2006 AMSAT North America Space Symposium
6-8 October 2006, Foster City, California
Call for Papers: First Announcement

Invitation: Speakers are invited to submit and present papers dealing with the science of Amateur Radio Satellites and associated technologies for the AMSAT 2006 Space Symposium. The Symposium will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City, California approximately 10km south of San Francisco International Airport. This is an annual Symposium, however the 2005 Symposium was cancelled due to hurricane damage caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Speakers originally scheduled for the 2005 Symposium are invited to re-submit papers for the 2006 Symposium.

Topics: Recommended topics include but are not limited to the following categories:

AMSAT P3E AMSAT Eagle Microsatellite Projects Cubesats and Nanosatellites Projects ARISS Attitude Determination and Control Propulsion Communications

Mechanical Antennas Groundstations Digital Modes Education and Outreach Launch opportunities for Small Satellites Status Reports

To view currently submitted papers visit the Call for Papers Status page

Other Activities: 

• The AMSAT Board of Directors will meet on 5-6 October.
• The AMSAT Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on 6 October.
• The IARU Satellite Committee will meet during the Symposium and will hold a public round table discussion on frequency coordination on 8 October
• The ARISS International Delegates Meeting will be held on 9-10 October
• “Birds of a Feather” Sessions (BOFS) will be available on request

Deadline: Applications to present papers must be submitted by 1 September 2006. Papers must be submitted no later than 7 September 2006.

Procedure: We have created an online system to facilitate your application and track it. Using this system you will also be able to submit your papers and any subsequent corrections. Visit the 2006 Symposium Paper Registration webpage for instructions on submitting your paper. If you have already submitted information about your paper and have your Confirmation Number, you can view/update your application and submit your paper by visiting the 2006 Paper Management webpage.

Organizer: Project OSCAR

Venue: See the 2006 Space Symposium web page for additional information about the venue.

Download the Call for Papers in PDF Format