Star Party; SpaceVision Volunteer info (You MUST READ if you plan to volunteer!!)

Hello everyone,

SEDS is planning on joining an Astronomy Club star party this Friday, October 23rd. The plan is to meet at Which-Wich on University at 4 pm to eat beforehand. If you can't make it to dinner, you should plan to meet up with everyone at 5pm in the Steward Observatory/ Sonett parking lot by the SEDS office. They will be heading up to Windy Point near Mt. Lemmon, so please keep in mind that it will likely be VERY cold, so dress appropriately. If you are interested in attending, please email Kevin at kevinkhu@email.arizona.edu .

If you are planning on volunteering for SpaceVision 2009, the SEDS national conference, you must read the following information:

SpaceVision 2009 is the SEDS national conference being held here at the University of Arizona from November 12-15, 2009. Our conference website can be found here: http://spacevision.seds.org/ . Our current speaker list is as follows:

• Brant Adams (General Manager, Research Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering (ROME) at NASA Langley Research Center, Jacobs Technology)
• Keith Beck (General Manager, NASA Test and Evaluation Contract Group at NASA White Sands Test Facility, Jacobs Technology)
• Ben Brockert (Aerospace Technician, Masten Space Systems)
• Lynn Cline (Deputy Associate Administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA HQ)
• Ken Davidian (Program Lead, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation)
• Peter Diamandis (Chairman & Founder, X-PRIZE Foundation)
• Jeff Foust (Senior Analyst, Futron Corporation)
• Richard Garriott (Private Space Explorer)
• Gabrielle Giffords (US Congresswoman; Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics)
• James Head (Chief Scientist, Raytheon)
• Chris Impey (Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona)
• Mark E. Kelly (NASA Astronaut)
• Dante Lauretta (Deputy Principal Investigator, OSIRIS Mission)
• Richard Leis (Operations Specialist, HiRISE)
• Chris Lewicki (Chief Engineer, LewickiDyne Systems)
• Taber MacCallum (CEO, Paragon Space Development Corporation)
• Jim Muncy (President & Founder, PoliSpace)
• Bob Richards (Founder & CEO, Odyssey Moon Limited)
• Marcia Rieke (Principle Investigator, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam))
• Guillermo Söhnlein (Managing Director, Space Angels Network)
• Simon "Pete" Worden (Director, NASA Ames)

If you cannot tell already, this conference is a huge undertaking that cannot possibly be successful without your help. Based on my estimate, we will need about 100 hours of volunteer time from local SEDS members like you.

If you are a dues paying member, for 4 hours of volunteering, you will receive free conference registration ($15 value) as well as a free conference T-shirt ($10 value). In you are not a dues paying member, but still a student, for 6 hours of volunteering, you will receive free conference registration ($25 value) as well as a free conference T-shirt ($10 value). If you are still interested, please take a look at the following spreadsheet: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AnOpfNFc5JHVdHJBRXIteC1pbmFTUkNfVXpZekl0U0E&hl=en

This spreadsheet contains every conceivable volunteer opportunity for our conference. If you would like to volunteer for SpaceVision 2009, please do the following:

1. Read over this spreadsheet until you understand it (hopefully it is clear). The yellow tinted rows are a higher priority over the white rows, so please focus on those first. I have listed the conference activities you would be missing by volunteering at a certain time so you can make sure not to miss talks/ events that interest you most.
   
2. Find a combination of 4-6 hours (or more!) that you are able to volunteer.
3. Reply to this email with a list of reference numbers (the first column - "Ref #") corresponding to the times you would like to volunteer. For example, if you would like to help assemble conference bags and take the first shift for conference registration on Thursday, you would give me reference numbers 1 & 6. In your email, please also make sure to include your full name and cell phone number.
   
4. Once you email me this info, I will respond as soon as possible letting you know that I added you to the spreadsheet. Please check to make sure that I added you correctly, and email me if a change needs to be made.

Spots will be filled on a "first-come-first serve" basis. As a volunteer, you will be required to attend one volunteer orientation. I will be holding at least two different orientations the week of SpaceVision to accommodate everyone's schedule (I'll send exact times for these next week).

One thing I ask is that you read EVERY future email I send to you with [SPACEVISION] in the subject line, as it will contain very important information specific to your volunteering..

If you have any quesitons at all, please let me know.

Thanks,
Kyle Stephens
President, UASEDS
Director, SpaceVision 2009