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 Portable Meter-Class Astronomy Conference
 REGISTRATION
Register ASAP - conference is limited to 40 participants!

Conference Dates: Friday, January 20, 2012 - Sunday, January 22, 2012
Optional Pre-Conference Mauna Kea Observatory Tour - Thursday, January 19, 2012
Optional Mid-Conference Mauna Kea Observing Session - Saturday, January 21, 2011

To complete your registration for the Light Bucket Conference  you will need to
follow the four steps below
.

 Click here for information on travel and hotels
Click here for special information for astronomer's visiting the Big Island
Step 1: Register for the Conference
Please don't miss this step!
It is critical to our scheduling and communications!
 
●  Send an email to AltAzInitiative@aol.com and
    include the information listed to the right »»
    
 
Place "Hawaii Registration" in email subject box
Information to send in your email:
● Your name
● Organization & title (if appropriate)
● Email address (best for contact)
● Phone Number (best for contact)
● Mailing address (for mailing your proceedings)
● Name(s) of guests
Step 2: Read about the registration fee
    
 ●  Participant conferences are entirely self-supporting.
     All conference participants, including presenters, pay 
     registration fees. (And their own expenses)

 ● 
Fee is for conference days Jan 20-22 It includes:
            Morning refreshments
           Support of conference expenses
 ●  Fee does not include meals, accommodations, or tours.
 ●  Your fee is fully refundable, no questions asked,
     before the first day of the conference (Jan 20) 
 ●  Pay by Pay Pal, credit card, check or money order (USD)

 
   
● Registration fees are
 $  USD General Registration
 
● Your registration reserves your seat at the
  conference. It does not include meals or
  pre- or post-conference tours
Step 3. Read about registration for optional tours

●  Pre-conference tours to Volcanoes National Park (Jan. 18) 
    and Mauna Kea (Jan. 19) require  advance registration.
● 
The registration fee is $75 for each tour and includes
    transportation and lunch
.
●  Mauna Kea Observing Session (Sat Jan. 1) at the
    Visitors Information Station at Hale Pohaku (9000 ft).  The
    registration fee is $50 and includes transportation and
    dinner at Hale Pohaku Astronomer's Hotel & Restaurant.

●  A trip to Volcanoes National Park may be informally
   arranged following the conference (Monday, Jan. 3)
   depending on interest.       



● 
Please be aware that these observatories are
  very high altitude and touring them can be
  strenuous. This is of particular concern if you
  have heart or breathing limitations.
 

● 
For more information on the tours:


  Click here for Mauna Kea Tour Information

  Click here for Mauna Kea Observing Session
                Information
Step 4: Pay Registration Fees

To pay by Pay Pal and Credit Card  Click here

To pay by check or money order (USD) Click here

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