(meteorobs) IMC 2005 information and important message

Cis Verbeeck cis.verbeeck.cv at belgium.agfa.com
Thu Jul 21 08:39:14 EDT 2005


Dear meteor enthusiasts,

In this e-mail you can find more information on the International Meteor 
Conference in Oostmalle, Belgium.
First, I have an IMPORTANT MESSAGE for all IMC participants: we heard of 
people who have registered but did not reach the organiser's list. So 
please CHECK whether your name is
in the list below. If not, let us know (imc2005 at imo.net). An updated 
version of this list is always available on the IMC's website: 
http://www.imo.net/imc2005.

The IMC takes place in Oostmalle, Belgium from September 15-18 inclusive, 
and as usual it brings together amateur and professional meteor enthusiasts 
from around the world. The subscription fee is now 130 Euro, covering 
lodging, meals, excursion and conference proceedings. IMCs are always great 
fun for anyone with a real interest in meteors. There is a daily program of 
lectures and posters, dealing with all branches of meteor astronomy, plus a 
half-day excursion to the lovely city of Lier.
Moreover, you have ample time to talk to the many enthusiasts with similar 
interests. You do not need to be an IMO member to register for, or attend, 
the IMC.

If you want to participate in the IMC, but have not registered yet, please 
fill in the online subscription form on http://www.imo.net/imc2005 as soon 
as possible, and follow the payment
instructions on this website.

1) The following people have registered till now:

Argentina:
Semegone Juan Martin

Belgium:
Barentsen Geert
Bastiaens Luc
Busschots Marianne
Clement Koen
Deconinck Goedele
Depoorter Werner
Geys Benny
Gyssens Marc
Roelandts Tom
Roggemans Paul
Smeets Nastassia
Steyaert Chris
Van Der Linden Stijn
Van Impe Steven
Van Wijnendaele Matthias
Verbeeck Cis
Verbert Jan
Wislez Jean-Marc

Canada:
Nedeljkovic Sasa

China:
Meng Huan
Zhang Mengling

France:
Vaubaillon Jeremie

Germany:
Arlt Rainer
Fischer Daniel
Golikowa Darja
Knoefel Andre
Nitschke Mirko
Rendtel Juergen
Sperberg Ulrich
Winkler Roland

Japan:
Nogami Nagatoshi
Yamamoto Masa-yuki

Poland:
Krasnowski Miroslaw
Olech Arkadiusz
Olech Urszula
Poleski Radoslaw
Szaruga Konrad

Romania:
Gheorghe Andrei Dorian
Grigore Valentin
Nicolae Adriana
Ogescu Diana Maria
Radu Gelu-Claudiu
Tudorica Alexandru

Russia:
Belkovich Oleg
Ryabova Galina

Slovakia:
Gajdos Stefan
Zigo Pavol

Slovenia:
Cekada Miha
Kac Javor
Triglav Mihaela
Pajer Urska

The Netherlands:
Bettonvil Eduard
Bettonvil Felix
De Lignie Marc
Hendriks Henry
Ijland Elise
Koschny Detlef
Kuiper Jacob
Lowiessen Frans
Miskotte Koen
Neijts Marc
Nijland Jos
Okolic Dragana
Poerink Urijan
Tarigan Vanda
Ter Kuile Casper
Tukkers Arnold

United Kingdom:
Currie Malcolm
Grayer Geoffrey
Trayner Chris

Venezuela:
Martinez Antonio


2) We can also present you a preliminary overview of the lectures and 
posters at the IMC:

