[sarex] Call for Papers - 2006 AMSAT Space Symposium

[Emily Clarke <w0eec@xxxxxxxxx>]

2006 AMSAT North America Space Symposium
6-8 October 2006, Foster City, California
Call for Papers: First Announcement
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2006CallForPapers.php

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
…	Cubesat and Nanosatellite Projects
…	ARISS
…	Attitude Determination and Control
…	Propulsion
…	Communications
…	Mechanical
…	Antennas
…	Groundstations
…	Digital Modes
…	Education and Outreach
…	Launch Opportunities
…	Status Reports


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.
…	AMSAT International will meet 8 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 15 July 2006. Papers must be 
submitted no later than 1 August 2006.

Procedure: The planning committee has created an 
online registration system where you can submit 
your abstract and track it. Using this system you 
will allow you to submit your paper and any subsequent changes online.
Visit the 2006 Symposium Paper Registration webpage for instructions:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2006PapersProcedure.php

Organizer: Project OSCAR.  Contact Emily Clarke, 
N1DID for additional information

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