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7th Annual “Expanding Canada’s Frontiers” Symposium
ASX is pleased to present a truly inspiring cast of speakers who are at the forefront of astronomy and space exploration. Book your tickets early for the 7th annual symposium, where water discovery on the Moon and search for habitable planets will be discussed.
DATE & TIME: Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 6:30 PM
LOCATION: Convocation Hall, University of Toronto 31 King’s College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Prof. Peter Schultz |
Prof. Sara Seager |
Dr. Firouz Naderi |
Dr. Narendra Bhandari |
ADMISSION & TICKETING:
Students: FREE with registration via: http://asx2010symposium.eventbrite.com
General Public: $20 from UofT TIX: http://uofttix.ca/view.php?id=579
Phone #: (416) 978.8849
PRIZE DRAW: There will be a special prize draw at the Symposium. Prize items include:
-Skywatcher Black Diamond 150mm Parabolic Reflector Telescope (retails $599) - donated by EfstonScience.
More info: http://www.escience.ca/telescopes/RENDER/5/2028/3065/14718.html
-Pair of binoculars, sky maps - donated by Khan Scope Centre
-Several Astronomy/Space books, including one written by Dr. Narendra Bhandari
MORE INFO: see the Symposium page
Support ASX
Thanks to the support of our sponsors, ASX’s events are free for students, and mostly free for the public (other than the Symposium which is at a nominal charge). We would greatly appreciate any support you may be able to provide, to help ASX continue offering its educational events to students and the public. To make a donation please click here: 
If you would like to provide an item or service as an in-kind donation please emails us at space.society@utoronto.ca. Thank you for your help.
Symposium Volunteers Needed
ASX is seeking volunteers for the Symposium. If you are interested in participating in the planning of one of the largest events run at the University of Toronto, send us an email to space.society@utoronto.ca, with subject line “Symposium Volunteering”. Let us know if you would like to help in a particular area (e.g promotions, program logistics, day of event tasks, etc).
Other News & Upcoming Events
Canadian Space Society Toronto Chapter Lecture Night
“Disaster Management Through Space”
By Syd Shere, Program Manager, COM DEV
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 , 7:30 pm
LOCATION:Canadian Air and Space Museum, 65 Carl Hall Road
MORE INFO: http://www.css.ca/
Centre for Inquiry Public Lecture
“The Great Time Debate”
Featuring Cosmologist Dick Bond, Physicist Lee Smolin, and Philosopher James Robert Brown
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 , 7:00 - 9:00 pm
LOCATION: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Auditorium, Rm. G162 (252 Bloor Street West, Toronto)
MORE INFO: http://www.centerforinquiry.net/ontario/events/calendar/2010/01/
Not a free event
RASC Mississauga Public Star Party
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 , 7:30 - 10:00 pm
LOCATION: Riverwood Conservancy, 4300 Riverwood Park Lane, Mississauga
MORE INFO: http://mississauga.rasc.ca/star%20parties.htm
RASC Toronto Public Lecture
“Meteorite Impacts: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
By Dr. Gordon “Oz” Osinski, Assistant Professor, Depts. of Earth Sciences, Physics & Astronomy, University of Western Ontario
DATE & TIME: Wednessday, January 27, 2010 , 7:30pm
LOCATION: Ontario Science Centre, Imperial Oil Auditorium (770 Don Mills Rd, Toronto)
MORE INFO: http://toronto.rasc.ca/content/Jan272010.shtml
http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/calendar/default.asp?eventid=802&ddmmyyyy=19012010
Canadian Space Society Toronto Chapter Lecture Night
“Hybrid Propulsion Research”
By team from Continuum Aerospace
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 , 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Canadian Air and Space Museum, 65 Carl Hall Road
MORE INFO: http://www.css.ca
RASC Mississauga Speaker’s Night
“Holst’s Planets”
By Randy Atwood
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, February 26, 2010 , 7:30 - 10:00 pm
LOCATION: University of Toronto Mississauga Campus, South Building, Room SE2082 (map)
MORE INFO: http://www.mississauga.rasc.ca/meetings.htm
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