Sir Arthur Clarke Award Nomination

I’m pleased to announce that I’ve just been told that I have been shortlisted for the 2009 Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Achievement in Space Education. Awarded annually since 2005, the ‘Arthurs’, are intended as a ‘space version of the Oscars’ to provide recognition and pay tribute to those who have worked for the advancement of space exploration. It goes without saying that I am very honoured to be shortlisted and hope that I can follow on from Alison Gibbing’s Arthur for Student Achievement in 2008. The Arthurs awards ceremony will be held on the evening of 4 April during the 2009 UK Space Conference at Charterhouse School. I’ll try not to be too tearful, whichever way it goes :)