95th Spring Meeting of the AAVSO
Rockford, Illinois
May 4-6, 2006
Rockford, Illinois
May 4-6, 2006
Preliminary Schedule
| Thursday, May 4th, 2006 | ||||||||||
| 8:30 am - 6:00 pm | Registration | Holiday Inn | ||||||||
| 9:00 am - 6:00 pm | AAVSO Council Meeting (Council members only, includes lunch) | Holiday Inn | ||||||||
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10:00 am - 5:00 pm (approximate) |
Tour of Rockford | (meet at Holiday Inn) | ||||||||
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Evening (sign up at registration table) |
Observing | Lockwood Observatory | ||||||||
| Friday, May 5th, 2006 | ||||||||||
| 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | Registration | Holiday Inn | ||||||||
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Workshop: Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers | Holiday Inn | ||||||||
| 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Lunch Break | |||||||||
| 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm | AAVSO Scientific Paper Session I | Holiday Inn | ||||||||
| 5:45 pm | Bus Leaves Holiday Inn for Lockwood Park Observatory | |||||||||
| 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Open House, Starbeque, and Public Lecture by Dr. John Percy titled, "Variable Stars, Gee Whiz!" | Lockwood Observatory | ||||||||
| 9:30 pm | Bus Returns Attendees to Holiday Inn | |||||||||
| Saturday, May 6th, 2006 | ||||||||||
| 8:30 am - 12:00 pm | Registration | Holiday Inn | ||||||||
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | AAVSO Membership Meeting and Awards Presentation | Holiday Inn | ||||||||
| 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch Break | |||||||||
| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | AAVSO Scientific Paper Session II | Holiday Inn | ||||||||
| 5:45 pm | First Shuttle Bus Leaves Holiday Inn for Banquet at Museum | |||||||||
| 6:45 pm | Second Shuttle Bus Leaves Holiday Inn for Banquet at Museum | |||||||||
| 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Museum Touring, Closing Banquet, and Lecture | Burpee Museum of Natural History | ||||||||
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| 10:00 pm | Shuttle Bus Returns Attendees to Holiday Inn | |||||||||