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NEAIC-2010 Schedule of Events
The conference starts Thursday morning and runs until Friday evening. Continental breakfast and lunch are included. As an attendee, you also receive free two-day tickets to NEAF, where you can attend additional talks and optional workshops, and participate in the nation's best astronomical vendor exhibition.
Schedule is subject to change without notice

Color Coding: Aesthetic Imaging Scientific Imaging Getting Started Printer Friendly Schedule (PDF)
Clicking on talk titles that are links will allow you to download a PDF copy of the presentation.
(Not all the presenters have provided copies of their talks.)

Thursday, April 15, 2010

TimeExhibit AreaRegency RoomBreakout Room ABreakout Room B
7:45-9:00RegistrationContinental Breakfast - provided in the dining room - sponsored by Celestron
9:00-9:15 Opening Remarks 
9:15-10:30  Manufacturer
Exhibits

Wally Pacholka
America the Beautiful - Astro Landscape Imaging
 
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00  Manufacturer
Exhibits

Richard Berry
The Art and Science of
CCD Photometry
Steve Walters
The Race Against Time: Session Planning with CCDNavigator
Dave Snay
Introduction to Telescopes & Astroimaging #1
12:00-1:15 Lunch - provided in the dining room - sponsored by iOptron
1:15-2:30  Manufacturer
Exhibits

Hap Griffin
Modifying a DSLR
Dan Duriscoe
Measuring Night Sky Brightness with a Wide-Field CCD Camera
Dave Snay
Introduction to Telescopes & Astroimaging #2
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-4:00  Manufacturer
Exhibits

Alan Holmes
Stray Light in Amateur Telescopes: the HUGE Problem you don't even know you have!
Doug George
Optimizing your
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Poster Session
4:00-4:15 Break
4:15-5:30  Manufacturer
Exhibits

Stephen Levine
Helping Your Images Prosper: Meta-Data, the Data About Your Data
Brian Warner
Photometry Workshop
Dave Snay
Introduction to Telescopes & Astroimaging #3
5:30-5:45 Day 1 Wrap-up 
5:45-8:30 Dinner Break. For dinner, visit one of thefine restaurants in the area.
8:30-10:30 Special Evening Program
Tim Puckett

Remote Imaging Demo
 

 

Friday, April 16, 2010

TimeExhibit AreaRegency RoomBreakout Room ABreakout Room B
7:45-9:00RegistrationContinental Breakfast - provided in the dining room - sponsored by SBIG
9:00-9:15 Opening Remarks 
9:15-10:30  Manufacturer
Exhibits

Adobe's
Alan Erickson

The Secrets Of CS4
 
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00  Manufacturer
Exhibits

Brian Warner
What you Can do in Asteroid Research until the 'Big One' Comes
Celestron's
Jason Fournier

The Leading Edge
Dave Snay
Introduction to Telescopes & Astroimaging #4
12:00-1:15 Lunch - provided in the dining room - sponsored by Ceravolo Optical and Diffraction Limited
1:15-2:30  Manufacturer
Exhibits

Don Goldman
Focus on Focus
Pete Kalajian
The science of flat field
Dave Snay
Introduction to Telescopes & Astroimaging #5
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-4:00  Manufacturer
Exhibits

Jerry Lodriguss
Secrets of DSLR Astrophotography
Richard Berry
Pushing Astrometry to the Limit
Debra Ceravolo
Image processing and Food: Getting Back to Nature
4:00-4:15 Break
4:15-4:45 Caroline Moore
My Life as an Exploding Star
 
4:45-6:00 Pamela L. Gay
On-going Pro/Am Collaboration Programs
 
6:00-6:30 Day 2 Wrap-up
&
Closing Remarks
Door Prize Drawing