JUMPING JIVE supported the sustainability of JIVE and the EVN through profiling the scientific impact of high-resolution radio astronomy amongst the general public, policy makers and peers in the scientific community. Through the JUMPING JIVE outreach activities thousands of astronomers across the globe have been reached. 

JUMPING JIVE had a very visible spot at the table in many conferences and workshops around the world. From the organisation of special sessions focused on VLBI and radio astronomy (e.g European Astronomical Society meetings or the URSI general assembly), participation on exhibition spaces of conferences (e.g. European Astronomical Society meetings) that served as a focal point for radio astronomers in general, who regularly brought along a wider audience, participation in local workshops in different countries that opened up several lines of communication for sharing expertise from JIVE with new networks in the region, to the organisation of schools to train the next generation of radio astronomers, the JUMPING JIVE project ensured that the scientific capabilities of VLBI and the EVN have been disseminated to a wider audience of non-radio astronomers.

JUMPING JIVE also took part in public events to bring closer to the general public the impact of VLBI. These events involved among other activities the organisation open days for the general public, organising talks and lectures for the general public.

JUMPING JIVE and its members were featured widely in the media, including the following selected highlights:

• The JUMPING JIVE Outreach team highlighted the efforts of JIVE within the Event Horizon Telescope that resulted in the unveiling of the first image of the shadow of a black hole. This was coordinated with the EHT collaboration for their global press release in April 2019. The result had a massive global impact and was headline news for days. See EHT Selected news in the media.
• “A repeating Fast Radio Burst from a spiral galaxy deepens the mystery of where these signals originate from” This news received additional support from ASTRON, and a press conference at AAS in January 2020 greatly helped the uptake of this piece. 
• The cosmic cow explained - radio signals point to an explosion and a newborn magnetar
• A publication in the SKA Contact magazine highlighted the JUMPING JIVE work in SKA-VLBI
• A VLBI cartoon in French and English commissioned by CNRS in the framework of the JUMPING JIVE project.

JUMPING JIVE Outreach and Advocacy activities had a clear impact in the community by setting the foundations for a more coordinated approach for the communications and outreach activities of JIVE and the EVN. In this respect, JIVE has solidified its role as a key global player in the field of VLBI, with the EVN at the core of its activities. It is expected that communications and outreach within the EVN will continue to evolve in the coming years.

JUMPING JIVE Outreach Materials

• Brochure
• Booth

Deliverables

• D2.1 - Brochure explaining the principles and practice of VLBI
• D2.2 - Project display to be used at conferences
• D2.3 - Report on advocating the EVN outside regular circles
• D2.4: Final report on attracting new users for the EVN