Lectures:
--------

Philippe Claeys (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) - The Impact of Impacts (guest 
speaker)
Valentin Grigore - Perseids 2005 Results in Romania
Arkadiusz Olech - The Polish Fireball Network
Detlef Koschny - Ground Testing of a Space-based Meteor Camera
Felix Bettonvil - A digital All Sky Camera
Masa-yuki Yamamoto - Sprite Observation Campaign by 
Astro-HS
Masa-yuki Yamamoto - Development of HRO-IF at KUT
Christian Steyaert - The VVS Radio Beacon
Juan Martín Semegone - The Meteor Standard Receiver Project (MSR)
Juan Martín Semegone - The Background Sporadic Meteor Rate (BSMR)
Gelu-Claudiu Radu - Radio Meteor Observations in Romania
Geoffrey Grayer - The Detection of Meteors by Electric Field
Jan Verbert - Persisting Trains
Huan Meng - The Mass Distribution of the Leonids
Alexandru Tudorica - Apex and Anthelion Meteor Sources
Galina Ryabova - Meteoroid Streams Modelling and Observations
Geert Barentsen - Concept and Presentation of a Unified Meteor Database
Luc Bastiaens - The Brand New IMO Website
Jean-Marc Wislez, Cis Verbeeck - Report of the Radio Meteor School 2005
Valentin Grigore - MiniSARM Clubs: Astronomy and Meteor Education for Kids
Andrei Dorian Gheorghe - Meteor Contemporary Poetry Project
Andrei Dorian Gheorghe - Parents of Meteors
Jacob Kuiper - Oostmalle, Once Place of Destruction: The Tornado of June 
25th, 1967
Jérémie Vaubaillon - The First Detected Martian Meteor
Diana Maria Ogescu - Light Pollution and Meteor Observations
Pavol Zigo - title unknown
Nagatoshi Nogami - title unknown
Marc Neijts - title unknown
Mihaela Triglav - title unknown
Casper ter Kuile - title unknown
Javor Kac - title unknown
Konrad Szaruga, Radoslaw Poleski - title unknown
Jürgen Rendtel - title unknown
Malcolm Currie - title unknown
Sasa Nedeljkovic - title unknown


Posters:
-------

Antonio Martínez Picar - Venezuelan Meteor Astronomy History
Arkadiusz Olech - The Polish Fireball Network
Eduard Bettonvil - High-Precision Atmospheric Trajectory of a 
Simultaneously Photographed Meteor
Detlef Koschny - Permanent Video Meteor Observations
Marc de Lignie - Double-Station Video Observations of the 1998-2002 Leonid 
Outbursts
Daniel Fischer - Perseids 2005
Juan Martín Semegone - The MSR Project Headlines
Geert Barentsen - A Unified Meteor Database
Valentin Grigore - PERSEIDE 2005, 13th Edition
Valentin Grigore - IMC 2004, Varna, images memory
Sasa Nedeljkovic - title unknown
Geert Barentsen - The Urania Observatory


Other presentations:
-------------------

Casper ter Kuile - Image Intensified Video Observations
Juan Martín Semegone - Antarctica
Valentin Grigore - Perseide 2005 (film)
Valentin Grigore - Astro-Photo-Poetry (film)
Andrei Dorian Gheorghe et al. - Astroshow


3) This is a preliminary summary of the time-table:

Thursday, September 15

Whole day:         arrival of participants
18:30 - 20:00   Dinner
20:00 - ??:??   Evening program

Friday, September 16

08:30 - 09:15   Breakfast
09:15 - 09:30   Opening and announcements
09:30 - 10:50   Lectures
10:50 - 11:10   Break
11:10 - 12:15   Lectures
12:30 - 14:00   Lunch
14:00 - 14:40   General Assembly of the International Meteor Organization
14:40 - 15:40   Lectures
15:40 - 15:55   Break
16:00 - 17:00   Guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Philippe Claeys: "The Impact
of Impacts"
17:00 - 18:00   Poster session
18:30 - 20:00   Dinner
20:00 - ??:??   Evening program

Saturday, September 17

08:30 - 09:15   Breakfast
09:15 - 10:50   Lectures
10:50 - 11:10   Break
11:10 - 12:15   Lectures
12:30 - 14:00   Lunch
14:00 - 18:00   Excursion to the town of Lier
18:30 - 20:00   Dinner
20:00 - ??:??   Evening program

Sunday, September 18

08:30 - 09:15   Breakfast
09:15 - 10:50   Lectures
10:50 - 11:10   Break
11:10 - 12:15   Lectures
12:30 - 14:00   Lunch
14:00 - ??:??   Departure of participants
(When booking a plane leaving Brussels, please take at least 1.5 hours 
travelling time from Oostmalle to Brussels into account.)


For all practical information about the IMC, please visit 
http://www.imo.net/imc2005 or contact the organisers (imc2005 at imo.net).

Best regards, and hopefully see you in Oostmalle,

The IMC Organising Committee




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