Programme... - Starlight Initiative

PROGRAMME
International Conference
in Defence of the Quality of the Night Sky
and the Right to Observe the Stars
Under the Honorary Presidency of
H.R.H. Felipe de Borbón
Prince of Asturias
PROGRAMME
Plenary Sessions
Venue: Teatro
Chico, Santa Cruz de La Palma
April 19th, 2007 - Thursday
9.30 h.
Opening Session
Adán Martín Menis
President, Canary Islands Government
Cristina Narbona Ruíz
Spanish Minister of the Environment
Mechtild Rothe
Vice-president, European Parliament
Jose Luis Perestelo Rodríguez
President, La Palma Biosphere Reserve
Natarajan Ishwaran
Director, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, UNESCO.
Francisco Sánchez Martínez
Director, IAC - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
Opening Speech:
Jafar Jafari
President, Starlight Scientific Committee.
University of Wisconsin.
10.45 h.
Presentation of the Conference and Objectives
Organising Committee:
Antonio San Blas Álvarez. Director, La Palma Biosphere Reserve.
Cipriano Marín Cabrera. Coordinator, Starlight Initiative.
11.15 h.
Coffee break
April 19th, 2007 - Thursday
11.30 h.
Session 1:
The cultural dimension of night sky.
Stars’ cultural legacy / Tangible and intangible heritage related with astronomy/ Star observation as a source of inspiration / Educational value of the night sky / The importance to
re-introduce star gazing in our daily culture.
Chairman:
Luis Ramallo Massanet. President of the Spanish National Commission for
UNESCO.
Keynote Speaker:
Gloria López Morales. President, Conservatorio Nacional del Patrimonio Cultural.
Mexico.
Speakers:
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The educational value of the night sky.
Margarita Metaxa. Philekpaideutiki Etaireia, Greece.
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Seeking starlight: dreams of transcendentalism, mystery and imagination.
Juan Antonio Belmonte. President, European Society for Astronomy in Culture
(SEAC).
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Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative.
Anna Sidorenko-Dulom. Coordinator Thematic Initiative “Astronomy and World Heritage” UNESCO - World Heritage Centre.
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The importance of observation in astronomy education and the need for
clear and nonpolluted skies.
Rosa M. Ros. Vice-President. IAU Commission 46
(Astronomy Education and Development). Spain.
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Fragile Light: A Confluence of Art and Science.
David Madacsi. University of Connecticut. USA
Rapporteur:
Ana Viña Brito. La Palma Biosphere Reserve Scientific Committee. University of La
Laguna.
12.50 h.
Debate and proposals
13.15 h.
Lunch
April 19th, 2007 - Thursday
Session 2:
15.30 h.
Star Routes.
New tourism and knowledge dimensions of nightscapes.
Stars as a resource and scenery of a new responsible tourism / New tourist destinations
and products based on night sky observation and knowledge / Real and virtual windows
to the Universe.
Chairman:
Eduardo Fayos. Chief, Education and Knowledge Management UN-WTO - World
Tourism Organization.
Opening remarks:
Jafar Jafari. Annals of Tourism Research. University of Wisconsin.
Speakers:
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Bright Stars above the Biosphere. The secrets of the Polynesian Navigation.
Michael Iwand. Executive Director, TUI AG, Group Corporate Environmental Management.
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La Palma and its skies: a creative product for a responsible destination.
Jaime Sicilia Hernández. Counsellor of Tourism. Cabildo de La Palma. Spain.
Desert and Starlight Tourism.
Virginie Lefebvre Architect - Urban designer. France.
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The night sky. A basic resource for sustainable tourist destinations.
Tomás Azcárate Bang. President. Institute of Responsible Tourism.
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Orbital, Lunar and Interplanetary Tourism: opportunities for different perspectives in star tourism.
Dirk Spennemann. Charles Sturt University. Australia.
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Promoting a World Heritage Park in the Sky at Lake Tekapo in the Mt Cook
region of New Zealand, and developing astro-tourism at Mt John University
Observatory.
Graeme Murray. Earth and Sky Ltd, Lake Tekapo,
New Zealand.
Rapporteur:
Carlos Fernández Hernández. La Palma Biosphere Reserve Technical Committee.
16.50h.
Debate and proposals
17.10 h.
