Registration open for 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium

AMSAT announces the 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on Friday, November 4th through Sunday, November 6th in San Jose, CA.

Our annual gathering will feature:

+ Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations
+ Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World
+ Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members (Nov. 3-4)
+ Meet Board Members and Officers
+ Annual General Membership Meeting
+ Annual Banquet-Keynote Speaker and Door Prizes

The 2011 Symposium hotel and registration web pages are now available on the AMSAT web site. You may register for the Symposium and Annual Banquet at the AMSAT Store:
http://www.amsat-na.com/store/SymposiumReg.php

Visit the Symposium and Annual General Meeting web page for details and the latest information:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2011/index.php

Symposium Registration including a copy of the Proceedings is:
+ $45 per person until September 19, 2011
+ $50 per person starting September 20, 2011
+ $55 per person at the door

The Saturday evening banquet is $45 per person. The Sunday morning Area Coordinator’s Breakfast is $15 per person.

The hotel selected is the Wyndham San Jose, close to the airport. The AMSAT discount rate is $79.00+taxes per night.
The reservation block code when calling the hotel directly is “AMSAT”. The hotel telephone number is 408-453-6200.
If you are making reservations on-line use 1031FSJAM for the group code. The direct link to the hotel web page is:
http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/SJCAP/main.wnt

If you are planning to book a room on dates other than November 2, 3, 4, 5, you will have to call the hotel directly and ask for *in-house reservations*. You can get the $79 rate 3 days before and 3 days after the above dates but you cannot book the room on their website.

Any problems, give Martha a call at the AMSAT Office:
301-589-6062.

The 2011 Symposium Committee