Call for Papers- 2015 Annual Conference

Green Bank, WV National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), USA

The Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) solicits papers for presentation at its 2015 Annual Conference to be held 21 June - 24 June 2015.

Sunday 21 June, will start with an introduction to Radio Astronomy at the Science Center classroom, followed by learning to operate the forty foot radio telescope (1,420 MHz (21 cm). Presentations by SARA members and guests are scheduled on Monday and Tuesday.  A High Tech tour of the NRAO facility will be conducted on Tuesday 23 June.

Papers are welcome on subjects directly related to radio astronomy including hardware, software, education and tutorials, research strategies, observations and data collection and philosophy. SARA members and supporters wishing to present a paper should email a letter of intent, including a proposed title and abstract to the conference coordinator at vicepres@radio-astronomy.org no later than 10 April 2015. Draft of papers are due 20 April and final versions of the papers due no later than 4 May. 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. Guidelines for presenter papers are located at:http://radio-astronomy.org/pdf/guidelines-submitting-papers.pdf Formal printed Proceedings will be published for this conference and all presentations can be made available on CD.