Program of Events

ASTROFEST:
A CELEBRATION OF
IU ASTRONOMY PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

FRIDAY, October 25 2002

REDEDICATION OF KIRKWOOD OBSERVATORY (Open to Public)  

1:30 - 4:00pm

• Open House at Kirkwood Observatory
• Solar Telescope & 12 inch Refractor Dome
• Historical Display in Observatory Lobby
• Swain Hall West Rooftop Telescopes
• Light Refreshments Provided

 4:00pm Rededication Ceremony

EVENING STAR PARTY (Weather Permitting) (Open to Public)

7:30 - 9:30pm Kirkwood Observatory 12 inch Refractor and Other Telescopes

SATURDAY, October 26 2002

WIYN FESTIVAL (Swain West 119, Open to Public)

1:30 - 3:00pm  

• Welcome & Question Cards: Dick Durisen
• WIYN -- A Telescope Designed for the Future: George Jacoby, Director of the WIYN Observatory
• Star Cluster Dynamics -- WIYN, HST, Chandra & the GRAPE: Haldan Cohn and Phyllis Lugger, Indiana University
• Discovery in the Classroom -- WIYN's Role in Science Education: Caty Pilachowski, Indiana University

3:00 - 3:30pm   Refreshment Break (Swain West 113) Posters and videos of student activities at WIYN

3:30 - 5:00pm  Reconvocation: Dick Durisen

• Sojourn to a Swarm of Stars -- The WIYN Open Cluster Collaboration: Con Deliyannis, Indiana University
• The Life Cycles of Galaxies -- A WIYN Partner Science Feature: Eric Wilcots, University of Wisconsin
• From Astrochemistry to Astropolitics -- The Impact of WIYN on Astronomy and the Astronomical Community:
  Martha Haynes, Cornell University

Conclusion: Dick Durisen

Frank K. Edmondson Banquet (BY INVITATION)

6:30 - 9:30pm  Reception and Dinner in Honor of Professor Emeritus Frank K. Edmondson's 90th Birthday (Location: Bloomington Convention Center)

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