AMSAT - 2006 Symposium Detailed Agenda

2006 Symposium Detailed Agenda

Here is the agenda for the Symposium. This is a preliminary agenda and is subject to change. Attendees will be given a final list when they check in at the registration desk. This page will also be updated to reflect any changes, so check back often.

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Thursday

AMSAT-NA Board Meeting
Yale

Friday

AMSAT-NA Board Meeting
Stanford Room

Space Symposium
Alexandria

Happy
Hour

President's Club
Marco Polo

Freq. Coord
Stanford

BOFS
Stanford

BOFS
Boardroom

Saturday

Space Symposium
Alexandria

AGM

Happy
Hour

Annual Banquet
Columbus/Drake

Sunday

Space Symposium
Alexandria

Organized Tour to
NASA Ames

ARISS SuitSat Meeting
Boardroom

Area Coordinators
Bayview

AMSAT Intl
Boardroom

Monday

ARISS International Delegates Meeting
Stanford

ARISS Group Dinner

Tuesday

ARISS International Delegates Meeting
Stanford

Friday, October 6, 2006

Time	Presentation Topic	Minutes	Presenters
1:00	Opening Remarks	20	Rick Hambly W2GPS, Emily Clarke N1DID
1:20	PCSat2, ANDE, Raft and Psat Satellites	30	Bob Bruninga WB4APR
1:50	An EZ-Lindenblad Antenna for 2M	30	Anthony Monteiro AA2TX
2:20	Analysis of Maximum Elevation Pass Profiles	20	Gould Smith WA4SXM
2:40	A Parasitic Lindenblad Antenna for 70cm	30	Anthony Monteiro AA2TX
3:10	Break
3:20	Old Dogs - New Tricks	20	Nick Pugh K5QXJ
3:40	History and Tradition of HF Nets	15	Keith Pugh W5IU
4:05	The Design of Eagle Modules	15	Dick Jansson WB4FAB Bob Davis
4:20	Break
4:30	Another SUNSAT	30	Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV
5:00	KiwiSat - A ZL Communication Satellite	30	Ian Ashley ZL1AOX
5:30	A NB FM Exiciter for AO-51 Uplink	30	Bill Ress N6GHZ
6:00	"Birds of a Feather" Sessions (BOFS)*	180	Please Sign Up at the Registration Desk
6:00	Frequency Coordination 101 Training Session	120	Art Feller, W4ART

*Informal Discussion Groups
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Saturday, October 7, 2006

Time	Topic	Minutes	Presenters
8:00	Low Cost Ground Station Design	20	Tarun Tuli VA3TST, Nathan Orr VE3NGO
8:20	Eagle Program Introduction and Update	20	Jim Sanford
8:40	Antenna Arrays 1 - Theory and Factoids	30	Tom Clark K3IO
9:10	Antenna Arrays Part 2 - Application to Eagle	30	Tom Clark K3IO
9:40	Software Radios, an Enabling Technology	20	Courtney Duncan N5BF/6
10:00	Break
10:10	Application of SDR Techniques	40	Howard Long G6LVB
10:50	A Proposed Eagle Digital Comm Payload	40	Matt Ettus N2MJI
11:30	Stanford University's Small Satellite Program	30	Professor Bob Twiggs KE6QMD
12:00	Lunch Break
1:00	Peter I DXPedition Experiences	60	Gordon Hardman W0RUN
2:00	Eagle and Erlang - Text Messaging	30	Frank Brickle AB2KT
2:30	Changes in Attitude, Changes in Latitude	35	Bob McGwier N4HY
3:05	Break
3:15	Amateur Satellite Spectrum	30	Paul Rinaldo W4RI
3:45	IARU Frequency Coordination	20	Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV
4:05	What's New at M²Antennas	20	Mike Stahl K6MYC
4:25	A Report on SSETI-Express, SESO and ESMO	35	Graham Shirville G3VZV
5:00	AMSAT General Meeting	60	Rick Hambly W2GPS
6:30	Happy hour preceeding the Banquet
7:30	Banquet and Keynote	3	ISS Expedition 12 Cmdr. Bill McArthur

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Sunday, October 8, 2006

Time	Topic	Minutes	Presenters
8:00	IARU Frequency Coordination Panel Discussion*	60	Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV
9:00	ARISS - 10 Years as a Team, 6 Years in Space	40	Frank Bauer KA3HDO
9:40	SuitSat 2	20	Frank Bauer KA3HDO
10:00	Break
10:10	A New Approach to Satellite Power Systems	30	Lou McFadin W5DID
10:40	Amateur Radio and the CubeSat Community	20	Bryan Klofas KF6ZEO, Kyle Leveque KG6TXT
11:00	Space Day At The Riverside ALC	25	Keith Pugh W5IU
11:25	Emerging Launch Opportunities	20	Lee McLamb KU4OS
11:45	Closing Remarks	10	Don Fergeson KD6IRE, Rick Hambly W2GPS
12:30	Board buses for Ames Research Center	240	Dr. Scott Sandford

* The IARU panel discussion will be an forum where attendees can ask the IARU panel for advice and opinions
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