Interaction with Public at Subaru Telescope

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May 2007

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American Astronomical Society Meeting 210, #05.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, p.99

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I would like to report the effort at Subaru Telescope informing general public what the Subaru is doing and what are the results.
The challenge is in two areas, one that our funding agency and the headquarters are in Japan, therefore the distance service in Japanese is a must, while reaching out the local and international community in English is essential in creating awareness that can support our day-to-day operation in the long term. Therefore, the Public Information and Outreach Office at Subaru creates materials in two languages, gives lectures locally in English and remotely in Japanese, and conducts facility tours.
Challenge two is the site itself. We have two facilities, one at sea level, the other at the top of Mauna Kea approximately 14,000 feet altitude. The base facility tour mostly accompanies the seminars or lectures held in the facility, including ones for students. The summit tour is offered to the general public via internet registration. Also we do strive to accommodate special requests from groups with specific interests. In the general public tours, we see schoolteachers, amateur astronomers, technically interested people, and people seeking something adventurous. The altitude of the site is a natural obstacle for access, and as a result, we meet very enthusiastic people who are able to overcome logistical challenges.
Annual statistics from past years can be summarized as following:
* Press release 10 to 20 times 2 languages
*Web topics 30 times 2 languages
*Summit tour (telescope site) 300+ groups, 1500 to 2000 visitors, including both the general public tours and special/VIP tours. All the facility tours are escorted by Subaru staff.
*Base Facility visit by100 groups, as many as1000 participants.
*Lectures: remote 15, local 50+ (including a special program of classroom visits), plus some out of the island lectures.

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