This announcement is also going into the ANS bulletins ... but we noticed the Monday, December 21 deadline if you think your school may be interested in applying. So here is the news from NASA today instead of waiting for the weekend bulletins. My local schools begin their Christmas break on Friday so perhaps a teacher or two out there can put this information to good use before the short deadline.

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NASA's Digital Learning Network Seeking Participants for International Event

In February 2016, NASA's Digital Learning Network is teaming up with The Royal Institution and Faraday Studios for a series of Google Hangout events in connection with British astronaut Tim Peake's mission to the International Space Station. The live hour long events will include selected classrooms from the United Kingdom and the U.S. These classes will pose questions to Dr. Kevin Fong (author of "Extreme Medicine"), Dr. Steven Jacobs (Mr. Wizard) and NASA experts. The events will be broadcast live on YouTube.

The DLN currently is seeking U.S. middle and high schools (grades 5-12) that would be interested in participating in these events interactively with our U.K. partners.

Schools, if selected, would be required to conduct a test call in early January with a representative of the DLN to confirm participation. If you would like to have your school considered, please contact Caryn Long at caryn.long@nasa.gov. Inquiries must be received no later than Dec. 21, 2015.

For more information about the lecture series, visit http://www.nasa.gov/dln/opportunities/.

To learn more about NASA's Digital Learning Network, visit http://www.nasa.gov/dln.

-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org