2011 Symposium Schedule

Thursday, November 3
0800 - 1200  AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting open to all AMSAT members
1300 - 1800 AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting open to all AMSAT members
1930 - 2200 AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting open to all AMSAT members

Friday, November 4
Symposium Registration Desk Open
0900 - 1200 AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting (Friday morning)
1300 - 1700 Symposium Opening and Technical Presentations (see below)
1930 - 2100 AMSAT Reception 

Saturday, November 5
0730 Symposium Registration Desk Open
0800 - 1200 Technical Presentations (see below)
1200 - 1300 Lunch Break on your own
1300 - 1530 Technical Presentations  (see below)
1530 - 1700 Annual General Meeting
1700 - 1800 Break
1800 - 1900 Attitude Adjustment with Cash Bar
1900 - 2100 Banquet and Keynote Speaker and Door Prize Drawing

Sunday, November 6
0730 Area Coordinators Field Ops Breakfast
0900 IARU Meeting
1015 Meet for Sunday Tour Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose.

Arrangements have been made for 2011 AMSAT Symposium Attendees to tour the well-known Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA on Sunday.

This museum is located in downtown San Jose, three blocks from the Paseo de San Antonio Station on the VTA Light Rail System.

The current plan is for those interested in visiting the museum to gather in the Wyndham Hotel Lobby (site of the AMSAT Symposium) at 1015 AM Sunday morning, 6 NOV 11 and travel as a group on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail system to downtown (each person purchases their own fare at the VTA Gish Station from a ticket vending machine), walk three blocks to the museum and have each person purchase their admission ticket at a group discount. AMSAT Symposium Attendees traveling together to the museum will save $4.00 on the price of admission ($8.00 versus the normal $12.00, not including IMAX) as well as savings on IMAX. Note: Since we're visiting the museum during the first weekend in November, individuals with Bank of America ATM credit or check card and valid ID are entitled to free admission to the regular galleries (not IMAX) under the Bank's "Museums on Us" program. Details may be found here.

While at the museum individuals may take a self-guided tour. Individuals may return to the hotel on their own using VTA. The VTA light rail line also goes to the San Jose International Airport, so those wishing to visit the museum prior to catching a flight from SJC may do so and take the VTA Mountain View to Winchester Line to the Metro/Airport station stop (one stop beyond Gish Station for the Wyndham Hotel) and then take the free "VTA/SJC Airport Flyer" to the airport itself. The Flyer operates every 15 minutes.

Questions about these arrangements should be directed to Symposium Chairman Alan Bowker, WA6DNR (wa6dnr at amsat.org).

Updated: 27 Oct, 11