AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
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The 42nd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday through Saturday, October 25-26, 2024, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Tampa Rocky Point Waterfront in Tampa, Florida.
Highlights of all scheduled events include:
Note – if you wish to register guests for the banquet and/or breakfast who are not attending the Symposium sessions, you must register for each event separately and include your guests with your banquet and breakfast tickets.
If you are interested in presenting or submitting a paper for inclusion in the Symposium Proceedings, please see the Call for Papers.
IMPORTANT: The deadline for Symposium registrations if you want to include the Saturday evening banquet or Sunday breakfast is Friday, October 18th. Meals cannot be ordered after that date.
The rate for a standard room with two Queen beds or one King bed suite with sofa bed is $169.00 plus state and local taxes of 14.5%. Rooms may be available for check-in on Wednesday, October 23 and check out Sunday, October 27.
Rooms can be reserved at https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/radioamateursatellite/.
Reservations may also be made by phone at 813-888-8800. Reference AMSAT to receive the group rate.
We, at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host our 42nd annual Symposium this year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio in Space.
Thursday, October 24, 2024
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM AMSAT Board Meeting
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Pre-Registration Check-in
Friday, October 25, 2024
8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon AMSAT Board Meeting (Closed Session)
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM AMSAT Symposium Kickoff, President’s Welcome
1:15 PM – 5:00 PM Paper Sessions
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Informal Dinner on your own
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM AMSAT Reception and Auction, Cash Bar Available
Saturday, October 26, 2024
8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Registration
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM AMSAT Symposium Welcome
8:15 AM – 12:00 Noon Paper Sessions
1:00 PM – 3:15 PM Paper Sessions
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM AMSAT Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Attitude Adjustment (Social), Cash Bar
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM AMSAT Banquet, Cash Bar
Sunday, October 27, 2024
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast (All are welcome)
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Symposium Committee for the above information]
This is the first call for papers for the 42nd annual AMSAT Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 25-27, 2024 at the Doubletree by Hilton Tampa Rocky Point Waterfront in Tampa, Florida.
Proposals for symposium papers and presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted by October 18 for inclusion in the symposium proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be
sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV at n8fgv@usa.net
[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV, AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Editor for the above information]
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73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Contributing Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm [at] arrl.net
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