2024 SARA Annual Eastern Conference Schedule

 

2024 SARA Annual Eastern Conference

 and

 Global Radio Astronomy Symposium

 

DAY

TIME

          SPEAKER

TITLE

 

Sunday

8/4/2024

 

Preconference Activities and Workshops

 

 

 

 

9:30-11:30 AM

On-your-own no-cost tours of Green Bank Observatory Science Center, exhibits, gift shop. Suggested lunch at the GBO Starlight Café. Bus tour tickets are sold at the gift shop, but online advance purchase is highly recommended.

10:00 AM

Exclusive screening of Small Town Universe, an award-winning feature film about Green Bank and a few of its special people.  Jansky Auditorium.

12:00 Noon

RegistrationatJanskyLabBuilding, just down the road from Science Center.

Ask at the gift shop if you need directions.

 

(Zoom session open at 1630 UTC)

12:45 PM

Jay Wilson, Chair

 

Dr. Rich Russel

 SARA President

Administrative Announcements

Safety, RFI Rules and Security Reminder

 

Preconference Welcome

1:00 PM

EdHarfmann

Introduction to RadioAstronomy

2:15 PM

Charles Osborne

Radio Astronomy Hints and Kinks

2:45 PM

Break

3:00PM

SkipCrilly

40Ft.RadioTelescopeOverview

(End of day’s online session)

3:20 PM

Skip Crilly

40 Ft. Radio Telescope Hands-On Workshop

5:15PM

DinneratGBOCafeteria

6:30PM

SetUpOutsideExperiments and Demonstrations

6:30PM

SteveTzikas

20m GBO SkynetRoboticRadioTelescope Workshop

8:00PM

 

SocialatDrake’sLounge: Informal technical roundtable

Astronomy on the Lawn:  Outside equipment demonstrations.

40-foot radio telescope available for individual use.

Parking Lot Flea Market

 

Note:  Times are for Green Bank, WV, which is U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC  minus 4).



 

 

 

 

Monday

8/5/2024

SARA Annual Conference and Global Radio Astronomy Symposium

In-Person at Green Bank Observatory with Interactive Online Sessions

7:45AM

BreakfastatGBOCafeteria

8:30 AM

 

Registration at Jansky Lab Building

9:00AM

Jay Wilson, Chair

Administrative Announcements

Safety, RFI Rules and Security Reminders

9:15AM

Dr. Rich Russel

SARA President

Welcome and Conference Opening

9:30AM

Steve Tzikas

SARA Section Updates

9:45AM

David Westman or Bob Stricklin

Western Conference Recap

10:00AM

Dr. Rich Russel

SARA Online Programs

Online Drake’s Lounge   --   SARA RTOP

 SARA Drake’s Lounge for Australia/New Zealand

10:15 AM

Refreshment Break and Poster Session

10:30AM

Dr. Wolfgang Herrmann Astropeiler Stockert

Fast Radio Burst and Magnetar Observations at Astropeiler Stockert

11:15 AM

Ellie White

SETI Research Programs

12:00PM

LunchatGBOCafeteria

1:00PM

Sue Ann Heatherly

Education and Outreach at GBO

1:45 PM

Dr. Marcello Montici

Visit to ALMA

2:15 PM

Tom Finkenbinder

Pulsar Science for STEM Students

2:45 PM

Refreshment Break and Poster Session

3:00PM

Skip Crilly

Interferometer Measurements in Interstellar

Communication

3:30 PM

Dr. Wayne McCain

Radio Astronomy STEMSAT

Progress Report

4:00 PM

Jason Burnfield

Hydrogen Line Detection of Nearby Galaxies Using Drift Scanning with a 3 Meter Dish

4:30 PM

Open Mike

 

5:00PM

Bruce Randall

SARA Secretary

Election Instructions      (End of day’s online session)

5:15PM

DinneratGBOCafeteria

6:15PM

FleaMarketinDormParkingLot

 

7:00PM

SocialatDrake’sLounge.

Astronomy on the Lawn:  Outdoor experiments

40-foot radio telescope available for individual use

 

Note:  Times are for Green Bank, WV, which is U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC  minus 4).

 

SARA Annual Conference and International Radio Astronomy Symposium

In-Person at Green Bank Observatory with Interactive Online Sessions

 

 

 

Tuesday

8/6/2024

7:45AM

BreakfastatGBOCafeteria

 

9:00 AM

Jay Wilson

Administrative Announcements

 

9:05 AM

Charles Osborne

Comments from SARA Historian

 

9:15AM

Dr. Rich Russel

SARA President

SARA Announcements

SARA Elections conducted by Bruce Randall

Installation of Officers

Business Meeting

 

10:00AM

CoffeeBreakandPosterSession

 

10:15AM

Ritwik Sharma

Guidance System for CHART

 

10:45AM

Dimitry Fedorov

Low SNR Observations of Masers

 

11:15 AM

Ted Cline, N0RQV

Little Thompson Observatory

Software for

Easy Radio Astronomy

 

11:45 AM

Peter East

Successful Pulsar Detection and Analysis

 

12:15PM

LunchatGBOCafeteria

 

1:30PM

GroupPicture

 

1:45PM

Bruce Randall

Black Body Test Loads for Calibration

 

2:30 PM

Jesse Alexander

Super KNOVA

 

3:15PM

RefreshmentBreakandPosterSession

 

3:30 PM

Dan Layne

Pulsar Scintillation Measurements using GBO 20 meter telescope

 

4:00 PM

Paul Butler

SARA Australia - NZ

Observation Reports from the Southern Hemisphere

 

4:30 PM

Open Mike

 

 

5:00 PM

Dinner at GBO Cafeteria

 

6:15 PM

Flea Market in Dorm Parking Lot

 

8:00 PM

Social at Drake Lounge.

Astronomy on the Lawn: Outdoor experiments

40 foot radio telescope available for individual use

 

               

 

Note:  Times are for Green Bank, WV, which is U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC  minus 4).

 

 

 

SARA Annual Conference and International Radio Astronomy Symposium

In-Person at Green Bank Observatory with Interactive Online Sessions

 

Wednesday

8/7/2024

 

7:45AM

 

 

BreakfastatGBOCafeteria

9:00 AM

Jay Wilson

Administrative Announcements

9:15 AM

Dr. Jay Lockman

Capstone Presentation

10:15

Open Mike

 

10:45

Dr. Rich Russel

SARA President

Conference Wrap-Up

End of Online Session

11:00

Sue Ann Heatherly

Technical Tours

12:30

 

Lunch at GBO Cafeteria

         

 

 

Note:  Times are for Green Bank, WV, which is U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC  minus 4).

 


 

 

 

 

 

  Note:  Times are for Green Bank, WV, which is U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC  minus 4).

 

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