95th Spring Meeting of the AAVSO: Schedule

95th Spring Meeting of the AAVSO
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

10:00 am - 5:00 pm
(approximate)

Tour of Rockford

(meet at Holiday Inn)

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

6:00 pm	Museum opens to AAVSO guests for touring
6:30 pm	Cash bar opens
7:30 pm	Dinner Served
9:00 pm	Guest Lecture by Karen Meech titled, "Observing a Lunar Impact"

10:00 pm

Shuttle Bus Returns Attendees to Holiday Inn