Call for Papers: 2010 Western Conference

The Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) hereby solicits papers for presentation at its 2010 Western Regional Conference, to be held March 20 though March 21, 2010, at Stanford University in California. Papers on radio astronomy hardware, software, education, research strategies, philosophy, observing efforts and methods are welcome.

SARA members or supporters wishing to present a paper should email a letter of intent, including a proposed title and informal abstract or outline (not to exceed 100 words) to the SARA vice president at westernconference_at_radio-astronomy_dot_org, no later than 15 December 2009. Be sure to include your full name, affiliation, postal address, and email address, and indicate your willingness to attend the conference to present your paper. Submitters will receive an email response, typically within one week, along with a request to proceed to the next stage, if the proposal is consistent with the planned program. A formal Proceedings will be published in conjunction with this Meeting. Papers will be peer-reviewed by a panel of SARA members with appropriate professional expertise and academic credentials. First-draft manuscripts must be received no later than 18 January 2010, with feedback, acceptance, or rejection emails to be sent within two weeks thereafter. Upon final editing of accepted papers, camera-ready copy will be due not later than 21 February 2010. Due to printer's deadlines, manuscripts received after that deadline will not make it into the Proceedings. Instructions for preparation and submission of final manuscripts appear in a Guidelines for Submitting Papers document on the SARA website.