This is a reminder that October 6 is the closing date for booking your room at The 2012 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting. The 2012 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on Friday, October 26th through Sunday, October 28th at the Holiday Inn at Orlando-International Airport.

The AMSAT discount rate is $99 + taxes per night. The reservation block code used when calling the hotel directly is AMT. The hotel telephone number is 407-851-6400.

The direct link to the hotel web page is: http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/orlando/mcoap/hoteldetail

See the AMSAT Web Store to complete your on-line registration: http://store.amsat.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=27

Downloadable paper registration forms in MS-Word format and PDF format are available on the 2012 Symposium pages: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2012/index.php

Prices for the Symposium are: + Symposium Registration including Proceedings o Starting September 24, 2012: $ 50.00 o At the Door: $ 55.00

+ Saturday Evening Banquet $ 45.00

+ Sunday Morning Area Coordinators' Breakfast $ 15.00

+ Monday (Oct 29) bus trip to KSC and entrance ticket $ 100.00

The Symposium weekend will feature:

+ Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations + Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World + Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members + Meet Board Members and Officers + Annual General Membership Meeting + Annual Banquet-Keynote Speaker and Door Prizes

[ANS thanks the 2012 Symposium Committee for the above information]