[BAA-ebulletin 00928] Forthcoming meetings on Asteroids in August/September

[BAA electronic bulletins service]

As highlighted in the August Journal's "From the President" spot by Jeremy 
Shears, I would also like to draw your attention to two asteroid-related 
meetings, which are now rapidly approaching:

The first will be in a little under two week's time, namely the European 
Symposium on Occultation Projects (ESOP, see http://www.esop35.uk/ ), which 
begins on the evening of Friday, August 19 and runs to Tuesday, August 23: 
the last two days comprising post-conference trips for delegates. BAA 
members not yet registered are very welcome to join the Saturday and/or 
Sunday sessions. The venue is the University of Surrey, Guildford. The 
topics will be very varied including lunar/asteroid occultations, observing 
opportunities made possible by the GAIA mission, hardware and software for 
timing and image capture, as well as demos and tutorials with some 
contributions from afar via Skype. Please contact the ARPS Director by 
e-mail (address below) if you would like more details of the programme, or 
if you wish to attend at short notice.

The second is the Asteroids and Remote Planets Workshop, free to BAA 
members, which will take place on Saturday, September 24 at Burlington 
House, Piccadilly and details of which have also been featured in the 
current Journal (p.258) - see also https://britastro.org/node/7189 . There 
will be lots of practical topics covered on the day, including some which 
overlap with techniques used in the study of comets. Attendees are welcome 
to contribute by way of a short talk, or by participation in discussions. 
Please note that, if you are planning to attend, you will need to first book 
by contacting the BAA Office on 020 7734 4145 or office[at]britastro.org - 
Please book early so as to confirm your place. Thank you.

Richard Miles
arps[at]britastro.org

2016 August 5