this page will take shape as the plans for the next 3 years fall into place...

• First meeting of astronomy stakeholders (26 January 2007)
• Survey questionnaire sent to astronomy education and outreach stakeholders in SA (February 2007)
• SA representation at SPOC meeting in Garching (3-4 March 2007)
• Astronomy stakeholder meetings (7 May in Johannesburg and 25 May in Cape Town)
• AstroNet email list set up (8 June 2007)
• New URL is launched www.astronomy2009.org.za (11 June 2007)
• Call for consolidation of astronomical resources (22 June 2007)
• National Steering Committee for IYA finalised (27 June 2007)
• Meeting of National Steering Committee (2 July 2007)
• 2nd Meeting of National Steering Committee (22 August 2007)
• Interim online resource database for astronomy education and outreach launched (5 September 2007)
• Online Forum launched (26 September 2007)
• Draft business plan for IYA SA released (5 October 2007)
• SA representation at the CAP2007 conference and SPOC meeting in Greece (8-11 October 2007)
• South Africa participates in IAU lobbying in New York (1 November 2007)
• Meeting with National Steering Committee, DST and NRF (4th December 2007)
• UN announces the declaration of 2009 as IYA which is followed by a number of press releases, newspaper articles and radio inteviews over the next few weeks (20th December 2007)
• Meeting of Steering Committee regarding funding (25th January 2008)
• Meeting of Steering Committee regarding funding (28th March 2008)
• Essential Astronomy Workshops for science outreach staff (throughout 2008)
• IYA presence at SAASTE (June 2008)
• IYA presence at SAIP (July 2008)
• IYA presentation to science journalists across South Africa (November 2008)
• IYA at SAASTEC (November 2008)
• Sutherland Star Party to launch IYA2009 (26 December 2008 to 1 January 2009)