ASGH COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
Current List of Committees and their Functions
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee is appointed by the President at least two months prior to the Annual Meeting (election of officers). Its duties are to nominate a slate of officers at the meeting prior to the annual meeting.
Program Committee
The Program Committee is appointed by the President. Its duties are to plan in advance the speakers for meetings.
StarConn Committee
StarConn is the ASGH's annual symposium of speakers from both the professional astronomical community and the amateur astronomy world. It is held at the Science Building of Wesleyan University each Spring.
Van Vleck 20 Inch Refractor & Public Observing Committee
The Van Vleck 20 Inch Refractor Committee is led by John A Sillasen. The purpose of this committee is to provide aid and assistance to the Astronomy Department of Wesleyan University in maintaining and operating the 20 inch Van Vleck Refractor in its new role as an historic artifact and educational tool for the general public. It is planned that members of the ASGH Refractor Committee are to aid and assist in public observing sessions in cooperation with the Astronomy Department and to assist the Astronomy Department in its efforts to provide education and enlightenment to the general public. In return for our assistance to the Astronomy Department, the refractor is also to be used by qualified members of the ASGH for personal observing.
The 20 Inch Van Vleck
Refractor has largely terminated its research functions and has been restored
to full working order through funds provided by the Walter Scott Houston
Memorial Fund. This memorial fund is intended to perpetuate the memory of
Walter Scott Houston through the educational public activities of the 20 Inch Refractor
and associated observatory facilities. O
ur liaison is with the Wesleyan
University Astronomy Department. Members of the Refractor Committee will
be kept informed via e-mail of meetings dates and all significant events as they
transpire.
Astronomer of the
Year Committee
Represented by the current recipient of
ASGH's Astronomer of the Year and other past years recipients this committee
seeks to nominate and bestow the annual honor of the Astronomer of the Year
on the new recipient each year at StarConn.
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