Join the International Dark Sky Association for our May Night Matters meeting on May 17 at 11am PT, 2pm ET (1800 UTC).
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qf-usrDMoGdfXR1s28c9eif3nVjLGJTc0#/registration
Speakers:
Kerem Asfuroglu is the founder of Dark Source, a London-based lighting design studio driven by social and environmental values. Following his graduation from Wismar University - Architectural Lighting Design MA, Kerem has worked at Speirs + Major as a senior member of the creative team for 8 years. Throughout his career, he has won several design awards, including Red Dot, Vox Juventa, PLDC and LAMP. Kerem specializes in dark sky-friendly lighting design for the urban and rural public realm. In 2017, he was awarded the title of Dark Sky Defender by the International Dark-Sky Association for advocating the importance of darkness through design. Some of his environmental lighting projects include the Plas Y Brenin Outdoor Centre, Presteigne Dark Sky Masterplan, Newport Dark Sky Masterplan, Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, and Dark Sky Planning Guidelines for Cumbria.
Wiwat Changtrakul is an independent translator and ex-journalist based in Chaiyaphum province, Thailand. Since 2018, he began advocating for dark skies by building an online community, and by 2022 the first twelve national dark sky places were recognized, including three in his province. In this talk, Wiwat will share how after stumbling upon a potential dark sky site, he taught himself astrophotography and became an advocate for the protection of this site which coincided with a government astronomy organization's initiative to do the same at the national level.
Michael Rymer is an online graduate student at the University of Northern Alabama pursuing a Masters of Science in Recreation Management in addition to working as the program associate at International Dark-Sky Association. He is a current director on the board of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas and has been a member of the club since January 2020. He also joined the IDA Advocacy program in 2022 and has since learned how to inform and educate others on the dangers of light pollution to our world and to ourselves. Michael enjoys hiking in the mountains and deserts of the Western U.S., and he loves to spend time with his camera and telescopes taking pictures of the beauty of the cosmos. He hopes to one day blend his love of the night sky with his love of the outdoors.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qf-usrDMoGdfXR1s28c9eif3nVjLGJTc0#/registration
Speakers:
Kerem Asfuroglu is the founder of Dark Source, a London-based lighting design studio driven by social and environmental values. Following his graduation from Wismar University - Architectural Lighting Design MA, Kerem has worked at Speirs + Major as a senior member of the creative team for 8 years. Throughout his career, he has won several design awards, including Red Dot, Vox Juventa, PLDC and LAMP. Kerem specializes in dark sky-friendly lighting design for the urban and rural public realm. In 2017, he was awarded the title of Dark Sky Defender by the International Dark-Sky Association for advocating the importance of darkness through design. Some of his environmental lighting projects include the Plas Y Brenin Outdoor Centre, Presteigne Dark Sky Masterplan, Newport Dark Sky Masterplan, Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, and Dark Sky Planning Guidelines for Cumbria.
Wiwat Changtrakul is an independent translator and ex-journalist based in Chaiyaphum province, Thailand. Since 2018, he began advocating for dark skies by building an online community, and by 2022 the first twelve national dark sky places were recognized, including three in his province. In this talk, Wiwat will share how after stumbling upon a potential dark sky site, he taught himself astrophotography and became an advocate for the protection of this site which coincided with a government astronomy organization's initiative to do the same at the national level.
Michael Rymer is an online graduate student at the University of Northern Alabama pursuing a Masters of Science in Recreation Management in addition to working as the program associate at International Dark-Sky Association. He is a current director on the board of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas and has been a member of the club since January 2020. He also joined the IDA Advocacy program in 2022 and has since learned how to inform and educate others on the dangers of light pollution to our world and to ourselves. Michael enjoys hiking in the mountains and deserts of the Western U.S., and he loves to spend time with his camera and telescopes taking pictures of the beauty of the cosmos. He hopes to one day blend his love of the night sky with his love of the outdoors.
Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Time: 11 a.m.