Coffee break
April 19th, 2007 - Thursday
17.35 h
Session 3:
Light pollution - intelligent lighting challenges.
The lavish use of lighting at night/ Effects of light pollution/ Initiatives for intelligent lighting/ Lighting, the state of the art/ The role of industry and the capacity to innovate/ Night
architecture and urban planning/ Night sky defence initiatives and experiences/ Dark Sky
Communities.
Chairman:
Nigel Pollard, Director: Division 5 (Exterior lighting). International Commission on
Illumination (CIE).
Speaker:
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The Sky Protection Law of the Canary Islands: Application and Results.
Francisco Javier Díaz Castro. Head of the Sky Protection Unit. OTPC-IAC.
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The Campaign for Dark Skies: Progress in the UK over 18 years
Graham Bryant. Campaign for Dark Skies: United Kingdom.
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The success of Mont-Mégantic ASTROLab light pollution abatement project.
Chloé Legris. Project manager. ASTROLab of Mont-Mégantic. Canada.
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The OPCC Experience in Protecting Northern Chilean Skies.
Pedro Sahuenza. Coordinator OPCC, Chile.
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EuP project. Dark Sky eco-labelling in the lighting industry.
Friedel Pas. International Dark-Sky Association Europe. Belgium
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Protection of Hawaii’s Observatories from Light Pollution.
Richard J. Wainscoat. Institute for Astronomy. University of Hawaii.
Rapporteur:
Javier Méndez. Isaac Newton Group.
19.20 h
Debate and proposals
April 20th, 2007 - Friday
Venue: Teatro
9.00 h.
Chico, Santa Cruz de La Palma
Session 4:
Starlight and nature conservation.
Preserving life diversity at night.
Protect nature at night / Stars and protected areas / Biodiversity conservation and ecological
effects of artificial light / Clear skies for wildlife survival/ Natural nightscapes/ How to integrate
the night dimension into environment protection.
Chairman:
Peter Bridgewater. Secretary-general, Ramsar Convention.
Keynote speaker:
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Light pollution and its impact on biodiversity, species and the habitat.
Paola Deda. Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species
of Wild Animals (CMS-UNEP).
Speakers:
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Lights Out! For Nature (videoconference)
Travis Longcore. Science Director, The Urban Wildlands Group/ UCLA Department of
Geography, Institute of the Environment, and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology. USA.
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Recommendations instead of prohibitions - the Swiss approach against negative light emissions.
Antonio Righetti. Federal Office of the Environment. Switzerland.
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Island Biosphere Reserves and night environment protection.
Arnoldo Santos. Scientific Committee, La Palma Biosphere Reserve. Spain.
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Canadian Dark Sky Initiatives.
David Welch. Head, Environmental Quality, Parks Canada.
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The impact of artificial night lighting on activity patterns, growth, and development of amphibians.
Sharon E. Wise, Utica College, USA.
Rapporteur:
Jose Juan Chans. Director-General, Doñana Nature Area.
10.40 h.
Debate and proposals
11,00 h.
Coffee break
April 20th, 2007 - Friday
11.15 h.
Session 5:
Night sky protection and sustainable development.
Energy sustainability, clear sky defence, emission reduction and climate change / Clear
sky and quality of life / Starlit skies as a resource/ Benefits deriving from sky protection and
astronomy development/ Promoting the Starlight Reserves.
Chairman:
Arthouros Zervos. President, European Renewable Energy Council (EREC).
Keynote speaker:
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Climate change, intelligent use of energy and night sky protection.
Pedro Ballesteros. Administrator of the Campaign “Sustainable Energy Europe” DG
TREN - European Commission.
Speakers:
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Benefits that go beyond the frontiers of astrophisics.
Casiana Muñoz-Tuñón. IAC - Instituto de Astrofísica de
Canarias.
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The Impact of economic and cultural revival on dark skies.
W. Scott Kardel. California Institute of Technology / Palomar Observatory. USA.
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Industry and energy options to face starlight-disturbing atmosphere deterioration.
Jose Luis Penacho Ródenas. Ministry of Industry and Energy. Spain.
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The dialogue of architecture and human nightscapes.
César Portela. Architect.
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Biosphere Reserves as pioneer Starlight Reserves.
