FAS Convention: Invitation to Attend

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The 2007 AGM & Convention will once again be held at the BMI (Birmingham & Midland Institute) on Sat 13th October 2007.

This is your chance to give feedback and get involved in how the FAS is run, we also have a busy schedule of talks and trade stands.

The BMI is a 5 minute walk from Birmingham New Street station.
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 - the booking form can be found at http://www.fedastro.org.uk/FAS2007.pdf

Programme

• Prof Mike Cruise, University of Birmingham 'The Search for Gravitational Waves'
• Prof Colin Pillinger, Open University 'Space is a Funny Place: 50 Years and more of space exploration' (+ Colin Pillinger will be signing copies of his new book "Space is a Funny Place")
• Prof Phil Diamond, University of Manchester 'Jodrell Bank: at theheart of the past and the future of radio astronomy'
• Jerry Stone: How to book and run a public star party
• Samuel George: The International Year of Astronomy- What's Happening?

Traders & Society Displays
• Aurora Books
• Practical Astronomer
• Altair Astro
• SCS Astro
• Open University
• Martin Peston - "A User"s Guide to the Meade LXD 55 and 75 telescopes"
• Amateur Astronomical Spectroscopy by Jack Martin
• Faulkes Telescope
• Sky's the Limit
• Cambridge University Press
• Rocket Rights
• Birmingham University Astronomical Society
• Birmingham Astronomical Society
• Society for the History of Astronomy
• Society for Popular Astronomy
• Chilterns Group
• British Astronomical Association
• Letchworth & District Astronomical Society

The Sir Robert Ball Library will be open for convention visitors over the lunch break.

An Imaging Competition will also take place at lunchtime - see http://www.fedastro.org.uk/photocomp.shtml for further info.

We will also be hosting a raffle with a variety of astronomical prizes...

FAS Publications:
Remember if you come and buy your FAS publications at the FAS Convention you get them without having to pay postage and packaging! The 2008 Astrocalendar will be ready for purchase at the convention (single copy £2.00 discounts for multiple orders) and our new "Buying your Telescope"will also be available (single copy £2.50).

Further info and directions can be found at http://www.fedastro.org.uk/