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• 41st Annual AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting

  • Start
    October 20, 2023
  •  
    13:00 (CDT)
  • End
    October 21, 2023
  •  
    21:00 (CDT)
  • Location
    Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel, Irving, TX

  Register

  The 41st Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday through Saturday, October 20-21, 2023, in Irving, Texas.
  Highlights of all scheduled events include:

  • AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 19-20
  • 41st AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 20-21
  • Friday Night Social and Auction, October 20
  • AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 21
  • AMSAT Member Breakfast, October 22

  Note - if you wish to register guests for the banquet and/or breakfast who are not attending the Symposium sessions, you must register for each event separately and include your guests with your banquet and breakfast tickets.

  Hotel Reservations

  The Sheraton DFW Airport is located adjacent to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and provides complimentary, scheduled shuttle to and from the airport. Complimentary parking is available for those who drive to the Symposium. The hotel address and phone number is:

  Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel
  4440 W John Carpenter Fwy.
  Irving, TX 75063
  972-929-8400

  Rooms are available for check-in on Wednesday, October 18 and check out Sunday, October 22.

  • Standard room with two Queen beds is $137.00*

  * Rate does not include state and local taxes of 15%
  
  For Phone Hotel Reservations:
  Call 972-929-8400. Ask for rate RADIO AMATEUR SATELLITE.
  
  For Online Hotel Reservations click on this link:
  Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel Reservations
  (Make sure you enter the dates you want before clicking on the “Check Availability” button.

  We, at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host our 41st annual Symposium this year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio in Space.

  Schedule

  
  Thursday, October 19, 2023
  8:00 AM – 6:00 PM AMSAT Board Meeting
  6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Pre-Registration Check-in
  
  Friday, October 20, 2023
  8:00 – 12:00 Noon AMSAT Board Meeting (Closed Session)
  9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration
  1:00 PM – 1:15 PM AMSAT Symposium Kickoff, President’s Welcome
  1:15 PM – 5:00 PM Paper Sessions
  5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Informal Dinner on your own
  7:00 PM – 9:00 PM AMSAT Reception and Auction, Cash Bar Available
  
  Saturday October 21, 2023
  8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Registration
  8:00 AM – 8:15 AM AMSAT Symposium Welcome
  8:15AM – 12:00 Noon Paper Sessions
  1:00 PM – 3:15 PM Paper Sessions
  3:30 PM – 4:45 PM AMSAT Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony
  6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Attitude Adjustment (Social), Cash Bar
  7:00 PM – 10:00 PM AMSAT Banquet, Cash Bar
  
  Sunday October 22, 2023
  7:30 AM – 9:00 AM AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast

  
  

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