DATE: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:18:10 +1100
SUBJECT: First Announcement: "Celebrating the AAO: Past, Present, and Future"


*** FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT ***

Celebrating the AAO: Past, Present, and Future

The Shire Hall, Coonabarabran, 21 to 25 June 2010

In 2010 the Anglo-Australian Observatory will see both its 36th  
anniversary
and its transition from a joint UK and Australian facility to a wholly
Australian entity, the Australian Astronomical Observatory. This  
transition
will occur on 1 July 2010.

To celebrate the past successes and the exciting future of the AAO, we  
are
holding a Symposium with the theme "Celebrating the AAO: Past, Present  
and
Future". The meeting will be held in Coonabarabran over 21-25 June  
2010. There
will be a welcome reception, an open day at the AAT, and half-day of  
tours
around the region, along with a number of other social events. More  
details of
the schedule and events will be circulated closer to the date of the
conference.

We are looking forward to a fascinating and enjoyable celebration  
covering
historical overviews of the AAO, ongoing research, and eagerly  
anticipated
developments. More details of the program as it is developed, as well as
information on accommodation, travel and more, will be available on the
conference web page:

http://www.aao.gov.au/AAO2010/

We encourage you to register early, as the conference will be limited in
numbers. The registration form is open now, and we will begin accepting
payments from early December. A second announcement will be circulated  
with
a reminder when registration payments are open.

The conference registration fee is AU$100. The due date for payment is
the 1st April 2010. There will be a late registration fee after
1 April 2010 of AU$300.

Invited Speakers:

* Brian Boyle
* Ian Corbett
* Warrick Couch
* Roger Davies
* Richard Ellis
* Bob Frater
* Ken Freeman
* Peter Gillingham
* David Malin
* Donald Morton
* Michael Rowan-Robinson
* Elaine Sadler
* Jason Spyromilio (tbc)
* Fred Watson

SOC/LOC:

* Matthew Colless
* Andrew Hopkins
* Stuart Ryder
* Russell Cannon
* David Malin
* Steve Lee
* Chris Springob
* Sarah Brough
* Helen Sim

Andrew Hopkins
-- 
A.Prof. Andrew Hopkins, Head of AAT Science
Anglo-Australian Observatory
P.O. Box 296, Epping
NSW 1710, Australia
ph: +61 2 9372 4849  fax: +61 2 9372 4880