2010 Symposium Schedule
Welcome to the 2010 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting
October 8, 9, and 10, 2010
Chicago/Elk Grove Illinois
Thursday, October 7
0800 – 1200 AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting in the Village Room
1200 – 1300 Break
1300 – 1700 AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting
1400 Symposium Registration Desk Open
1700 – 1800 Break
1800 – 2100 AMSAT Board of Director Meeting
Friday, October 8
0800 Symposium Registration Desk Open
0800 – 1200 AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting
1200 – 1300 Break
1300 – 1315 Symposium Opening Remarks and Introductions
1315 – 1345 Mark Hammond N8MH, AO-51 Battery Capacity & Spin Trends
1345 – 1415 Paul Wiedemeier KE5LKY, Characteristics GEO-Eagle Data Multicast
1415 – 1445 Keith Pugh W5IU, Amateur Radio on the ISS - Operations Update
1445 – 1500 Break
1500 – 1520 Keith Pugh W5IU, Successful Hamfest Satellite Demonstrations
1520 – 1540 Tony Monteiro AA2TX, AMSAT-FOX Preview
1540 – 1600 Nick Pugh K5QXJ, University of Louisiana Satellite Program
1600 – 1620 Tom Clark K3IO, ElmerSat - A Modest Proposal
1620 – 1640 Bob Bruninga WB4APR/Douglas Quagliana KA2UPW, Psat and APRS Space Network
1640 – 1710 Alex Harvilchuck N3NP, NextGen Satellite
1710 – 1715 Closing Remarks
1715 – 1830 Break – Dinner on your own
1830 – 2000 Friday Evening Gathering in the Atrium: Cash Bar 1830, Snacks 1900 - 2000, ARISSat-1 on display
Saturday, October 9
0730 Symposium Registration Desk Open
0745 – 0800 Opening Remarks/ Tony Monteiro AA2TX, ARISSat-1 Team Introduction
0800 – 0830 Gould Smith WA4SXM, ARISSat-1 Overview
0830 – 0900 Tony Monteiro AA2TX, ARISSat-1 Software Radio Technology
0900 – 0930 Phil Karn KA9Q, BPSK-1000 format for ARISSat-1
0930 – 1000 Douglas Quagliana KA2UPW, ARISSatTLM - Software Demodulator & Telemetry
1000 – 1010 Break
1010 – 1030 Robert Davis KF4KSS, Calculating Available Power (ARISSat & Fox)
1030 – 1050 Tony Monteiro AA2TX, ARISSat-1 Power System
1050 – 1120 Gould Smith WA4SXM, Assembling ARISSat-1
1120 – 1150 Robert Davis KF4KSS, ARISSat-1 Vibration Testing
1150 – 1200 ARISSat-1 Wrap up
1200 – 1300 Lunch Break – Pizza Buffet at the Hotel – or – on your own
Saturday, October 9
1300 – 1330 Awards Presentations
1330 – 1400 Barry Baines WD4ASW, AMSAT and ITAR: Lessons Learned
1400 – 1420 Bruce Perens K6BP, Codec2 Alpha V0.1 under the LGPL license
1420 – 1440 Mike Stipick KC4RI, Computerized, Low Cost, Satellite Tracking System
1440 – 1500 Bob McGwier N4HY, Flex Radio V/U Module - 2m/70cm Transverter
1500 – 1520 Stephen Turner K3HPA, 100 Watt VHF/UHF Amplifier Design & Construction
1520 – 1530 Break
1530 – 1700 Annual General Meeting (and additional awards presentations)
1700 – 1800 Break
1800 – 1900 Attitude Adjustment with Cash Bar and Gathering in the Atrium
1900 – 2100 Banquet and Keynote Speaker
2100 – 2200 Door Prize Drawing
Sunday, October 10
0730 Area Coordinators Field Ops Breakfast in the Elk Room
0910 - 1000 Special Presentation – ARISSat-1 Team Members, Deconstructing ARISSat-1 Demonstration - A Guided Tour of ARISSat-1 subsystems; in the Elk Room
Sunday Tour of FermiLab Tevatron
1030 - 1100 Bus Loading
1100 Leave the Holiday Inn Elk Grove Village
1200 Arrive at Fermilab
1530 Depart Fermilab
1615 Arrive at O'hare Airport
1700 Arrive back at the Holiday Inn
The times listed are US Central Daylight Time (UTC - 5). Note that this schedule was accurate as of the time of web posting. The latest schedule will be available at the Symposium.
Updated: 03 Oct, 10