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Exciting Symposium Papers and Presentations Rolling InAMSAT announces the 2010 Space Symposium and Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, October 8 through Sunday, October 10. This year we have selected the Chicago/Elk Grove Holiday Inn which is near O'Hare Airport for the event. The Chicago/Elk Grove Holiday Inn is located at 1000 Busse Road, Elk Grove, IL (near O’Hare Airport with free hourly shuttles). The Hotel booking code for the Elk Grove Village Holiday Inn is AMS for the AMSAT convention. The deadline to make your reservation at the $79 per-night room rate expires on September 24.
As of this week the 2010 Symposium Committee has had several exciting offers for papers and presentations. Topics that have arrived include the list below.
Exploration and definition of AMSAT's opportunities to grow our outreach in the educational areas:
- ARISS and Education
- ARISS Operation Update
- Education Paradigm Shift for AMSAT to Support Subsidized Launch Opportunities
- University of Louisiana Satellite Program
Get up-to-date on AMSAT's next platform in space:
- Assembling ARISSat
- ARISSatTLM, a telemetry display program for ARISSat-1
- Software Radio Technology on ARISSat-1
- ARISSat-1 Overview
- ARISSat-1 Power System
- BPSK-1000 format for ARISSat-1
Discussion of AMSAT's future satellite technology:
- Elmersat -- A Modest Proposal for Future Satellites
- Using ham radio satellites to distribute amateur radio news in both voice and data formats
- Characteristics of simulated data multicasts transmitted over K3IO's proposed GEO-Eagle communications platform
- Proposal for Digital Television Aboard the ISS
Updates and information of current AMSAT topics:
- ITAR Legal Update
- AMSAT-FOX
- SUNY-AMSAT System Development
- AO-51 Battery Capacity and Spin Trends
- South Africa AMSAT Update
- AMSAT Publications - Future Direction for the Journal, News Service, & Web
Building up your satellite station:
- Flex Radio V/U Module - 2m/70cm full duplex transverter module for the Flex 5000
- Low Cost, Lightweight Homebrew Dish Construction
Teaching others how we do it:
- How to Work the FM Ham Satellites With Your Handheld Radio
- Successful Hamfest Demonstrations
Watch the AMSAT Symposium Page for more news as it becomes available. You can register on-line at the AMSAT Store. The early-bird Symposium registration fee of $40.00 per person is good until 15 September 2010. After that the registration fee will be $45.00 from 21 September through 5 October. Online registration closes 5 October at Midnight. Registration at the door will be $50.00.
Announcing the Symposium Poster Presentation & Demonstration Opportunity
The poster presentation and demonstration area proved to be a popular place to visit at the Baltimore Symposium. The 2010 Symposium Committee plans to duplicate this success at the Chicago Symposium.
So, if you don't have time to generate a paper or presentation please consider setting up a Poster Presentation or demonstration. At Baltimore we had the opportunity to view actual CubeSats, PPod launcher, ARISSat-1 prototype.
Poster and demonstration proposals should be sent via e-mail to the Proceedings Editor. We'll reserve table space for you! Click here for the 2010 Symposium Author's GuideUpdated: 05 Sep, 10 |
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David Taylor W8AAS Appointed AMSAT's US Delegate to ARISS-InternationalAMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW has appointed David Taylor, W8AAS of Columbia, MD as AMSAT's US delegate to ARISS-International (ARISS-I). Dave replaces Barry Baines, WD4ASW who was holding the position temporarily following the resignation of Will Marchant,
WC6ROL in 2009. ARISS is 'Amateur Radio on the International Space Station'.
Barry noted, "I am pleased to appoint Dave, W8AAS as our new ARISS-International delegate. Dave has extensive experience with the ARISS program, having participated as a trainer and procedure writer, ground station operator, school contact mentor and operations coordinator. His extensive knowledge of day-to-day operations of ARISS coupled with his exposure to the workings of ARISS-I as an observer as well as supporting the efforts of past AMSAT human spaceflight activities makes him well qualified to serve as AMSAT's representative and advocate for amateur radio in space."
Dave was first licensed in 1970 and has been involved with SAREX/ARISS since 2000. He holds an Extra Class amateur radio license.
ARISS-I is a working group consisting of a consortium of national amateur radio organizations and AMSAT organizations of the host countries represented on the International Space Station. ARISS-I serves as the 'unified voice of amateur radio' in working with the space agencies that manage the ISS. Since ARISS is international in scope, the team coordinates locally with their respective space agency (e.g. ESA, NASA, JAXA, CSA, and the Russian Space Agency) and as an international team through ARISS working group meetings, teleconferences and through electronic mail.
In North America, the US delegates are Rosalie White, K1STO (appointed by the ARRL) and David Taylor, W8AAS (appointed by AMSAT). The Canadian delegates are Daniel Lamoureux, VE2KA (appointed by Radio Amateurs of Canada) and Maurice-André Vigneault, VE3VIG (appointed by AMSAT). In addition there are four European delegates, two Japanese delegates, and two Russian delegates. The Chairman of ARRIS-I is Gaston Bertels, ON4WF.
Check the ARISS web pages for the latest information on their activities of Amateur Radio in space.
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This image from the GOES-13 satellite, taken at 10:32 a.m. EDT on Sept. 3, shows a huge Hurricane Earl northeast of North Carolina with cloud cover stretching over the northeastern U.S. A disorganized Tropical Storm Fiona is located in the bottom right of this image. Image Credit: NASA/NOAA Goes Project |
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