Miguel Cluesener-Godt. Division of Ecological Sciences.
Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) UNESCO.
Rapporteur:
Manuel Cendagorta Galarza. ITER.
12.40 h.
Debate and proposals
13.00 h.
Lunch
April 20th, 2007 - Friday
15.00 h.
Session 6:
The Right to the Starlight.
Laws and regulations to base the right to the starlight / Role of international organisations,
governments and local authorities.
Chairman - Keynote Speaker
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The European Landscape Convention, welfare and Starlight.
Maguelonne Déjeant-Pons. Head of the Spatial Planning and Landscape Division.
Council of Europe.
Speakers:
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The right to the starlight in legislation: international, national and local laws
and regulations.
Hiroji Isozaki. Meiji Gakuin University. Japan.
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The right to the starlight: one step forward towards pollution control and efficient use of natural resources.
José María Garrido. Natura Consultoría y Gestion. Spain.
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Experience and Development of Regulations in Defence of the Night Sky.
Martin Morgan-Taylor. School of Law, DeMontfort University, Leicester. UK.
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The Right to Starlight under International Law.
Phil Cameron. Space Travel Law Association (STELA). USA
Rapporteur:
Lamine Kadi. Rector - University of Mostaganem. Algeria
16.20 h.
Debate and proposals
16.40 h.
Coffee break
April 20th, 2007 Friday
17.00 h.
Session 7:
World Declaration on the Right to the Starlight.
Debate and proposal of Declaration / Proposal of Action Plan / Proposal of an International
StarLight Day.
Chairman:
Juan Antonio Menéndez Pidal. Unión Latina.
Participants:
Malcolm Smith. President. IAU Division XII.
Jafar Jafari. President Starlight Scientific Committee. University of Wisconsin.
Maguelonne Déjeant-Pons. Head of the Spatial Planning and Landscape Division.
Council of Europe.
Antonio San Blas. Manager. La Palma Biosphere Reserve.
Alexander Boksenberg. President of the U.K. National Commission for UNESCO.
University of Cambridge. UK.
Sarat Babu Gidda. SCBD - Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Cipriano Marín. Co-ordinator of the Starlight Initiative.
General Rapporteur:
Luis Gortázar. Unesco Center of the Canary Islands.
17.30 h.
18,15 h.
Proposal and Debate.
Closing Session.
Jose Luis Perestelo Rodríguez. President, La Palma Biosphere Reserve.
Juan Garay Zabala. Director-General, National Parks Authority. Spanish Ministry
of Environment.
Miguel Ángel Pulido Rodríguez. Director-General of Planning and Landscape. Canary
Islands Government.
Francisco Sánchez. Director of IAC - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
Natarajan Ishwaran. Director, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences UNESCO.
Representative of the Ministry of Education and Science. Spain.
20.30 h.
Public presentation of the World Declaration on the Right to the Starlight.
Public presentation of the Declaration in the main courtyard of the San Francisco
Monastery.
Parallel Sessions
Venue: Sociedad La Investigadora, Santa Cruz de La Palma.
April 19th, 2007 - Thursday
15.30 h.
Session A1:
The right to astronomical observation
Chairman:
Antonio Fernández Rodríguez. Vice-rector for Research. University of Las Palmas
de Gran Canaria. RB La Palma. Scientific Committee.
Speakers:
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Protecting the Canarian Skies: a practical experience.
Federico de la Paz Gómez. IAC - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
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Preservation and maintenance of the astronomical sites in Armenia.
A.M.Mickaelian. Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO). Armenia.
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The Dancing Sky: 6 Years of Night Sky Observations at ESO-Paranal.
Ferdinando Patat. European Southern Observatory. Germany.
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Deep sky and the “Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC)”.
Jose Miguel Rodríguez Espinosa. President of the Spanish Astronomical Society.
17.00 h.
Debate and proposals.
17.20 h.
Coffee break
17.35 h.
Session A2:
Chairman:
Re-discovering the stars
Javier Gallego. University of Valencia.
Speakers:
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The Star Route.
Miquel Serra-Ricart. Teide Observatory. Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
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TO NAVIGATE TIME – contemplations on sky and land – an Australian experience.
Marea Atkinson. South Australian School of Art. University of South Australia.
