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AMSAT Forum at Dayton HamventionThe AMSAT Forum at the 2009 Dayton Hamvention will be on Saturday, 16 May from 11:15 to 13:30 in Room 5. The speakers and their topics at this year's forum are listed below, the order will probably change. The Hamvention site now has the entire list of Forums and times posted on their web site AMSAT Forum Richard Garriott, W5WKQ On October 12, 2008 Richard Garriott launched into space aboard Soyuz TMA 13 and became the first second generation american in space. Richard's father Owen is a NASA astronaut and carried the first ham radio to orbit on his second flight in 1983 aboard the 9th shuttle flight. Richard will touch on his training, the flight and his impressions from space, and highlight his ham radio activities. Barry Baines, WD4ASW AMSAT President "AMSAT Status Report: What is happening with AMSAT?" Barry will highlight current activities within AMSAT and discuss some of the challenges facing the organization. Gould Smith, WA4SXM, AMSAT VP-Member & User Services and SuitSat-2 Systems
Engineer "SuitSat-2 Status Report". Gould will provide an overview of
AMSAT's current engineering project which is projected being developed for Drew Glasbrener, KO4MA, AMSAT VP-Operations, "AMSAT Satellite Operations Update" which will provide an overview of current satellite operations as well as discuss future satellite opportunities currently under consideration. Will Marchant, KC6ROL, AMSAT VP-Human Space Flight " "A Ham Radio Operator's View of ARISS". Will will outline several new initiatives under development for Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) that will interest amateur radio operators. Lou McFadin, W5DID, ARISS Hardware Manager "Antennas for the Columbus Module" Lou will discuss the latest piece of amateur radio equipment to be shipped to the European Space Agency for deployment to the ISS and explain the significance of this development.
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