{"id":1005,"date":"2016-07-22T13:41:12","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T13:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/?page_id=1005"},"modified":"2019-10-22T14:18:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:18:19","slug":"convention-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/convention\/convention-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Convention 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>2017 Convention &amp; AGM<\/h3>\n<p>The 2017 FAS Convention will take place on September 30th 2017 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/\">University of Birmingham<\/a>, Birmingham. The convention will start at 9.30am.<\/p>\n<h3>Speaker lineup<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. John Zarnecki &#8211; <i>Europe in space<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ian Shipsey &#8211; <i>From Quark to the Cosmos<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Prof. Tim Greenshaw &#8211; <i>Exploring the Non-Thermal Universe: the Cherenkov Telescope Array<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Prof. Donald W Kurtz &#8211; <i>Planets and Pulsations: The New Keplerian Revolution<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Prof. Carl D Murray &#8211; <i>Cassini at Saturn: The End of an Era<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A copy of the programme can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fedastro.org.uk\/docs\/FASConv2017Prog.pdf\" target=\"_BLANK\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--\nA number of traders will be at the Convention including:\n\n<strong>W&amp;W Astro<\/strong>, a family run business that has grown from passion to astronomy. We started from providing affordable and good quality dew heaters to our customers. In the future we're planning to introduce new products in the range of amateur astronomy accessories.\n\n<strong>nPAE<\/strong> who produce an exciting line up of astronomy equipment for both the discerning visual observer and astro imager. Manufactured using state of the art aerospace design software, space age materials and 5-axis CNC milling, nPAE sets a new standard.\n\n<strong>Society for the History of Astronomy (SHA)<\/strong> whose main aims are to rediscover the UK\u2019s local and forgotten history of astronomy by running a Survey of Astronomical History; to raise the profile of the history of this great science, and to provide activities for, and publish the work of, members, who may be amateur or professional historians or simply enthusiasts, at all levels.\n\n<strong>British Astronomical Association (BAA)<\/strong>, formed in 1890, the BAA aim to encourage all aspects of observational astronomy and the association of observers at all levels for mutual help.--><\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<h3>Event poster:<\/h3>\n\n\nA copy of the event poster can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fedastro.org.uk\/docs\/FASConv2015poster.pdf\" target=\"_BLANK\">here<\/a>.--><\/p>\n<h3>Tickets:<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a3 5 for FAS members<br \/>\n\u00a3 7 for non-members<\/p>\n<h3>Due to the closeness of the event tickets can no longer be ordered online. However tickets will still be available to buy on the door so please just come along.<\/h3>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<h3>To book tickets please complete the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fedastro.org.uk\/cgi-bin2\/fasconvention2017.php\">online booking form<\/a>. Alternatively tickets can be purchased on the morning of the Convention (subject to availability - we recommend you book online to avoid disappointment.<\/h3>\n\n\n--><\/p>\n<h3>AGM Material<\/h3>\n<p>An important part of the FAS Convention is the Annual General Meeting. All relevant AGM documentation will be available online shortly.<br \/>\nThe AGM documents can be found on our <a href=\"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/fas-agm-2017\/\">2017 AGM Material page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Directions &amp; Map:<\/h3>\n<p>Venue address: Poynting Physics Building, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT.<\/p>\n<p>The Poynting Physics Building is situated in the heart of the University of Birmingham&#8217;s Edgbaston campus, R13 on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/Documents\/university\/edgbaston-campus-map.pdf\" target=\"_BLANK\">Campus map<\/a>. Detailed directions, via public transport, bicycle, car and air can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/contact\/directions\/getting-here-edgbaston.aspx\" target=\"_BLANK\">here<\/a>. Car parks in the University are free at weekends.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that there are a few venues on site which sell food, such as a &#8216;Spar&#8217; and &#8216;Subway&#8217;. You are also welcome to bring your own packed lunch, and slightly further away (~10 minute walk, on the Bristol Road) there are a number of pubs which serve food.<\/p>\n<p>For more information please <a href=\"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/about\/contact-us\/contact-webmaster\/\">contact the webmaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2017 Convention &amp; AGM The 2017 FAS Convention will take place on September 30th 2017 at the University of Birmingham, Birmingham. The convention will start at 9.30am. Speaker lineup Prof. John Zarnecki &#8211; Europe in space Prof. Ian Shipsey &#8211; From Quark to the Cosmos Prof. Tim Greenshaw &#8211; Exploring the Non-Thermal Universe: the Cherenkov [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":50,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1005","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/author\/fasadmin\/","display_name":"fasadmin"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 10 years ago","modified":"Updated 6 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 22 July, 2016","modified":"Updated on 22 October, 2019"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 22 July, 2016 1:41 pm","modified":"Updated on 22 October, 2019 2:18 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9NBna-gd","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1005"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1636,"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1005\/revisions\/1636"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}