Re: [APML] Of interest to Pacific NW imagers: Imaging the SkyConference

["Richard Crisp" <rdcrisp@earthlink.net>]

it was two days last time. 2x30 = 60

they want, what, $150 or more?

i went last fall. it was a blast to meet all these people that i've 
corresponded with for years.
one or two of the talks were good but most weren't from my perspective.

either they were free of annoying technical content or the speakers just 
weren't good speakers or the topic was just not very good.

i didn't get the feeling that the organizers have much experience organizing 
technical conferences or perhaps getting cooperation from the speakers was 
equivalent to herding cats; maybe both
I don't want to be too hard on them, i did enjoy myself but i don't feel 
like I got $150 worth out of the conference.

I don't plan to attend this fall right now. I may change my mind if it looks 
like they will do something fundamentally different but since the group 
organizing it is the same and they seem to be happy with what they did last 
time, i don't expect much difference



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Voetsch" <alanv12952@yahoo.com>
To: "Richard Crisp" <rdcrisp@earthlink.net>; "Discussion of Film 
Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Of interest to Pacific NW imagers: Imaging the Sky 
Conference


> Hey Richard,
>
> I think overall costs are cheaper compared to my old home area (born in
> Oakland, raised and lived in Hayward until 1990). Most of the speakers
> are also from this region so they probably do not require large travel
> expenses and other travel related incidentals.
>
> Isn't AIC a 2 or 3 day conference? And I haven't heard of any finalized
> itinerary from them yet.
>
> Alan
>
> --- Richard Crisp <rdcrisp@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> that sounds like a good conference. it is a bargain compared to AIC.
>>
>> I wonder why AIC has to charge so much?
>
>> > I was just sent this link and thought I'd forward it to you guys. I
>> > believe I'm going to check this out, along with the Advanced
>> imaging
>> > conference in Nov. I need all the help I can get.
>> >
>> > This one is near Portland on 7/23/05 and is a 1 day event for $30.
>> Now,
>> > if I can only afford the gas there and back. 8-)
>> >
>> > Here's the link:
>> >
>> > http://www.stargazing.net/david/its/
>
>
>
> SCT Astrophotography: http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch/astrophotography
> FS-102 G-11/Gemini: http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/tak_fs102
> & http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/fs102
> & http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/takpf
>
>
>
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