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Utilizing ancient observations of the sky -- Rediscovering the past and looking
into the future: Recovery of fragments from non-extant historical works and
the new Universal Calendar.
Ari Belenkiy. Mathematics Department, Bar-Ilan University. Israel.
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Stars and rural tourism: a new tourist product in Biosphere Reserves.
Carlos Fernández Hernández. President of the “Isla Bonita” Rural Tourism Association. La Palma.
19.10 h.
Debate and proposals.
Parallel Sessions
Venue: Real Club Náutico de La Palma.
April 19th, 2007 - Thursday
Session B1:
15.30 h.
La Palma and its Skies
Chairman:
Miguel Angel Pulido. Director-General - Planning and Landscape.
Canary Island Government.
Speakers:
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La Palma and its 14 Skies.
“Isla de La Palma” Astronomical association (AAP).
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A right to see the starry sky.
Astropalma Group.
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The right to inherit our Sky.
The astronomical marker of Llano de Las Lajitas (Garafía).
“Iruene La Palma” Archaeoastronomy Group.
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Notes about sky protection effects on land planning in La Palma.
Caro & Mañoso, Arquitectos A. S. L. Spain.
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The Sky within the context of tourist product innovation.
Flora María Díaz Pérez. Tourism Research Group of La Laguna University. Spain.
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Roque de los Muchachos Observatory: a singular reference for the island of
La Palma.
Juan Carlos Pérez Arencibia. IAC. Administrator of the Roque de los Muchachos
Observatory.
17.00 h.
Debate and proposals.
17.20 h.
Coffee break
Session B2:
17.35 h.
Biosphere Reserves: night sky preservation laboratories.
Chairman:
Milagros Luis Brito. Vice-Minister of Environment. Canary Islands Government.
Speakers:
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La Palma Biosphere Reserve and the promotion of the Starlight Network within
the World Biosphere Reserve Network.
Blasco Martín Arrocha. La Palma Biosphere Reserve.
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Bialowieza Primeval Forest at Night and Day.
Renata Krzysciak-Kosinska. Head of the Research Unit. Bialowieza National Park.
Poland.
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Dark Sky Preserves in Hungary.
István Gyarmathy. Hortobágy National Park Directorate. Hungary.
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Landscape protection instruments in the Minorca Biosphere Reserve.
Eulalia Comas. Director of the Minorca Biosphere Reserve.
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Sustainable Development Strategy of the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve.
Francisco Álvarez Dávila. Curator Director of the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve.
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Andalusia Biosphere Reserve Network: special features of the Sierra Nevada
Biosphere Reserve.
José María Quintana. Sierra Nevada Biosphere Reserve. CSIC - Astrophysical
Institute of Andalusia.
19.10 h.
Debate and proposals.
Parallel Sessions
Venue: Sociedad La Investigadora, Santa Cruz de La Palma.
April 20th, 2007 - Friday
9.00 h.
Session A3:
Public participation and campaigns for night
sky quality conservation.
Chairman:
Eulalia Pérez Sedeño. President, Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology
(FECYT).
Speakers:
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Status and plans for “GLOBE at Night” 2006-2009.
Malcolm Smith. AURA/NOAO/CTIO, Chile.
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Communicating Light Pollution in a highly industrialized land – Germany.
Andreas Hänel. Museum am Schölerberg. Natur und Umwelt - Planetarium. Germany.
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Observing the disappearing firmament. Public participation light pollution
estimates and continuous measurements of the total sky-brightness with a
new low cost luxmeter.
Günther Wuchterl. Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg and Verein KuffnerSternwarte, Vienna / MPI für Astronomie Heidelberg.
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Contribution of astronomers to sky quality conservation.
Juan José Manzano. GOAT (Group of Astronomical Observers of Tenerife), IAC
(Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias).
10.40 h.
Debate and proposals.
11.00 h.
Coffee break
Parallel Sessions
Venue: Real Club Náutico de La Palma
April 20th, 2007 - Friday
11.15 h.
Chairman:
Session A4:
Protecting the darkness
Angel Landabaso. European Commission.
Speakers:
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Certification of Dark Sky Parks and Reserves by the International Dark-Sky
Association (IDA).
