The CWAS Astrofest Conference - 18-19 July 2009
CWAS AstroFest

18-19 July 2009

Conference Programme

For online information about travel to, and accommodation in, Parkes see: http://www.parkes.nsw.gov.au/

There is no registration fee this year

Conference Dinner (optional) - $40 per person
Click here for a dinner reservation form



Conference Program:

The Conference Venue is the CSIRO Parkes Observatory


Saturday, 18th July, 2009

To 10:00ABC Local Radio Outside Broadcast

10:00-10:45Dr Lewis Ball (Acting Director, ATNF): The ASKAP Project

11:00-12:30Lunar Geology and the Use of Lunar Resources: Live Video Link from Houston and Canberra

12:30-12:50Parkes Apollo 11 Personnel: "Recollections of Apollo"

13:15-14:00John Sarkissian (CSIRO/ATNF/CWAS): "Parkes and the Apollo missions"

14:00-15:00Wayne Lee and Erisa Hines (NASA's Altair Vehicle Systems Managers): "NASA's Plans to Return to the Moon"

15:00-16:00Dr David Malin: "Galileo's Astronomical Legacy"

From 18:30Conference Dinner - Comfort Inn, International Hotel, Parkes. Click here for a reservation form
Includes the Presentation of the 2009 CWAS "David Malin Awards"


Sunday, 19th July, 2009

9:00:9:45Robert Hollow (CSIRO/ATNF): "Introduction to Radio Astronomy"

10:00-10:45Prof. Ron Ekers (CSIRO/ATNF): "Parkes and John Bolton"

11:00-12:15Dr Jill Tarter (Director, SETI Institute): The John Bolton Lecture

12:15-13:00Dr David Malin: "Galileo's Astronomical Legacy"

13:15-14:00John Sarkissian (CSIRO/ATNF/CWAS): "Parkes and the Apollo missions"

14:15-15:00Dr George Hobbs (CSIRO/ATNF): "Parkes and Pulsars"

15:15-16:00Dr Angel Lopes-Sanchez (CSIRO/ATNF): "Stars and Galaxies"


16:00 Raffle Draw - Skywatcher SW880 10-inch Dobsonian Telescope donated by myastroshop



For all enquiries please email the AstroFest Organising Committee

Or phone:
The CSIRO Parkes Observatory's Visitors Centre on (02) 6861-1777
The Parkes Tourist Centre on (02) 6863-8860



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