As I previously noted on this list, we don't seem to be having any
kind of astro-viz meeting this year, and I'm interested in thinking
ahead to next year, to make sure we avoid a similar gap. So I'd like
to host something in my new digs, 6-8 May 2009.

For those who might not know, I've flown the American Museum of
Natural History coop and settled on the Left Coast. I'm working at
the California Academy of Sciences, which is about to open the world's
largest green building accessible to the public. It's an exciting
project, and in case you're interested, you can check out our website:
http://www.calacademy.org/

The new Academy will house a fully digital planetarium as well as a
stereoscopic theater and plenty of HD screens all over the exhibit
floor, and we're gearing up to produce our own programming for all
those venues. We will have real-time capabilities as well, with a
flexibly-designed system that should allow for easily bringing content
into our many venues.

Part of the impetus for the choice of dates is a concert of the
California Symphony on 3 and 5 May 2009, featuring list member Jose
Francisco Salgado's interpretation of "Astronomical Pictures at an
Exhibition":
http://www.californiasymphony.org/content/may.asp

Jose Francisco can give more details on his event, but in the
meantime, please mark your calendars for 6-8 May 2009. I'll be
posting more information after I get a certain planetarium up and
running in September. I hope many if not all of you can make it to
San Francisco next year!


Ryan Wyatt, Director
Morrison Planetarium and Science Visualization
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-379-5183