | Talk Session 2 | Talks on Astronomy/Astrophysics and Archaeology |
| 3:00 - 3:30 pm | Teotihuacan, Quasars, and Indigenous Astronomy in the 21st Century | Presenter: Rodrigo Cordova |
| 3:30 - 3:50 pm | Dynamical perturbations around extreme mass ratio inspirals near resonance | Presenter: Makana Silva |
| 3:50 - 4 pm | Short Break | - |
| 4 pm | Workshop 2 - Community Constellations | Discussion on Day 1 of TPS about connecting modern astrophysics and stakeholder communities |
| 5 pm | Break | - |
| 7 pm | Dinner | Special catered dinner and Native American Heritage Month celebration *Hosted in Carl A. Fields Center for Equity + Cultural Understanding on 58 Prospect Ave |
Sunday, November 10th, Frist Campus Center Room 302
Thank you for joining us at the inaugural The Peoples' Sky!
| Time | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9 am | Breakfast | Self-serve coffee and pastries |
| 10 am | Keynote: "Talking Turtle Stories" by Perry Ground | Traditional Star Stories performed by Haudenosaunee Storyteller and Cultural Educator Perry Ground |
| 11 am - 1 pm | "Cosmic Africa" Screening and Panel | Showing of the 2003 documentary, followed by a panel with astrophysicists Thebe Medupe (star of "Cosmic Africa"), Lucia Perez, and Jahmour Givans |
| 1 - 3 pm | Lunch and Closing Ceremony | Catered lunch and final remarks before a celebration to close out the symposium |