CXC EPO Scope

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• CXC EPO Scope
• EPO Program Scope
• Public Affairs Space Science Updates,
• press releases, press conferences,
• media contacts, media events
• activities
• Informal Ed/Outreach printed
• distributable materials, exhibits displays,
  public talks and events, permissions
• On-line Outreach web site and digital
• products
• Formal Education classroom ready
• education materials, teacher workshops,
  mini-fellow program, EPO proposal peer review
• CXC Support support to public
• scientific talks, science conferences colloquia

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• Press Other Media
• Press events
• 1 Space Science Update
• 3 Press Conferences
• 11 Press Releases
• 7 Image Releases
• Results
• Print News articles in top 25 press markets
  155
• (including 4 NY Times, 2 each Washington Post
  USA Today)
• Front page of The New York Times, USA Today,
• LA Times, Orlando Sentinal, San Diego Union-
• Tribune, cover of Science News
• Broadcast News
• 3 NPR broadcasts, featured on Boston area
• program "Chronicle"
• On-line media
• AOL "Hot Link", USA Today "Hot Site"
• Regular coverage in on-line space news sites

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• Outreach Materials Distribution
• Supplied approximately 12,000 bookmarks,
• 20,000 postcards, 10,000 CDs, 10,000 lithos,
  18,000 sticker books, 10,000 coloring books,
  12,000 posters and 5,000 EPO lithos to various
  education workshops, astronomy days, science
  museum and planetarium events
• SEU Theme packages 5,000 CDs, 10,000
• printed items. Asked to resupply same for 2nd
  round distribution
• Underserved library/planetarium network
• (through JPL's Space Place 400 of each item)
• NASA Education Resource Centers and
• ERC-sponsored workshops as asked
• Project Astro as asked

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• Education Conferences Teacher Workshops
• Education Conferences/Workshops Supported
  Jan.-June 2002
• AAPT Annual Meeting
• New England Regional AAPT
• National Science Olympiad (coaches clinic,
• regional national test events)
• ERC workshop at GSFC
• Upcoming
• ERC teachers workshop, Oklahoma City
• NVO education workshop
• Board Meeting, MacDonald Observatory
• Accepted presentations/short courses at all 3
• NSTA fall Regional conferences
• CXC Education workshops
• June 25-30, 2002 30 teachers
• July 28-Aug. 2, 2002 7 master teachers

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• Web Stats (Usage June 2001 - May 2002)
• The power of images
• Galactic Center 1,142,475 hits Jan. 10 2002
  
• Quark Star SSU 397,411 hits April 11 2002
  
• Jupiter 304,596 hits March 1 2002
• N132D 287,455 hits May 23 2002
• 2 Years with Chandra Symposium
• 1,366,734 hits Sept. 6, 2001
• (multiple image releases)
• Top 10 Pages
• 1) Photo Album
• 2) Latest Press Release
• 3) Field Guide
• 4) Special Feature
• 5) Chandra Digest Subscription
• 6) Virtual Postcards, Desktops Screensavers
• 7) Illustration / Resources section

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Top 5 News Stories (June 2001 - June 2002)
Chandra Takes In The Bright Lights, Big City Of
The Milky Way
Cosmic X-rays May Reveal New Form of Matter
Chandra Catches Milky Way Monster Snacking
Chandra Probes Nature of Dark Matter
Jupiter Hot Spot Makes Trouble For Theory
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Top 5 Images (2002)
Galactic Center
N132D
Crab Nebula
Jupiter
Eta Carinae
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• SSU Actions
• Held discussions with NASA HQ, MSFC, STScI,
  others
• Established SSU Advisory Committee
• Identified needed SSU capabilities
• dedicated scientist
• research support
• animator
• image processor
• graphic illustrator
• web support