Questionnaire IAU Division J Galaxies and Cosmology
The questionnaire is divided into two (short) sections (here called "pages"): the first is aimed at the IAU in general, and the second at our Division J. Your response will remain anonymous.
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Part 1: IAU "awareness", questions regarding the IAU in general
(1) ROLE OF THE IAU
Given the recent General Assembly in Hawaii, 2015, your opinions are welcome to better define the role of the IAU and its mandate for promoting astronomy worldwide.
(1a) ROLE OF THE IAU:  promoting astronomy among scientists *
Please rank the relative importance of the following roles of the IAU from 1 (lowest, least important)  to 6 (highest, most important); you may use the same rank for more than one role, and you may add your own ideas in the text box.
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(1b) ROLE OF THE IAU: astronomy in developing countries *
Please rank the relative importance of the this role of the IAU from 1 (lowest, least important)  to 6 (highest, most important); you may use the same rank for more than one role.
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(1c) ROLE OF THE IAU:  minorities and gender equality *
Please rank the relative importance of the this role of the IAU from 1 (lowest, least important)  to 6 (highest, most important); you may use the same rank for more than one role.
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(1d) ROLE OF THE IAU: junior career advice, attracting new astronomers *
Please rank the relative importance of the this role of the IAU from 1 (lowest, least important)  to 6 (highest, most important); you may use the same rank for more than one role.
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(1e) ROLE OF THE IAU: funding educational initiatives for young astronomers *
Please rank the relative importance of the this role of the IAU from 1 (lowest, least important)  to 6 (highest, most important); you may use the same rank for more than one role.
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(1f) ROLE OF THE IAU: public outreach and communication *
Please rank the relative importance of the this role of the IAU from 1 (lowest, least important)  to 6 (highest, most important); you may use the same rank for more than one role.
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(1g) Please outline any additional roles you foresee for the IAU in general
(2) ASTRONOMY FOR DEVELOPMENT *
Astronomy can play a unique role in facilitating education and capacity building and in furthering sustainable development throughout the world. Before now, did you know about the IAU Strategic Plan for the "Astronomy  for Development" program (see http://www.iau.org/development/overview/ and http://www.astro4dev.org/)?
(2a) ASTRONOMY FOR DEVELOPMENT importance *
Please rate its importance from 1 (lowest, least important) to 5 (very important)
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(3) PUBLIC OUTREACH *
The IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO) is IAU's hub for coordinating its public outreach activities around the world. The aim is to build networks to support and disseminate information to the amateur astronomy and public outreach communities, and to ultimately make it easier for the public to access information about our Universe. Before now, did you know about the IAU Outreach Activity Office (see http://www.iau.org/public/)?
(3a) PUBLIC OUTREACH importance *
Please rate its importance from 1 (lowest, least important) to 5 (very important)
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(4) EDUCATION *
Educational activities are one of the essential tasks of the Union. The International School for Young Astronomers (ISYA) is a project of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), established in 1967. The objective of the ISYA is to broaden the participants’ perspective on astronomy by lectures from an international faculty on selected topics of astronomy, seminars, practical exercises and observations, and exchange of experiences. Before now, did you know about the IAU ISYA office (see http://www.iau.org/science/collaborative/young_astronomers/ http://www.iau.org/science/grants_prizes/iau_grants/international_school/)?
(4a) EDUCATION importance *
Please rate its importance from 1 (lowest, least important) to 5 (very important)
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(5) IAU PUBLICATIONS *
The IAU publishes scientific results and information in all areas of astronomy. IAU Publications comprise primarily the Information Bulletin and the Proceedings of the IAU General Assemblies and other scientific meetings sponsored by the IAU. Please mark which of these publications (see http://www.iau.org/publications/ for more details) you have ever consulted (yes/no) for your work:
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