[BAA-ebulletin 00759] BAA Workshop Meeting at the European Planetary Science Congress

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Workshop Meeting as part of the European Planetary Science Congress 2013 at University College London
"Amateur Contributions to Solar System Studies"

The EPSC is one of the world's largest gatherings of professional and amateur researchers in astronomy and the space sciences. It runs from September 08–13 this year, in the UK for the first time, in London.

Members and guests are invited to join us in a special day-long BAA session on Friday 13 September, focusing on amateur work and pro-am collaboration in solar system research. The meeting will be chaired by David Arditti and John Rogers, and the programme will be as follows:

10:00 Introductions
10:10 Peter Grego: Cybersketching: How electronic devices can facilitate and augment visual lunar and planetary observational studies
10:45 David Arditti: Recent developments in amateur planetary imaging
11:20 Tea/coffee break
11:40 Tony Cook: Impact Flash observing; and avoiding misinterpretation in suspect TLPs
12:15 Richard Miles: Amateur contributions to asteroid studies
12:50 Lunch
14:00 Marc Delcroix: Jupiter impacts detection project: a pro-am collaboration
14:35 Paul Abel: Visual planetary observing
15:10 Michel Jacquesson and Manos Kardasis Analysis of images using WinJUPOS software for measurements, mapmaking and derotation
15:50 Tea/coffee break
16:10 Chris Hooker: Polarized Moonlight: a technique for analysing the lunar regolith
16:45 Professor Nigel Mason (Open University): The Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre: a new citizen science project
17:20 Close

During the breaks it should be possible for participants to experiment with WinJupos software on the computers in the room, with the help of the various experienced practicioners present.

The meeting will take place in the Computer Cluster Room in the Department of Chemistry, Christopher Ingold Building, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ. (Nearest Underground stations: Euston Square and Euston.)

There will be a charge of £10 to cover morning and afternoon tea and coffee and a cold buffet lunch. This will be collected at the door.

Places are limited, so to book, please email Madeleine Crowe at the BAA Office: office at britastro.org, or phone her on 0207 734 4145, preferably before 31 August.

Many members are attending the regular Congress sessions as well, which run through the week. The programme for these is here:
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/epsc2013/sessionprogramme
(There is an amateur astronomy session on Thursday afternoon.) To attend these it is necessary to pay the EPSC registration fee at the appropriate rate (€50 for amateur astronomers and teachers) here:
http://www.epsc2013.eu/registration.html
There is also a selection of public astronomy outreach events taking place in various locations in London associated with the Congress, including a BAA-supported stargazing event in Regent's Park. Details here:
http://www.europlanet-eu.org/epsc2013/outreach-activities?task=view&id=7

Sent by David Arditti d at davidarditti.co.uk