{"id":2763,"date":"2021-08-23T15:13:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T15:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/?page_id=2763"},"modified":"2022-02-16T12:19:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T12:19:58","slug":"convention-2021-november","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/convention\/convention-2021-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Convention 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The FAS is delighted to announce that we will be holding an in-person convention<\/strong> on Saturday 13 November<\/strong> at the National Space Centre<\/strong> in Leicester.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doors will open at 9:15am and the event will run from 10:15am to 4pm, giving visitors some time afterwards to view the NSC galleries (at no extra charge) and visit the NSC shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those able to arrive by 9:30am there will be an exclusive and free planetarium show, which will last about 25 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We have a major line-up of speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ann Bonell<\/strong> from Leicester Astronomical Society – “The Astronomers Royal”<\/strong>
Suzie Imber<\/strong> from the University of Leicester – “The BepiColombo Mission to Mercury”<\/strong>
Matt Nicholl<\/strong> from the University of Birmingham – \u201cGravitational Waves\u201d<\/strong>
Julian Onions<\/strong> from the University of Nottingham – \u201cDark Matter: Is It Dark and Is It Matter?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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