[RASC Hamilton Special Announcement] Fwd: 10th ASX Annual Symposium

[Andy Blanchard]

Happy New Year to all. I will miss this months meeting but the Gary's have planned a full agenda.  If you have time you may also want to attend:

> ASX's 10th Annual 'Expanding Canada's Frontiers' Symposium

>                            "Life Beyond Earth” 

On Jan 25th. See below for details. 

Have a great day, all the best.

Andy Blanchard
905-465-2031H
905-847-7777B
905-330-5626

> 
> Dear Astronomy and Space enthusiast,
> 
> Season's Greetings!
> 
> The ASX is excited to inform you that the date and time for our Annual
> Space Symposium has been finalized. This email contains information 
> about some upcoming events. Please see details below: 
> 
> 1. Announcement - ASX Symposium (Jan. 25, 2013)
> 2. Call for Symposium Volunteers
> ______________________________________________________________________
> 
> 1. ASX's 10th Annual 'Expanding Canada's Frontiers' Symposium
> "Life Beyond Earth” 
> 
> The Astronomy & Space Exploration Society (ASX) at the University of
> Toronto is pleased to announce that our 10th annual Symposium is set to
> take place on:
> 
> DATE & TIME: Friday, January 25, 2013, 7:00 PM
> (Doors open at 6:00 PM, reception at 10 PM)
> 
> LOCATION: 2158 JJR Macloed Auditorium
> Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
> 
>  
> 
> FEATURING: We are honored to be featuring these world-renowned speakers:
> * Dr. Chris McKay, NASA Ames
> * Prof. Sara Seager, MIT University
> 
> The 10th annual Symposium organized by ASX aims to educate the public
> on some of the current projects in astronomy and space exploration.
> 
> ASX's annual Symposium is the largest single-day space related event
> in Canada, and in the past seven years it has drawn a combined
> audience of about 6,000 people from across Canada and the U.S.
> 
> This event has featured world-renowned speakers in the forefront of
> space research and programs, including:
> 
> - Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield (Canadian Astronaut)
> - Anousheh Ansari (First Female Private Space Explorer)
> - Dr. Carolyn Porco (Space Science Institute)
> - Prof. Mike Brown (Discoverer of the 10th planet)
> - Dr. Firouz Naderi (NASA JPL)
> - Prof. Peter Schultz (Brown University/NASA LCROSS)
> - Dr. Bob Richards (Odyssey Moon; ISU Co-Founder)
> - Dr. Darlene Lim (NASA Ames)
> - Dr. Alexei Filippenko (UC Berkeley)
> - Dr. Michel Lefebvre (CERN)
> - Dr. Gilbert Holder (McGill)
> 
> This event annually attracts audiences of more than a thousand, so
> book your tickets early!
> 
> ADMISSION:
> 
> Students: FREE with ID and pre-registration: Any school, college or
> university student is welcome.
> 
> General Public: $15 (before Jan 7, 11:00pm), $20 (Regular), $25 (at the door)
> Tickets are now available at: http://asxsymposium2013.eventbrite.ca/?ebtv=C 
> 
> 
> 
> ----------------------------
> 2. Call for Symposium Volunteers
> 
> We are looking for volunteers for our 9th Annual 'Expanding Canada's
> Frontiers' Symposium! If you would like to be part of the organization
> that hosts the largest single-day space-related event in Canada (yes
> that is us, ASX), send us an email to space.society at utoronto.ca, with
> subject line "Symposium Volunteering".
> 
> You would not only get the opportunity to work in a dynamic team and
> enhance skills for your resume and professional purposes, but also
> meet and interact with the leaders in the space and astronomy fields,
> in person!
> 
> We need help in various areas, including promotion, poster posting,
> day of event tasks, and other logistics. Please specify in the email
> if you would like to help in a particular area. ASX will be holding a
> Symposium planning meeting soon, and will be contacting volunteers
> about the details. Stay tuned for more information.
> 
> Clear Skies,
> ASX
> 
> University of Toronto Astronomy & Space Exploration Society
> E-mail: space.society at utoronto.ca
> Website: http://asx.sa.utoronto.ca/
> 21 Sussex Ave, Room 427
> Toronto, Ontario
> M5S 1J6
> 
> 
> -- 
> Anita Bahmanyar,
> Symposium Director at Astronomy
> and Space Exploration Society,
> University of Toronto
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