Chadwick Moore, Chloé Legris, Christian Luginbuhl, Angela Richman, Ralph Jones,
Dan Duriscoe, and Kim Patten. US National Park Service, Night Sky Team / AstroLab
du Mont-Mégantic / US Naval Observatory / IDA.
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Changing the World, One Light at a Time.
Robert Crelin. Crelin Creative, The GlareBuster. USA.
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The importance of night protection.
Pere Horts Font. Vice-president of CelFosc. Catalonia-Spain
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The Universe Awareness (UNAWE) project.
Mohamed Hédi Ben Ismail, Director-General of the Science Park. Tunisia.
12.40 h.
Debate and proposals.
13.00 h.
Lunch
Parallel Sessions
Venue: Sociedad La Investigadora, Santa Cruz de La Palma.
April 20th, 2007 - Friday
9.00 h.
Chairman:
Speakers:
Session B3:
Intelligent lighting and energy saving
in rural and urban areas.
Juan Carlos Moreno Moreno. Director-General of Natural Environment.
Canary Islands Government.
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The noise in light.
Ramón San Martín. Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña. Spain.
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A proposal of indicators for public external lighting sustainable management.
Alberto Bañuelos Irusta. AAC Centro de Acústica Aplicada S.L. Spain.
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Light pollution control and energy saving.
Leopoldo Rodríguez Rübke. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.
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Lighting pollution and obstrussive light evaluation in residential and rural areas.
Alberto José Cabello. Departamento de Luminotecnia, Luz y Visión – Universidad
Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina.
10.40 h.
Debate and proposals.
11.00 h.
Coffee break
11.15 h.
Session B4:
Light pollution follow-up and monitoring.
Chairman:
Francisco Javier Díaz Castro. Head of the Sky Protection Unit. OTPC-IAC.
Speakers:
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Light Pollution Modelling and detection in a heterogeneous environment.
Martin Aubé. Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
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Differential photometric study of the European light emission to the space.
Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel. ASAAF-UCM. Dep de Astrofísica y CC. de la Atmósfera,
UCM. GPC. Spain.
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A model to show the differences in Skyglow from types of luminaire designs,
with a view to recovering rural dark skies.
Chris Baddiley, Scientific Advisor to the British astronomical Association Campaign
for Dark Skies.
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Measuring light pollution above La Palma.
Chris Benn. Astronomer. Isaac Newton Group.
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The impact of light pollution on astronomical observations at the ORM.
Marco Pedani. Astronomer. Fundacion Galilei INAF-Telescopio Nazionale Galileo.
12.40 h.
Debate and proposals.
13.00 h.
Lunch
Posters
Venue: Sala Municipal de Cultura
April 19-20, 2007
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Quantification of Light Pollution with Wide-Field CCD Camera System.
Dan Duriscoe, Christian Luginbuhl and Chadwick Moore. US National Park Service,
Night Sky Team. US Naval Observatory.
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Martian’s Fan-shaped scattering of light Observed on Earth.
Zaki A. Al-Mostafa, Ayman S. Kordi, and Yaser A. Hafez. King Abdulaziz City for Science
and Technology, Astronomy and Geophysics Research Institute / King Abdulaziz City
for Science and Technology, Space Research Institute / King Saud University, Faculty
of Science, Physics and Astronomy Department. Saudi Arabia.
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Certification of Dark Sky Parks and Reserves by the International Dark-Sky
Association (IDA).
Chadwick Moore, Chloé Legris, Christian Luginbuhl, Angela Richman, Ralph Jones,
Dan Duriscoe, and Kim Patten. US National Park Service, Night Sky Team / AstroLab
du Mont-Mégantic / US Naval Observatory / IDA.
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Protegiendo los cielos del norte de Chile: Patrimonio ambiental y cultural.
O.P.C.C. (Oficina de Protección de los Cielos del Norte de Chile).
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Joint Public Outreach at the Astronomical Observatories of the Canary
Islands.
Anselmo Sosa, representing the Public Outreach Group of the facilities installed at the
Astronomical Observatories of the Canary Islands. (OPTICON European Project).
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The evaluation of the environmental impact of road lighting.
Pierantonio Cinzano. Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologia dell’Inquinamento Luminoso,
Thiene, Italy.
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Dark Sky Preserves in Hungary.
István Gyarmathy, Zoltán Kolláth and András Pintér. Hortobágy National Park Directorate
/ Konkoly Observatory / Duna-Dráva National Park Directorate. Hungary.
