... From: "S. Paul Varga" <paul.varga@...> Dear all: Pardon the group e-mail, but I am trying to locate a phone number for Gary Clemans-Gibbon. I am the...
I received the following information from David Dunham of the International Occultation and Timing Association, and want to share it with you. Ed Flaspoehler,...
Rich Willis of the RASC in Victoria, Canada, semt me the following star party announcement. I am posting it for your information. I hope some of you may be...
Hi all: The Charlottesville Astronomical Society is proud to announce their line up of speakers for the Virginia Association of Astronomical Societies annual ...
Our club has a dark-sky site where members and the general public go to view the heavens. On our public nights, twice a month, we usually have quite a few...
Hi Scott, I think a little courtesy on both sides is called for. Green lasers can be a valuable tool when dealing with the public and /or novices. Its much...
I am a 4 time president and 3 time observatory director for the Astronomical Society of Kansas City so I am very familiar with the problems of balancing public...
Scott Give the first hour after the onset of NT to the public then ban the lasers after that. The green laser is such a improvement over the spot lights we had...
John Gilkison
jgilkiso@...
Sep 8, 2004 5:13 pm
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I concur with both of these guys. I also am a 2-term past president of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City. I also attend many public nights at the...
Someone attempting to create an astro-image can't possibly expect to have ideal conditions on public nights. Public nights are specifically intended for...
During public outings, the photographers need to understand. We have "Club members only." observings where the rules are different. If there is someone...
Scott... For amyone to attempt imaging at a public night is silly. The *pulic* is there, and no matter what you tell them, they will be running around, shining...
Hell no, we welcome them as they are a very valuable teaching tool. However, there is only one member that has one, so no duelling lasers yet! ... From: "Scott...
Tenney Doble
charles.doble@...
Sep 9, 2004 2:16 am
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Recently our club suffered a drop in membership, losing more than a few people. Our dues expire in May, and we always give a grace period of a few months....
Kevin, Our club sees a great deal of variation in the membership, although for the last few years, it's been steadily growing. We can always attribute the...
Hi Kevin, I noticed your question in this group and took note of it to try and get you some answers. I am the Vice Chair of the Mid East Region of the ...
Hi: What kind of members were they, exactly? If you are seeing an outflux of fairly new members who are fairly new astronomers, the problem is probably not too...
Please add me to your list! Your insights will be valuable to many of us. David Young Astronomical Society of Kansas City dyoung8@... ... From: James T....
Rod has a valid point! It's really very simple why members leave....they find they don't like it! In most cases, the society or the individual member by and...
"In the immortal words of planetarium director, Paul Chatelain: "The majority of astronomy club members join simply to be entertained". HI Remy: I've been...
Please put me on your list as well. We are already doing some of the things you mentioned. My instructions to our new membership chair is to contact all who...
There are probably as many reasons for leaving as there are members who leave. You can't please everyone. That said, performing an "exit poll" is shutting...
We've tried a suggestion box, surveys, asking, no one says anything. What can you do? Sue Rose ... From: Dave Adalian To: astro-officers@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
If there's no interest, then there's no interest, but I have a very hard time believing it. Someone in your group must have an opinion on the club's future....
The AOS is a strong organization. We may lose a handful a year, mostly I think because they were just caught up in the beginning when they joined but really...
We really made a big deal of the Venus Transit and got a lot of people at the beach that morning, even with the clouds. We will celebrate that once again this...
MOTIVATION One of the things that I see as a common thread through all of this is that people view the situation as a black and white thing as opposed to the...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3673946.stm BBC News Story with quotes from Bob Gent ... Light relay 'should be dropped' By Brady Haran A "light relay"...
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