NACAA XXIV, Canberra 2010
NACAA Inc is pleased to announce that the 24th NACAA will be held in Canberra over the 2010 Easter weekend, April 2-5. The theme for the convention is "Astronomy in the On-Line Age."
The venue for the convention will be the Rydges Capital Hill Hotel, in Forrest ACT.
The programme is packed with content. The highlights include
- The inaugural John Perdrix Address by Dr Tom Richards
- Two workshops on Friday April 2 covering the new version of the VStar variable star analysis software package from David Benn, and expert advice on high-resolution planetary imaging from Anthony Wesley
- Hristo Pavlov will convene the Fourth Trans-Tasman Symposium on Occultations on Monday April 5
- A tour of the new Mount Stromlo Observatory prior to the BBQ on Sunday April 4
- An excursion to the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex at Tidbinbilla on Monday April 5
- Dr Simon O'Toole will talk about the hunt for exoplanets and the role of amateurs
- The entertaining Dr Charley Lineweaver will talk at the dinner on the question of life in the universe
- Dr Daniel Shaddock of the ANU will talk about detecting gravity waves
- And the diverse range of talks and poster presentations we've come to expect from the NACAA community
Registrations for NACAA XXIV have closed. Sorry if you missed out.