Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society
Champaign IL 61820
Minutes of CUAS Club meeting held on 
Thursday February 8 th, 2007 7:00PM

Parkland College, Staerkel Planetarium
2500 West Bradley Avenue
Champaign, Ill 61820

TELESCOPE CLINIC

The first activity for the evening was the telescope clinic at 7PM.

Ispite of the very cold conditions we had at least 6 telescopes and
their owners show up for instructions on using their instruments. Everyone
involved enjoyed the constructive exchange.

A brief club meeting occurred immediately after the telescope clinic
activity.

Club items of business and discussion:

President, Mike Lockwood had one item of business to discuss and that
was public event places and dates for this year.

It was suggested one be held in: Champaign at Hessel Park on Friday June
22nd, 2007 from 8:30PM to 10:30PM

The other in Urbana at Meadowbrook Park on Friday August 17 th, 2007
from 8:00PM to 10:00PM.

Dave Leake also mentioned the following concerning the state meeting
of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association: We have a state meeting in
the spring, but this year we thought it would be cool to have a joint
meeting with Minnesota and Wisconsin and then have it at Yerkes.

Make it a 2-day and do some observing (hopefully) on Friday
night and then have meetings, papers, etc through the day.

You have to be a member to go to the FALL conference but anyone can go
to the state meeting, so I thought if any CUAS members wanted to observe
at Yerkes, maybe we could split a room or something.   
If people didn't want to stay through the Saturday meetings,they could
drive themselves and drive back Saturday.

There being no further business to be brought before the officers,
the meeting was adjourned at 8:30PM

Michael T. Conron, Secretary