Conventions
2007 AGM & Convention
The 2007 AGM & Convention will once again be held at the BMI (Birmingham & Midland Institue) on 13th October 2007.
More Details to Follow
The BMI is a 5 minute walk from Birmingham New Street station. Further directions soon.
Tickets: £12 on the door or £10 if pre-booked. Advanced tickets can be obtained from Callum Potter. email: president@fedastro.org.uk or tel: 01684 773256
Programme
| Prof Mike Cruise, University of Birmingham | |
| Prof Colin Pillinger, Open University | |
| Prof Phil Diamond, University of Manchester |
Traders
Aurora Books
Practcal Astronomer
Altair Astro
SCS Astro
Open University
Societies
Birmingham University Astronomical Society
Birmingham Astronomical Society
Society for the History of Astronomy
Society for Popular Astronomy
2006 AGM & Convention
The 2006 AGM & Convention of the FAS will be held on 30th September 2006 at the Birmingham & Midlands Institute (BMI) in central Birmingham.
The BMI is a 5 minute walk from Birmingham New Street station.
Full Speaker Programme.
Plus: Tour of "Sir Robert Ball" Library, Mulit-prize Raffle & Faulkes Telescope Registration.
Tickets: £12 on the door or £10 if pre-booked. Advanced tickets can be obtained from Callum Potter. email: president@fedastro.org.uk or tel: 01684 773256
Programme
| Prof. John Brown (Royal Astronomer for Scotland) | |
| Dr Allan Chapman (University of Oxford) | |
| Dr Somak Raychaudhury (University of Birmingham) | |
| Dr David Whitehouse (science journalist / BBC) | |
| plus special guest speaker John Dobson |
Traders
Aurora Books
COSMOS Media
David Bryant - Space Rocks
I R Poyser - Telescope Maker
SCS Astro
Spaceguard
Thinktank
Societies
BAA - Campaign for Dark Skies
Society for the History of Astronomy
Society for Popular Astronomy
The Open University Society for Astronomy and Planetary Science
University of Birmingham AS
Birmingham AS
WeMFAS
2005 AGM & Convention
Following the success of the past two years we are planning, once again to go back to Cambridge.
The confirmed date of the FAS Annual Convention 2005 will be on the 1st October at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA.
Tickets:
Prices: £8 in advance, £10 on the day.
On the day:
In addition to our talk programme (see below) attendees will have the chance to take a tour around the IoA"s observatories and to participate in a lunch time observing session from the Faulkes telescope on Hawaii
How to get to the IoA:
For information on how to get to the IoA please see: http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/contact/map/
More details to follow here as they become available.
Programme
| Prof. David Southwood - Director of Science, ESA - 'Titan, Mars and beyond' | |
| Neil Bone, of the British Astronomical Association - 'Talking up a Storm - Aurorae in Cycle 23' | |
| Dr Alan Longstaff - 'Mars Revisited' | |
| Professor John Brown, The Astronomer Royal for Scotland: 'The High Energy Sun - Highlights of the RHESSI Mission' |
Traders
Andromeda Books
Aurora Books
AWR Technology
Earth and Sky
Faulkes Telescope Project
Green Witch
Lambda Publications
LH Corp
COSMOS Magazine
Societies
Society for Popular Astronomy
Society for the History of Astronomy
OUSAPS (Open University Society for Astronomy and Planetary Science)
British Astronomical Association Campaign for Dark Skies
FAS Raffle:
After the success of last years raffle we have decided to repeat it. Tickets will be available throughout the convention and the prizes will be drawn at the end of the day. Tickets will be £1 each. Currently the prizes on offer include:
- Two hours observing time on the Faulkes Telescope!!
- A collection of astronomy related products donated by Phillips
- Collection of books donated by Cambridge University Press
- Collection of book donated by Springer
- A Prize donated by Armagh Planetarium
- Equinox Planetarium Software for Mac OS X donated by Microprojects
- 10 one year subscriptions to COSMOS magazine
- Set of Space Files DVDs from Green Witch
More details about the prizes will be released on the day.
2004 Convention & AGM
Following on from the success of the 2003 convention we are pleased to announce that the FAS Annual Convention 2004 will be on the 2nd October at the Institue of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA.
Tickets prices are £7.00 in advance and £8.00 on the day.
Lecture theatre is limited to 180 seats so book early to avoid disappointment.
Tickets available from Stan Waterman, 'Amadeus House', Temple End, Charlton, Hitchin, Herts, SG4 7TE. 01462 433912 or email ticket.sales@fedastro.org.uk
There will be no meals provided this year and delegates are advised to bring packed lunches or make use of a nearby pub or MacDonalds. Tea & coffee is available.
This year we are also running a raffle, tickets will be £1. The prizes include a signed copy of David Hardy's latest book titled "Futures", a selection of books from Cambridge University Press, a selection of books from Springer, a collection of posters from Chandra, tickets to the National Space Centre Leicester.
Programme
| 8.00am | Doors open to traders |
| 8.30am | Doors open to public |
| 9.00am | Start - Intro from President, FAS |
| 9.15am-10.15am | Dr Paul Murdin - 'The Reality of Black Holes' |
| 10.15am-10.30am | Break |
| 10.30am-11.30am | Guy Hurst - 'The search for novae/supernovae: from visual to laptop' |
| 11.30am-12.30pm | AGM |
| 12.30pm-2.30pm | Lunch and Observatory Tours |
| 2.30pm-3.30pm | Dr Cathie Clarke - 'The formation of stars, brown dwarfs and planets' |
| 3.30-4.00pm | Break |
| 4.00pm-5.00pm | Professor Douglas Gough - 'Hardly Pulsating Stars' |
| 5.05pm | Closing Remarks-: President, FAS |
| 6.00pm | Meeting Ends |
Traders
Andromeda Books
Aurora Books
Earth and Sky
LH Corp
Widescreen Centre
AWR Technology
Societies
Campaign for Dark Skies (CfDS)
Open University Society for Astronomy and Planetary Science (OUSAPS)
Planetary Society
Society for the History of Astronomy
Society for Popular Astronomy
2003 Convention & AGM
The 2003 Convention Saturday, September 20th at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge.
Lecture theatre is limited to 180 seats so book early to avoid disappointment.
There will be no meals provided this year and delegates are advised to bring packed lunches or make use of a nearby pub or MacDonalds. Tea & coffee is available.
Tickets cost £7 in advance or £8 on the door. This includes entrance to all of the lectures, the trade stands and a cup of tea or coffee during the afternoon break.
Programme
| Bob Mizon | |
| Andy Fabian | |
| Gerry Gilmore | |
| Andrew Coates | |
| Robin Catchpole |
Not been to an FAS Convention? This is what you've missed: Leicester 2002, RAL 2001, RAL 2000, Cambridge 1999, Sidmouth 1999, Cambridge 1998, Newbury 1998, Cambridge 1997 and Cambridge 1996.
