This is the first call for papers for the 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting to be held October 24-26, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite program. An emphasis for this year is an educational outreach to middle and high school students. Another topic if interest is using amateur satellite tracking systems to monitor deep space network objects. In particular, papers on the following topics are solicited:

• Students & Education
• ARISS
• AO-51
• P3E
• Eagle
• Deep Space Network monitoring
• Any additonal satellite-related topics.

We request a one-page abstract as soon as possible. Camera ready copy on paper or in electronic form will be due by September 1, 2008 for inclusion in the printed symposium proceedings. Papers received after this date will not be included in the printed proceedings.

Abstracts and papers should be sent to:
Daniel Schultz N8FGV by e-mail to: Dan's callsign at amsat.org.