Meeting attendees get together for an informal dinner on Thursday evening.
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Paula Szkody is the keynote speaker for the "Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers" Workshop
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Arto Oksanen, Mike Koppelman, and Vance Petriew get together at a coffee break.
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Pamela Gay talks about using graphs and plots effectively in your papers.
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Gary Billings asks a question at the writing workshop.
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The Beatles? Oh no wait, that's Arne, Walt, Vance, Richard, and Mike. (The VSOrs!)
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Gary Billings kicks off the first paper session with a talk on the Algol-type eclipsing binary LS Persei.
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Paula Szkody talks about using XMM and optical photometry to figure out CVs.
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Pebble Richwine discusses research involving science education with high school students.
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Dr. Mario Motta gives us an update on the progress of Wingaersheek Observatory.
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Jerry Horne talks about the automated extraction of photometric data.
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Karen Meech closes the Friday paper session with an interesting talk entitled, "Observing a Lunar Impact".
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AAVSO meetings attendees.
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A packed room at the Lockwood Observatory awaits the public lecture by John Percy.
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Dr. John Percy talks about all kinds of variable stars.
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Gary Walker gives the CCD Committee report in front of a photograph of a beautiful Bald Eagle taken by AAVSO former president/photographer/bird-watcher Dan Kaiser.
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Marv Baldwin gives the Eclipsing Binary and RR Lyrae committee reports.
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AAVSO Director Arne Henden tells us about upcoming meeting locations and collaborations. Get your travel toothbrushes ready!
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Gary Billings gets ready to talk more about the upcoming meeting in Calgary.
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Arne presents Marv Baldwin with an observer award.
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Arne gives Chris Hesseltine his observer award.
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AAVSO Group picture. (Finally the stars get a little privacy.)
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AAVSO Director Arne Henden and meeting coordinator Rebecca Turner ensure everything runs smoothly.
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AAVSO staff member extraordinaire Aaron Price helps Vance get ready for his talk.
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Vance Petriew talks about the Comparison Star Database and the Automated Chart Plotter.
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John Percy talks about the analysis of AAVSO visual observations of T Tauri stars.
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David Williams asks a question at the Scientific Paper Session.
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Chris Watson introduces VSX ( The International Variable Star Index) remotely from California.
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Walter MacDonald tells us the story of Winchester Observatory.
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Carmen Wilkerson and Barb Kaiser enjoy a cocktail at the Burpee Museum of Natural History.
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Dean Chandler and Gary Billings get acquainted during cocktail hour.
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Pamela Gay and Pebble Richwine brighten up the room.
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Marv and Gerry try to convince Barb Kaiser to join the eclipsing binary group.
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Carol Beaman, Arne Henden, and David Williams chat during cocktail hour.
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Linda Henden and John Percy at the Natural History museum.
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A view from above.
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Little did our observers know what lurked right behind them.
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Meeting host, Barry Beaman, with Chris and Bob Stine.
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Reflecting on the history of the dinosaur.
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Carol Beaman in the "Jane" exhibit at Burpee.
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Vance and Jennifer Petriew watch a video at one of the exhibits.
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The AAVSO Banquet attendees gather around the skeleton of Jane, a recently discovered T. Rex.
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Unfortunately for one AAVSO attendee, Jane had not eaten in days.
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Paula Szkody and Barry Beaman at the dinosaur exhibit.
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Rebecca, aka "The Enforcer", keeps the banquet doors closed until the staff is ready. |
Meeting attendees mingle before dinner.
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More mingling.
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Walt MacDonald and Mike Koppelman get acquainted.
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Bob Stine and Mike Simonsen share a laugh.
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Lew and Donna Cook take a moment to sit down and relax.
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Mr. and Mrs. Beaky enjoy the museum cocktail hour.
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Barry and Carol Beaman with Roger Kolman.
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Dinner Banquet attendees get ready to eat the colorful salad.
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John Percy, Bill Dillon, Lew and Donna Cook, Barb and Dan Kaiser, Rebecca, and Dr. Mario Motta.
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Banquet attendees get ready to eat a delicious meal.
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Attendees enjoying their meal.
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Bob Stine, Richard Huziak, Gilbert Lubcke, Dean Chandler, Pamela Gay, Pebble Richwine, Mike Simonsen, and Chris Stine at the Banquet.
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Gary Billings, Arto Oksanen, Walter MacDonald, Mike Koppelman, Bob Crumrine, Mr. and Mrs. Beaky.
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Smile for the camera! |
AAVSO President David Williams closes the meeting with casual mention of world domination.
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Karen Meech with Neil Simmons. Karen gave an after dinner lecture titled, "Deep Impact".
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