• ANS-217.02 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin

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    AMSAT News Service Bulletin 217.02
    From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
    DATE August 5, 2019
    To All RADIO AMATEURS
    BID: $ANS-217.02

    50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Speakers Announced,
    Tickets Now Available

    AMSAT is pleased to announce that the AMSAT Symposium Saturday Evening
    Banquet on Saturday, October 19th will feature a panel of guest
    speakers presenting ΓÇ£The Foundations of AMSATΓÇ¥ followed by a question
    and answer period. Guest speakers will include:

    Lance Ginner, K6GSJ (Project OSCAR)
    George Jacobs, W3ASK (Author, Diplomat)
    Dr. Perry Klein, W3PK (Founding President of AMSAT)
    Dr. Owen Mace (Australis-OSCAR 5 Builder, University of Melbourne)
    Richard Tonkin (Australis-OSCAR 5 Builder, University of Melbourne)
    Jan King, W3GEY (Founding member of AMSAT and Australis-OSCAR 5
    Project Manager)

    The 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting will be
    held on Friday through Sunday, October 18-20, 2019, in Arlington,
    Virginia at The Hilton Arlington. Symposium registration is available
    for $60 from now until September 15th. Banquet tickets are $55.
    Tickets are now available on the AMSAT Store at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/

    Tickets are also now available for the Sunday tour. On Sunday, October
    20th, a bus tour will take attendees to the the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
    Center, an annex of the National Air and Space Museum. Two large
    hangars display thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including a
    Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, a Concorde, and the Space Shuttle Discovery.
    Bus capacity is limited to 35 attendees. Tickets are $30 per person.
    Attendees who wish to drive may also join the tour group. Parking at
    the Udvar-Hazy Center is $15.

    On Monday, October 21st, AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, will lead
    a walking tour of the National Mall. No reservations are required. Transportation to the National Mall will be via the Washington Metro.

    Additional information, including hotel reservation information is
    available at https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/

    [ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]







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