[amsat-bb] AMSAT Activities at Hamvention - AMSAT Academy, TAPR/AMSAT Banquet, and More

[Paul Stoetzer]

Don't miss out on the exciting events we have planned for the 2019
Hamvention! Details below:

AMSAT Academy
Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) Clubhouse, Dayton, OH
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 09:00 - 17:00 EDT

Come join us the day before Hamvention for AMSAT Academy – a unique
opportunity to learn all about amateur radio in space and working the
FM, linear transponder, and digital satellites currently in orbit.

AMSAT Academy will be held Thursday, May 16, 2019, from 9:00am to
5:00pm, at the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) Clubhouse,
located at 6619 Bellefontaine Rd, Dayton, Ohio.

Registration Fee includes:

Full day of instruction, designed for both beginners and advanced
amateur radio satellite operators, and taught by some of the most
accomplished AMSAT operators.
Digital copy of Getting Started with Amateur Satellites, 2019 Edition
($15 value)
One-Year, AMSAT Basic Membership ($44 value)
Pizza Buffet Lunch
Invitation to the Thursday night AMSAT get together at Ticket Pub and
Eatery in Fairborn

AMSAT Academy 2019 Registration Fee: $85.00. Registration closes May
10, 2019. No sign ups at the door. No refunds, No cancellations.

Registration may be purchased on the AMSAT Store at
https://www.amsat.org/product/amsat-academy-registration/.

AMSAT "Dinner at Tickets"
Tickets Pub & Eatery, Fairborn, OH
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 18:00 EDT

The annual AMSAT “Dinner at Tickets” party will be held Thursday at
18:00 EDT at Tickets Pub & Eatery at 7 W. Main St, Fairborn, OH. Great
selection of Greek and American food and great company! No program or
speaker, just good conversation. Food can be ordered from the menu,
drinks (beer, wine, sodas and iced tea) are available at the bar.
Leave room for dessert, there’s an in-house ice cream shop! Come as
you are. Bring some friends and have a great time the night before
Hamvention.

ARISS Forum
Forum Room 3
Friday, 17 May 2019, 13:15 - 14:15 EDT

Out of this World Ham Radio via ARISS--Amateur Radio on the ISS

Moderators: Rosalie White, K1STO, ARISS Secretary & USA Delegate,
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT Vice President Human Space Flight

ARISS is one of the most unique and fun facets of our hobby. We
inspire generations of students and hams through our International
Space Station crew and radio connections. In this eye-opening forum,
learn about current and future lifelong learning opportunities for
hams—via SSTV, APRS, voice repeaters, radio experiments and even
robots! Hear how ARISS inspires, engages and educates tens of
thousands of students each year in STEAM (science, technology,
engineering arts and math) and radio science. See the next generation
hardware systems we have in development. Discover how to maximize your
opportunities to make ARISS connections and to hear the ISS crew
directly from your ham shack. And learn about our visionary initiative
to fly ham radio on the human space flight lunar Gateway. Come meet
the team that have enabled millions, worldwide, to experience the fun
of our amateur radio hobby.

The ARISS team will present an overview and status of the program and
then conduct a panel/Q&A session with ARISS panel experts in
operations, education, hardware, experimentation and exploration. We
also hope to have some surprise guests attending!

TAPR/AMSAT Banquet
Kohler Presidential Center , Kettering, OH
Friday, 17 May 2019, 18:30 EDT

The twelfth annual TAPR/AMSAT Banquet will be held at the Kohler
Presidential Center on Friday at 18:30 EDT. This dinner is always a
highlight of the AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) and TAPR
(Tucson Amateur Packet Radio) activities during the Dayton Hamvention.

Tickets ($40 each) may be purchased from the AMSAT store at
https://www.amsat.org/product/tapramsat-joint-hamvention-banquet/. The
banquet ticket purchase deadline is Tuesday, May 14th. Banquet tickets
must be purchased in advance and will not be sold at the AMSAT booth.
There will be no tickets to pick up at the AMSAT booth. Tickets
purchased on-line will be maintained on a list with check-in at the
door at the banquet center. Seating is limited to the number of meals
reserved with the Kohler caterers based on the number of tickets sold
by the deadline.

AMSAT Forum
Forum Room 2
Saturday, 18 May 2019, 12:10 - 13:40 EDT

Moderated by Robert Bankston KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President  - User Services

AMSAT Status Report - Joseph Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, will
highlight recent activities within AMSAT and discuss some of our
challenges, accomplishments, projects, and any late breaking news.

AMSAT Engineering  - Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President -
Engineering, will talk about the Fox-1 and Golf (Greater Orbit, Larger
Footprint) Projects.

AMSAT Education - Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President -
Educational Relations will introduce the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator.

AMSAT User Services - Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President -
User Services, will discuss AMSAT's 50th Anniversary Operating Event
and the new AMSAT Ambassadors Program.

Amateur Satellite Demonstrations
Outside Main Entrance - Maxim Hall (Building 1)
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 16 - 19 May 2019, 08:00 - 16:30 EDT

Amateur Satellite operation demonstrations will be held outside the
main Maxim Hall (Building 1 or E1) entrance. Every day, AMSAT will be
demonstrating actual contacts with the operational amateur satellites.
We especially want to invite youth to make a contact via an amateur
satellite. All are invited to observe, participate and ask questions.
Satellite pass times will be posted at the AMSAT booth (1007-1010 &
1107-1110) and in the demo area.

73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Executive Vice President
AMSAT