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(meteorobs) Fwd: [RASCals] Pro-Am Collaborations [conference in Colorado USA]

Not sure what the registration costs would be for amateurs
outside of the RAS of Canada membership. FYI...



-----Original Message-----
From: Cathy Hall
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 7:07 PM
To: Lew Gramer
Subject: Fw: [RASCals] Pro-Am Collaborations


From our Canadian RASC email list...

- Cathy

----- Original Message -----
From: David G. Turner <...>
To: RASCals Discussion List <rascals...>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 10:47 AM
Subject: [RASCals] Pro-Am Collaborations


> Hello All,
>
> At this year's spring meeting of the American Astronomical Society
(AAS)
in
> Denver, May 30 to June 3, there will be a special one-day topical
session
> devoted to the subject of Professional-Amateur Collaboration for
Enhanced
> Research. The special session is being held on Tuesday June 1, and is
open
> to amateur astronomers as well as professionals. The AAS is allowing
> amateur astronomers who are not members of the AAS to register for the
> one-day session at the member's rate of US$130, but with the proviso
that
> persons who wish to attend (or even think they would be interested in
> attending) make their intentions known by March 12th.
>
> I realize that it is a large expense for most RASC members (travel
costs
to
> Denver, one-day registration, etc.), particularly since the session is
in
> the middle of the week, but if there are any RASC members who might be
> interested in attending, can you please let me know? I will supply a
list
> to the AAS. Full details on planned speakers can be found at
> http://www.aas.org/wgpac/meetings/denver2004/announcement.html
>
> Note that at least one RASC member, Richard Schmude, is an invited
speaker
> to the session. I understand that local Denver amateurs will also be
in
> attendance.
>
> Dave Turner
>
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