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Ley del Cielo de Canarias.
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Conference Honorary Board
President
H.R.H. Felipe de Borbón, Prince of Asturias.
Adán Martín Menis
President of the Canary Islands
Government
Cristina Narbona Ruíz
Spanish Minister of Environment
Koïchiro Matsuura
Director-General of UNESCO
Mercedes Cabrera Calvo-Sotelo
Spanish Minister of Education and
Science
Jose Luis Perestelo Rodríguez
President of La Palma Biosphere Reserve
Francisco Sánchez Martínez
Director - IAC
PUBLIC ACTIVITIES – STARLIGHT 2007
Santa Cruz de La Palma
Cabido Insular
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Replica of the Primary Mirror of the GRANTECAN over the main façade of the
“Cabildo Insular de La Palma” (scale 1:1; diameter 11 meters).
Casa Salazar
Conferences
April 16 , Monday
th
20.00 h.
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La Palma and its fourteen skies.
Agrupación Astronómica Isla de La Palma.
April 17th, Tuesday
20.00 h.
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The right to inherit our skies. Abora and the Awara.
Grupo Arqueoastrónomico Iruene La Palma.
April 18th, Wednesday
20.00 h.
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The right to show and to know about the sky.
Agrupación Astronómica Isla de La Palma, Astropalma, CapAstro.
April 19th, Thursday
20.00 h.
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The GTC project.
Pedro Álvarez Martín, Grantecan S.A. Director.
Exhibitions
9:00 to 20:00 h.
ROOM 1
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ROOM 2
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16th-21st April
Look... Sky and Art, imaginary universes.
Artists: Urza, Olivia de Ávila, Clemente Serrano, Susana Aparicio, Alicia Aparicio, Marcela
Giménez, Said Messari.
Contents: Sculpture, photographs, collage and paintings.
9:00 to 20:00 h.
ROOM 3
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Canary Islands, a balcony to the univers.
Organisation: Grupo de Observadores Astronómicos de Tenerife - Colegio de Ingenieros
Industriales de Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Contents: Astro-photographs Exhibition with the following sections: Milky Way, Constellations, The Moon and the Sun.
9:00 to 20:00 h.
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16 -21 April
th
16th-21st April
COSMOCOLOR.
Organisation: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Contents: Photographs of the sky obtained by amateur astronomers, participants of
“FOTOCOSMICA” contest.
Casa Cabrera
Exhibitions
9:00 to 13:30 h.
16 -21 April
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16:00 to 20:00 h.
ROOM 1
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La Palma and its 14 skies.
Organisation: Agrupación Astronómica Isla de La Palma.
Contents: Photographs of the sky of all the municipalities of La Palma.
9:00 to 13:30 h.
16th-21st April
16:00 to 20:00 h.
ROOM 2
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Astro-photographs.
Organisation: Agrupación Astronómica Isla de La Palma.
Contents: Astronomic Images by amateurs of La Agrupación Astronómica Isla de La
Palma.
9:00 to 13:30 h.
16th-21st April
16:00 to 20:00 h.
Central Patio
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Faucoult´s Pendulum, Solar System to scale and meteorite collection.
Organisation: Agrupación Astronómica Isla de La Palma.
9:00 to 13:30 h.
16th-21st April
16:00 to 20:00 h.
Central Patio
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Astronomy practical workshops for school children.
Plaza de España
Activities
9:00 to 13:30 h.
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16 -19 April - school children.
20th-21st April - all publics.
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Sun observations. Water rocket launching. Exterior gnome. The sun`s shadow
follow-up.
Organisation: Agrupación Astronómica Isla de La Palma.
Museo Insular
Exhibition and Activities
9:00 to 19:00 h.
16th-21st April
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Astronomy for all publics.
Organisation: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
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GTC Stand
Outreach Projects of IAC
09:00 to 13:00 h.
16th-21st April
16:00 to 19:00 h.
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Planetarium and “La Cosmoneta”
9:00 to 19:00 h.
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Poems of the Night Sky.
Author: Marea Atkinson. South Australian School of Art. University of South Australia.
20:30 to 22:30 h.
21:00 to 23:00 h.
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17th-21st April
16th-19st April
April 20th, Friday.
