2004 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium and Annual Meeting

AMSAT 35^th Anniversary Celebration

October 8-10, 2004

Held in Conjunction with the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Delegates Meeting

October 10-13, 2004

Crowne Plaza Hotel

Arlington, Virginia

Thursday October 7, 2004

Morning

8 am-noon AMSAT Board Meeting, Alexandria 1

noon AMSAT Board Lunch Break

Afternoon

1 pm-5 pm AMSAT Board Meeting, Alexandria 1

5 pm-6 pm AMSAT Board Dinner Break

Evening

6 pm-9 pm AMSAT Board Meeting, Alexandria 1

Friday October 8, 2004

Morning

8 am-noon AMSAT Board Meeting, Alexandria 1

10 am-noon Poster Session and Commercial Vendor Setup, Arlington 1

9 am-noon Self-guided tours of DC on your own (via metrorail)

noon AMSAT Board Lunch Break

Afternoon

1 pm-5 pm AMSAT Symposium Kickoff, Arlington 2&3

1-5 pm Poster Sessions and Commercial vendors;

authors available during breaks, Arlington 1

Evening

5 pm-? Informal Dinner on your own

6:00-7:30 pm Poster Session, Commercial Vendors, Arlington 1

7:30-10 pm Presidents Club Meeting, Jefferson

2004 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium and Annual Meeting

AMSAT 35^th Anniversary Celebration

October 8-10, 2004

Held in Conjunction with the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Delegates Meeting

October 10-13, 2004

Crowne Plaza Hotel

Arlington, Virginia

Saturday October 9, 2004

Morning

8 am-noon AMSAT Symposium (10 am-noon Education Session), Arlington 2&3

8 am-noon Poster Sessions and Commercial vendors; Arlington 1

authors available during breaks

noon-1pm Lunch on own

Afternoon

1 pm-1:30 pm Awards Ceremony, Arlington 2&3

1:30-4 pm AMSAT Symposium Papers, Arlington 2&3

1-4 pm Poster Sessions and Commercial vendors;

authors available during breaks, Arlington 1

4 pm Poster Session and Commercial Table Tear Down

4 pm-5 pm AMSAT Annual Meeting, Arlington 2&3

Evening

7-7:30 pm Attitude Adjustment, Arlington Ballroom

7:30-10 pm Banquet, Keynote speaker, prize drawing, Special 35^th Anniversary Celebration (Cake, reminiscing, highlights of our accomplishments), Arlington Ballroom

Sunday October 10, 2004

Morning

7 am-8 am Area Coordinators Breakfast, Jefferson

8 am-noon AMSAT Symposium, Arlington 2&3

2004 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium and Annual Meeting

AMSAT 35^th Anniversary Celebration

October 8-10, 2004

Held in Conjunction with the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Delegates Meeting

October 10-13, 2004

Crowne Plaza Hotel

Arlington, Virginia

Sunday October 10, 2004

Afternoon

noon Bus leaves for tour to Air and Space Museum/Dulles Annex

1 pm-1:30 pm Lunch at Air and Space Museum/Dulles Annex

1:30-4 pm Air and Space Museum/Dulles Annex Tour

4 pm-5 pm Travel Back to Hotel

5 pm Arrive Crowne Plaza Hotel, Arlington, VA

Evening

6 pm-? Dinner on your own; self guided evening tour of Washington DC, including Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Jefferson memorial, etc.

Monday October 11, 2004

Morning

9 am-noon ARISS Meeting, Alexandria

noon-1pm Lunch

Afternoon

1 pm-5 pm ARISS Meeting, Alexandria

Evening

6 pm Group Dinner; Optional Spy Museum Tour

Tuesday October 12, 2004

Morning

9 am-noon ARISS Meeting, Alexandria

noon-1pm Lunch

Afternoon

1 pm-5 pm ARISS Meeting, Alexandria

Evening

6 pm Group Dinner

Wednesday October 13, 2004

Morning

9 am-11 am ARISS Meeting, Alexandria

11 am-noon ARISS Concluding Remarks

noon-1pm Lunch

Afternoon

Optional tour of DC museum (Examples include: Art Gallery, American History Museum, Air & Space, etc)