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StarCon 2002
General Schedule
June 27-30, 2002
Click
here for the
registration form. Please print it out, attach your check and mail
it in to us.
Dorm Rooms:
In the
Living Learning Center. Dorms are available beginning Thursday evening.
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$16.00 per person per night for a double
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$20.00 per person per night for
a single
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$6.00 per person one-time fee for linens:
2 flat sheets, one pillow case, one pillow, two towels, one
washcloth, and one blanket. All of which must be returned
upon checkout.
Friday Night BBQ:
At Champion Bar-B-Que and Sports Bar (across from campus)
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$7.50 per person for a sandwich
buffet: includes three sliced meats (ham, turkey, and brisket),
3 sides (potato salad, cole slaw, and baked beans), pickles
(regular and specialty “hot”), and chips. Drinks are not included.
Friday Night Observing:
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Remote
observing at Farpoint Observatory hosted by NEKAAL (nekaal.org).
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Urban observing from Crane Observatory,
Stoffer Science Hall, using the 112-year-old Warner &
Swasey refractor with Brashear lens.
Regular Presentations
and Meetings Site:
Stoffer Science Hall on
campus - Rooms 101 and 103 for
presentations.
Speakers
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Chris
Ray, Antique Telescope Society (celestial mechanic)
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Will Gilliland, State of Kansas
(planetary geology)
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Bruce Twarog,
University of Kansas (astrophysicist)
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Graham Bell,
Northeast Kansas Amateur
Astronomers’ League
(comet
co-discoverer)
Banquet:
In the
Grand Ballroom of the Washburn Student Union.
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$15.00
per person for a buffet of:
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Roast
beef, turkey, mashed potatoes and cream gravy, peas and carrots,
corn, and dinner roll. Salad, dessert, and drink are included.
Special Presentation:
At White Concert Hall
on campus.
The Special Presentation is
open to the public.
Saturday Night Observing:
Sunday Wrap-up:
Final
information.
A
Silent Auction
will be conducted during the convention. Items up for
auction will be donated, and money raised will be donated to the Planetarium
Replacement Fund at Washburn University.
A
schedule
with times and changes will be provided upon checking in at
the registration table in Stoffer Science Hall. Registration begins
on Friday (06/28) evening.
Call for Papers
People
who would like to present a paper should contact Brenda Culbertson
as soon as possible with a short abstract for consideration. No compensation
is provided for presentations.
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