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Last Updated 7/5/08
The organizers reserve the right to make such changes to the program and speakers
as may be necessary due to conditions outside of their control
Unless noted otherwise, all activities will be held on the
Third Floor
of the Des Moines Marriott Downtown Hotel
Thursday,
July 17
AL
Council Meeting: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Council Bluffs Room)
Vendor
Setup: 4 p.m. – 12 a.m. (Dubuque Room)
Evening Tour and Program: 7 - 11 p.m. (Science
Center & Drake Observatory)
Friday,
July 18
Registration: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. (3rd Floor Lobby)
Vendors
Open: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Dubuque Room)
Convention
Welcome and Opening
Session: 9 a.m. (Des Moines Room)
Speakers
& Workshops: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Schedules Below)
Speaker Bios
AL
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TRACK #1
(Council Bluffs Room)
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TRACK #2
(Cedar Rapids Room)
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| 9:30-10:15 a.m. |
Tomas Gonzalez-Torres
Hubble Servicing Mission
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Terry Mann
Astronomical League and IYA |
| 11:00-11:45 a.m. |
Dr. Mike Reynolds (ALPO)
Meteorites
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Kevin Koski
Cassini Mission
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| 11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.
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LUNCH
Noon - Deadline to register
in photo contest |
LUNCH
Noon - Deadline to register
in photo contest |
| 1:00-2:00 p.m. |
John Goss
(Workshop)
Astronomy Club Development I
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Dr. Hari Om Vats
South Pole Solar Eclipse
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| 2:15-3:00 p.m. |
Astronomy Club Development II |
J. Kelly Beatty
Sky & Telescope: Looking Back,
Looking Forward |
| 3:15–4:00 p.m.
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Astronomy Club Development III |
Norma Cutsforth
Keeping Starwatch |
ALPO
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TRACK #3
(Davenport Room)
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| 9:30-10:00 a.m. |
Dr. Mike Reynolds - Welcome
Matt Will - ALPO Membership Update |
| 10:00-10:20 a.m. |
Frank J. Melillo - The Apparitions of Mercury 2006 and 2007 |
| 10:20-10:50 a.m. |
Roger Venable - Formation of the North Polar Cap of Mars |
| 11:00-11:20 a.m. |
Dr. Richard Schmude, Jr. - Jupiter's Oval BA |
| 11:20-11:45 a.m. |
Dr. John E. Westfall - LCROSS: An Opportunity for Amateurs |
| 11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.
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LUNCH
Noon - Deadline to register in photo contest |
| 1:00-1:20 p.m. |
Frank J. Melillo - Observations of 'Skinakas Basin' and Crater Ejecta Rays
Between 280 and 360 Degrees Longitude on Mercury |
| 1:20-1:50 p.m. |
Michael F. Mattei - Strange Cloud Formation on the Terminator of Venus |
| 1:20-1:50 p.m. |
Dr. Julius L. Benton, Jr. - Recent Observations of Saturn and Current Observing Programs |
| 2:20-2:50 p.m. |
Dr. Richard Schmude, Jr. - Uranus and Neptune in 2007 |
| 3:00–5:00 p.m. |
ALPO Board Meeting
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STAR PICNIC: Ashton-Wildwood
Park & Observatory, Mingo
Open House & Solar Viewing: 5:30 - 6:45 p.m.
Dinner: 6:45 – 8:00 p.m.
Program: 8:00
– 9 p.m. Keynote: Larry Stevens, "The Total Solar Eclipse of 2017"
Night Viewing: 9
- 11 p.m. (Bus leaves at 10:30 p.m.)
Saturday,
July 19
Registration: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. (3rd Floor Lobby)
Vendors
Open: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Dubuque Room)
Speakers
and Workshops: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Schedules Below)
Speaker Bios
AL
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TRACK #1
(Council Bluffs Room)
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TRACK #2
(Cedar Rapids Room)
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| 9:00–9:45 a.m. |
David Tosteson
Deep Sky Objects |
J. R. Paulson
Home Observatory
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| 10:00-10:45 a.m.
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Marni Berendsen
Amateur Astronomers as Champions for the International Year of Astronomy 2009
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Don Parker (ALPO)
Astro-Imaging
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| 11:00-11:45 a.m.
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James Mulherin
Telescope Making
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Don Parker (ALPO) & J. R. Paulson
Facilities and Equipment for Astro-Imaging
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| 11:45 a.m.–Noon |
(Location TBA)
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12:15–1:15 p.m.
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LUNCH
Noon - Deadline to vote
in photo contest |
LUNCH
Noon - Deadline to vote
in photo contest |
| 1:15-2:00 p.m.
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Astronomical League Business
Meeting |
Robert Sparks (NOAO)
(Workshops)
#1 Dark Skies as a Universal Resource
#2 Building a Telescope From the Ground Up: The Galileoscope in the International Year of Astronomy |
| 2:15-3:00 p.m.
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Robert Gent
Dark Sky
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Workshops Continued
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| 3:15–4:00 p.m. |
Jason Rhodes
Dark Matter
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Workshops Continued
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ALPO
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TRACK #3
(Davenport Room)
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| 9:00–9:20 a.m. |
Dr. Mike Reynolds - Welcome
Frank J. Melillo - Mercury Observations During the first Messenger Flyby |
| 9:20–9:50 a.m. |
Sanjay Limaye - Mission Updates: Venue and Juno Mission to Jupiter |
| 9:50–10:10 a.m. |
Dr. Richard Schmude, Jr. - Comet Holmes |
| 10:20–10:30 a.m. |
Dr. Mike Reynolds - The Total Lunar Eclipses of 2007 and 2008 |
| 11:00-11:45 a.m.
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John Heasley (AL) - October Skies: Celebrating the Space Age in Your Community |
| 11:45 a.m.–Noon |
(Location TBA)
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| 12:15–1:15 p.m.
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LUNCH
Noon - Deadline to vote in photo contest |
| 1:15-2:00 p.m. |
TBA
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| 2:15-3:00 p.m. |
John Hodge II, NYAA Award Winner: Project Overview |
BANQUET & AWARDS CEREMONY: Marriott Hotel, 3rd floor, Des Moines Room, 6 p.m. - ???
Keynote: Mike Reynolds, "Falling Stars--Operation Deep Freeze"
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