{"id":57,"date":"2012-08-27T15:59:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T15:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/wp\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2020-06-10T09:56:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T09:56:59","slug":"convention-2009","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/convention\/convention-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Convention 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2009 AGM &amp; Convention<\/h2>\n<p>The 2009 FAS Convention was held at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ast.cam.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Institute of Astronomy<\/a>, Madingley Road,<br \/>\nCambridge, CB3 0HA, on October 3rd 2009. Tickets \u00a38.00 on the door.\u00a0As part of your ticket each delegate will get a <strong>free<\/strong> FAS Astrocalendar 2009\/2010.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ast.cam.ac.uk\/about_ioa\/contact\/directions.php\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map and directions<\/a>. Entrance will be at the front of the Hoyle building (IoA reception).<\/p>\n<p>The FAS 2009 AGM will be held at 1.45pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astro.cardiff.ac.uk\/contactsandpeople\/?page=full&amp;id=151\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr Haley Gomez<\/a> &#8211; \u201cHerschel: unveiling the cool Universe\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.damianpeach.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Damian Peach<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Planetary observing&#8221;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chrislintott.net\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr Chris Lintott<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Galaxy Zoo&#8221;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ast.cam.ac.uk\/staff\/mjr\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lord Prof Martin Rees <\/a> &#8211; &#8220;What will the next generation of telescopes tell us?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Provisional Programme<\/h3>\n<div align=\"justify\">8.00 Doors open for traders<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">9.00 Doors open to public<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">9.50 Introductory remarks from FAS President, Richard Sargent<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">10.00 Dr Haley Gomez &#8211; \u201cHerschel: unveiling the cool Universe\u201d<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">11.00 Damian Peach &#8211; &#8220;Planetary observing&#8221;<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">12:00pm Lunch<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">1:45pm FAS AGM- the <a href=\"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/images\/2009agmagenda.pdf\" target=\"_self\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">agenda<\/a> for the AGM, the draft <a href=\"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/images\/draftminutes2008agm.pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2008 minutes<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/fedastro.org.uk\/fas\/images\/fas_accounts_2009.pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAS accounts<\/a> are available as pdfs.<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">2:30 Dr Chris Lintott &#8211; &#8220;Galaxy Zoo&#8221; Title TBC<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">3:30 Tea and coffee Break<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">4.00 Raffle draw and presentation of Eric Zucker award<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">4:15 Lord Prof Martin Rees &#8211; &#8220;What will the next generation of telescopes tell us?&#8221;<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">5:15 FAS President: closing remarks<\/div>\n<p><strong>Traders and Displays<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>Modern Astronomy<\/div>\n<div>Astronomia<\/div>\n<div>The Space Station<\/div>\n<div>Letchworth &amp; District AS<\/div>\n<div>Nene Valley AS<\/div>\n<div>Astronomica<\/div>\n<div>Cambridge University Press<\/div>\n<div>Science Replicas<\/div>\n<div>AWR Technology<\/div>\n<div>Jack Martin<\/div>\n<div>Society for History of Astronomy<\/div>\n<div>The Society for Popular Astronomy<\/div>\n<div>The British Astronomical Association<\/div>\n<div>Glover House<\/div>\n<div>Green Witch<\/div>\n<h3>Raffle<\/h3>\n<p>The &#8216;legendary&#8217; FAS Raffle will take place, tickets will be available from the registration desk.<\/p>\n<h3>Refreshments<\/h3>\n<p>During the breaks tea &amp; coffee will be provided. For lunch we suggest the best thing todo is bring a packed lunch as there is no food available on site, however, of course Cambridge is a short drive away for those who are prepared to go off-site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2009 AGM &amp; Convention The 2009 FAS Convention was held at the Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HA, on October 3rd 2009. Tickets \u00a38.00 on the door.\u00a0As part of your ticket each delegate will get a free FAS Astrocalendar 2009\/2010. Map and directions. 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