Orateurs
Description
Far more than an association serving solely its own members, the Association Française d'Astronomie (AFA), recognised as promoting the public interest, acts to enable and motivate the public to take an interest in the sciences of the Universe. By discovering and sharing knowledge, it aims to help citizens play an active role in their education. Through astronomy, it tries to develop curiosity, reasoning and critical thinking in an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach. Founded in 1947 as a popular education movement, AFA networks astronomy-related locations (such as clubs, night stations, astronomical training centers) and offers training to everyone, ranging from the youngest children to adults, including its own animators. It publishes the Ciel&Espace magazine, produces digital resources (websites, podcasts, videocasts...) and organises events such as the Rencontres du Ciel et de l'Espace or the Festival des 2 Infinis. AFA initiates and coordinates numerous awareness actions like Nuit des Etoiles or Paris sous les Etoiles, supports social actors who set up astronomical activities in their neighbourhood (Ciel des Quartiers)...Each year, AFA’s actions reach more than 250,000 people.
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