Night Observations.
Organisation: Agrupación Astronómica Isla de La Palma
Villa de Garafía
Santo Domingo de Garafía – Salón Parroquial
9:30 to 13:30 h.
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April 17th, Tuesday
”La Cosmoneta” workshops.
Organisation: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
Los Llanos de Aridane
Polideportivo Camilo León
9:30 to13:30 h.
April 18 , Wednesday
th
16:00 to 19:00 h.
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Planetarium and “La Cosmoneta” workshops.
Organisation: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
Breña Baja
Biosphere Apartahotel Las Olas
Exhibitions
24 hours a day
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14th-21st April
La Palma, an Atlantic diversity treasure.
Organisation: La Palma World Biosphere Reserve.
Contents: Explanatory panels about La Palma Biosphere Reserve, the protected natural
spaces and its biodiversity.
Organiser Committee
Cipriano MARÍN
Coordinator - Starlight Initiative
Luis MARTÍNEZ
Co-director of the Initiative
Head of Cabinet - IAC
Antonio SAN BLÁS
Co-director of the Initiative
Manager - La Palma Biosphere Reserve
Miguel Ángel PULIDO RODRÍGUEZ
Director General - Planning and Landscape
Canary Island Government
Juan GARAY ZABALA
Director General
Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales
Miguel CLUSENER-GODT
Division of Ecological Sciences
MAB - UNESCO
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
COMITÉ CIENTÍFICO
President
Jafar JAFARI
University of Wisconsin
USA
Members
Maguelonne DÉJEANT-PONS
Head of the Spatial Planning and
Landscape Division
Council of Europe
Eduardo FAYOS SOLA
Director
Education and Knowledge
Management UNWTO - World
Tourism Organization
Tomás AZCÁRATE BANG
President
Responsible Tourism Institute
Antonio FERNÁNDEZ RODRÍGUEZ
Vice-rector for Research
University of Las Palmas de Gran
Canaria
Pedro BALLESTEROS TORRES
Administrator of the Campaign
“Sustainable Energy Europe”
DG TREN - European Commission
Manuel Nicolás FERNÁNDEZ
RODRÍGUEZ
Scientific Committee
La Palma Biosphere Reserve
Marco BARBIERI
Secretariat of the
Convention on the Conservation
of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Javier GALLEGO
Former Director-general of
UNWTO-Themis Foundation
University of Valencia
Alexander BOKSENBERG
President of the U.K. National
Commission for UNESCO
Professor of Experimental Astronomy
at the University of Cambridge
Fernando HIRALDO
CSIC
Director of the Doñana Biological
Station
Peter BRIDGEWATER
Secretary-general
The Ramsar Convention on
Wetlands
Manuel CENDAGORTA
Director
ITER (Institute of Technology and
Renewable Energy)
David L.Crawford
Executive Director
International Dark-Sky Association
(IDA)
Rafael DARANAS HERNÁNDEZ
Scientific Committee
La Palma Biosphere Reserve
Natarajan ISHWARAN
Director
Division of Ecological and Earth
Sciences UNESCO
Hiroji Isozaki
Meiji Gakuin University
Japan
Wolf Michael IWAND
TUI AG, Executive Director
Group Corporate Environmental
Management
Lamine KADI
Rector - University of Mostaganem
Algeria
Ángel LANDABASO
European Commission
Pierre LASSERRE
Pierre & Marie Curie University
Gloria LÓPEZ MORALES
Coordinator of Cultural Patrimony,
Development and Tourism
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y
las Artes - Mexico
Juan Antonio MENÉNDEZ-PIDAL
Director for Spain
Unión Latina
Nigel Pollard
Director
Director: Division 5 (Exterior lighting)
International Commission on
Illumination (CIE)
César PORTELA
Architect
Luis RAMALLO
President of the Spanish National
Commission for UNESCO
Malcolm G. SMITH
Director
AURA Observatory in Chile President
of IAU Division XII
Francisco SÁNCHEZ
Director
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Antonio SERRANO RODRÍGUEZ
Secretario General para el Territorio
y la Biodiversidad
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
Arthouros ZERVOS
President
European Renewable Energy
Council National Technical University
of Athens
Coordination:
Cipriano MARÍN
Starlight Initiative