August 2016
September 2016 Digital Reflector Announcement has been sent
Announcement of the September 2016 digital edition of the Reflector has been emailed to all members.
Several people have reported an error with the member affiliation in the greeting line. The error is in the software that sends out the announcements; the profile information is okay.
If you did not receive the announcement it is probably because:
- Your email service provider has marked email from the League as spam; to prevent this add support@astroleague.org to your email service contact list
- We do not have an email address for you
- The email address we have for you is not valid
If you did not receive a notice and you are a member of an affiliated club or a member-at-large, honorary or lifetime member send me an email to webmaster@astroleague.org .
Let me know the name of your local club name (or MAL) and first and last name and a current email and I’ll update your information.
ALCon 2016 is Underway!
John Goss, president, of the Astronomical League, thanks NOVAC volunteers for their work supporting the 2016 conference. John is looking forward to listening to wide variety of speakers in the next few days. ALCon conferences such as this one are an amazing value compared to conferences you may have attended while at work.
John said that there are a variety of reasons for attending a conference such as hearing the talks, going on great tours, etc.. But the primary reason is to meet others and discuss how they operate their clubs, what new techniques and equipment they are using, and how they perform public outreach. You probably know about the challenges in your own club but Astronomical League conferences provide the opportunity to learn from each other and hear how others handle various issues.