Minutes of the September 2002 Meeting of the CUAS. September 12, 2002 The Meeting was called to order at 7:05 P.M. by President Jeff Bryant. There were 18 members present. President Bryant reviewed the upcoming events. Family Skywatch is scheduled for Saturday, September 14. The Parkland Planetarium is running a new show. Stargazer is showing Friday and Saturday nights at 8 P.M. Dave Leake will contact Millikin University and find out when we may be able to visit their new observatory. An observing session is scheduled for September 28 at 7 P.M. at Allerton Park. We may all meet in Champaign and caravan out to the Park. Watch the listserv for further details. The Club CD project was discussed. There are many ideas of what may be included on the CD, and everyone is urged to submit material. The Observatory Manual will be included, possibly a history of the Club, Bios of Club members, screen savers, astrophotos that members have taken. For further information - contact one of the Club officers. Mike Conron gave a very informative presentation of various software packages that we might use to generate various items for the Club CD. The Meeting was adjourned about 8:30 P.M. Submitted by Mark Prather Secretary