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Preliminary Programme for NACAA 2006 |
NOTE: This is an evolving programme and is intended to an updateable view of how the event will be staged. It will be amended frequently so check back often!
Events have been colour-coded into four categories
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Recommended |
Presentations |
Social |
Administrative |
NACAA Programme for Friday 14th April, 2006
| Time |
Room One |
Room Two |
Other |
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0830 |
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0900 |
CCD Photometry Workshop A full-day hands-on workshop Conducted
by Dr Tom Richards (Woodridge
Observatory, Melbourne) Assisted
by members of the Victorian Photometry Group For details, click here
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Registration
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0930 |
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1000 |
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1030 |
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1100 |
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1130 |
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1200 |
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1230 |
Registration |
Poster Setup |
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1300 |
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1330 |
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1400 |
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1430 |
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1500 |
Delegates Meeting |
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1530 |
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1600 |
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1630 |
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1700 |
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1730 |
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1800 |
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1830 |
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1900 |
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Cocktail Party |
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1930 |
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2000 |
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2030 |
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2100 |
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2130 |
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2200 |
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NACAA Programme for Saturday 15th April, 2006
| Time |
Room One |
Room Two |
Other |
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0800 |
Room Set Up | ||
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0830 |
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0900 |
OPENING CEREMONY |
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0930 |
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Peter L. Dyson - The Earth's Environment in Space (details) |
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1000 |
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1030 |
Morning Tea |
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1100 |
Peter Skilton (MPAS) |
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1130 |
David Herald (CAS) |
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1200 |
Lunch |
NACAA Group Photo (outside venue) |
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1230 |
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1300 |
Occultation Timing Workshop with Stephen Russell
Occultation timing instrumentation has changed greatly in the last
few years. |
WORKSHOP: Astro Photography |
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1330 |
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1400 |
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1430 |
Afternoon Tea |
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1500 |
WORKSHOP: Educational Astronomy |
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1530 |
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1600 |
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1630 |
Day Close |
Peter Lowe (MPAS |
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1700 |
Perry Vlahos (ASV) |
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1730 |
Day Close |
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1800 |
NACAA Convention Dinner and Berenice Page Award (Venue Restaurant) After Dinner Speaker: Dr. Duncan Steel - 'A Lighthearted Look at Comet and Asteroid Impacts'
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1830 |
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1900 |
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1930 |
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2000 |
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2030 |
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2100 |
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2130 |
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2200 |
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2230 |
NACAA Programme for Sunday 16th April, 2006
| Time |
Room One |
Room Two |
Other |
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0800 |
Room Set Up |
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0830 |
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0900 |
Opening |
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0930 |
Jeremy Waller (ASSA) |
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1000 |
Dr. Duncan Steel - A Secret Astronomical Reason for the British Colonisation of North America? | ||
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1030 |
Morning Tea |
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1100 |
Byron Soulsby (CAS) |
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1130 |
Peter Norman (MPAS) |
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1200 |
Lunch |
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1230 |
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1300 |
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Ray Johnston (Tropical Stargazers) | |
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1330 |
Barry Clark (ASV) | ||
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1400 |
Afternoon Tea | ||
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1430 |
Dr. Marc Duldig - Icarus: Flying Too High? (details) | ||
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1500 |
Jeff Byron (NSAS) | ||
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1530 |
Barry Adcock (ASV) | ||
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1600 |
Stephen Russell (IAS) | ||
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1630 |
Day Close | ||
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1700 |
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1730 |
Posters and Presenters Discussion (Private time) |
Transport to BBQ |
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1800 |
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1830 |
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1900 |
Briars BBQ and Observing (MPAS Observatory site, Mt Martha) |
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1930 |
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2000 |
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2030 |
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2100 |
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2130 |
Closing Ceremony |
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2200 |
NACAA Programme for Monday 17th April, 2006
| Time |
Room One |
Room Two |
Other |
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0800 |
Room Set Up |
Room Set Up |
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0830 |
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0900 |
Delegates Meeting |
Poster Take 10s |
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0930 |
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1000 |
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1030 |
Morning Tea |
Morning Tea |
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1100 |
Poster Take 10s |
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1130 |
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1200 |
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1230 |
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1300 |
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1330 |
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1400 |
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1430 |
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1500 |