Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
2011 Conference

July 20-23, 2011
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Registration Information

We have scheduled two excursions as part of this year's conference. One will be to the National Solar Observatory at Sunspot on Wednesday, July 20 and the second to the Very Large Array on Thursday, July 21. If any seats are still available on the excursions, tickets can be purchased at registration before departure.

Registration locations and hours will be:

Date	Location	Hours
Wednesday, July 20	Sleep Inn	7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.	.
Thursday, July 21	Sleep Inn	7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Friday, July 22	Guthrie Hall 201	8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 23	Guthrie Hall 201	8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Conference Schedule

Wednesday, July 20

Excursion to National Solar Observatory and White Sands Missle Range.

Thursday, July 21

Excursion to Very Large Array and Pete V. Domenici Science Operations Center.

Friday, July 22

8:00 a.m.	Registration opens at Guthrie Hall 201.
9:00 a.m.	Papers Session 1
10:15 a.m.	Morning break
12:00 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
1:15 p.m.	Papers Session 2
2:30 p.m.	Afternoon break
5:30 p.m.	Barbeque (included with registration)

Saturday, July 23

8:00 a.m.	Registration opens at Guthrie Hall 201.
9:00 a.m.	Papers Session 3
10:15 a.m.	Morning break
12:00 p.m.	Group Photo
12:15 p.m.	Lunch and other activities (on your own)
6:00 p.m.	Banquet at NMSU Golf Course Club House

Papers Schedule

Friday, July 22, 2011

Time	Title and speaker
9:00-9:20 am	Welcome (ASLC President and Richard Schmude, Jr.)
9:20-9:45 am	“A.L.P.O. – Why We Have Conventions, Conferences and Meetings”, by Matthew L. Will (20 minutes)
9:45-10:15 am	“Our Last Best Chance: The 2012 Transit of Venus” by John E. Westfall (23 minutes)
10:15-10:30 am	Break
10:30-11:00 am	“Jupiter in 2010-2011: An overview” by Richard Schmude, Jr. (23 minutes)
11:00-11:30 am	“Jupiter’s unusual train of spots: The STBn Jetstream” by Richard Schmude, Jr. (23 minutes
11:30-Noon	“Jupiter’s South Equatorial Belt in 2010-2011” by Richard Schmude, Jr. (23 minutes)
Noon-1:15 pm	Lunch
1:15-1:50 pm	“The Current State of TLP Research” by Bob O’Connell (30 minutes)
1:50-2:05 pm	“Uranus and Neptune in 2010-2011” by Richard Schmude, Jr. (10 minutes)
2:05-2:20 pm	“Calculating the Effect of Atmospheric Dispersion Within an Image” by Wayne Bailey (10 minutes)
2:30-3:00 pm	“Saturn: Programs and Recent Observations” by Julius Benton (30 min.)
3:00-3:15 pm	Break
3:15-3:40 pm	“The 2007 Mars Dust Storm” by Roger Venable
3:40-4:40 pm	“Jupiter: a hands-on workshop” by Richard Schmude, Jr.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Time	Title and speaker
9:00-10:00 am	“Asteroid Photometry” by Frederic Pilcher
10:00-10:15 am	Break
10:15-10:45 am	“Performing Minor Planet Astrometry” by Bert Stevens
10:45-11:00 am	“Writing an Astronomy Book Review” by Robert Garfinkle
11:00-Noon	“Mercury” Frank Melillo talk to be given by Roger Venable

Sponsoring Organizations

The 2011 Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers conference is sponsored by the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces and The Astronomy Department of New Mexico State University.