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(meteorobs) R.A.S.C. General Assembly




Thought some of you might be interested in hearing about this Canadian
conference coming up.  A number of the talks this year are on comets and
impacts, and one of our tours will be the Holleford Crater....


**** ANNOUNCEMENT:

EVENT:  1997 General Assembly of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

WHEN:  Friday June 27 - Tuesday July 1, 1997

WHERE:  Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

WEB page:  http://www1.kingstondot net/~rasc/ga.htm
(for detailed information, registration form, photo of Holleford Crater to be
toured, and other neat stuff :)

WHO to contact with questions:   Kim Hay:    kimhay@adan.kingstondot net
(Discount for registration before May 1st)

WHO can attend:  All are welcome!!  Although the Assembly is hosted by the Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada, Kingston Centre, you do not have to be a member
of the R.A.S.C. to attend.

**** INVITED SPEAKERS:

- Dr. Eugene Shoemaker - giving the Ruth Northcott Memorial Lecture - on new
ideas regarding rates of impacts

- Dr. David Levy - "Shoemaker-Levy 9:  Joys, Fears, and Implications"

- Dr. Martin Duncan - "The Kuiper Belt:  Its Structure & Possible Origins"

- Terence Dickinson - "Universe of the Eye and Mind"

- Dr. Judith Irwin - "Galaxies:  Island Universes or Open Boxes"

**** PANEL DISCUSSIONS:

- Shoemaker-Levy 9 Team

- Women in Astronomy

**** SPECIAL PRESENTATION:

- Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

**** PAPER SESSIONS BY R.A.S.C. MEMBERS

**** ASTRONOMICAL DISPLAYS - ALL DISPLAYS WELCOME!

**** INFORMAL SLIDE AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONS

**** TOURS:

- Holleford Meteor Crater
- Miller Museum of Geology and Mineralogy
- Military, Communications and Electronics Museum
- Ellis Hall Observatory at Queen's University
- 1000 Islands Boat Cruise
- Old Fort Henry
- Confederation Tour Trolley

**** BANQUET, BARBEQUE, WINE & CHEESE....

**** MURPHY SLIDE SHOW, ASTRO SONG & POEM CONTESTS, ETC.  :)

Registration forms, and details as to daily schedules of events, background of
our speakers, travel information, tour information, and accommodation, etc., are
available both on the web site, and in paper form from Kim Hay.

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