What are Participants' Conferences

Automatic Small Telescope Conference Symposium on Photometry Robotic Telescope Symposium
Lazy K Bar, Tucson AZ 1988 Lazy K Bar, Tucson, AZ 1990 at JPL in California 1991

The STAR 2008 and Galileo's Legacy 2009 astronomy conferences are called "participants’ conferences" because the usual distinctions between organizers and attendees, between speakers and audience are greatly diminished. Participants assist in planning the conference sessions in advance and managing the conferences as they unfold, serve on committees and chair sessions. High school, community college, and university undergraduate and graduate students interact with researchers renowned in their field. Funding is sought for a few students. Other participants pay their own way, including registration, but costs are minimize as much as possible, the locations are delightful, and the conferences can double as a family vacation.

● Organized by the participants

● Participants chair sessions and
    staff the panels

● Dynamic presentations by
    experts in their fields

● Generous non-session time for
    interactions and relaxation

● Tours / time off mid-conference

● Vacation location

Past conference web pages are archived on the Orion Observatory site (www.OrionObservatoy.org). You may access each of the conferences by clicking on the links to the right and using your browser back button, by closing the Orion Institute/Past Conference tab, or by closing the Orion Observatory website, to return to this website.

STAR Workshop 2007

RAAT II Workshop 2007

Dallas Alt-Az 2007