Special Events
Huntsville Botanical Garden Tickets
Monday, 22 October at 11 AM to 4 PM
Hospitality Center - Prefunction Hall
Prepaid tickets to the Huntsville Botanical Garden may be picked up at the Eight Years of Science with Chandra Hospitality Center. Tickets must be requested by 10 October. See the tourism page for more information.
Opening Reception, Registration, Posters & Demos
Co-Hosted by Northrop Grumman - the AXAF/Chandra prime contractor
Monday, 22 October at 7-10 PM
Ballrooms
Posters and demos may be displayed today starting at 5:00 PM. Check the poster locator board for placement. Registration will open this evening at 7PM to symposium participants to pick up their nametags, hosted bar coupons for tonight and Oct 23, guest passes to the banquet, and conference materials. The Science Organizing Committee invites guests to view posters and demos, engage in discussions, savor the plenty at the buffet tables, and/or mingle with friends and colleagues over refreshments from tonight's hosted beverage bar.
Dr. Jon Morse, Director of NASA's Astrophysics Division, will address the Symposium attendees during the Opening Session on October 23.
MEDIA
Tuesday & Wednesday, 23 - 24 October, 10A - 3PM
Enterprise Room
The media room will be the site of any press events scheduled at this conference. Scientist participants will be notified well in advance of the conference. This room also may be used as the site of any ad hoc interviews requested by attending members of the press.Poster & Demo Viewing and Reception
Co-Hosted by Northrop Grumman - the AXAF/Chandra prime contractor
Tuesday, 23 October
Ballrooms
Following today's last session, guests are invited to view posters and demos, engage in discussions with colleagues, sample the many tasteful options offered at the buffet tables, and/or meet with friends and colleagues over refreshments from tonight's hosted bar.
Symposium Dinner
Wednesday, 24 October
After the last session, everyone is invited to board the buses to join the Science Organizing Committee at the Huntsville Museum of Art. Commemorative remarks will be made in the Great Hall. All attendees receive a ticket for this event as part of the Symposium registration. Please see the Registration page for guest ticket pricing. Click here for directions to the museum.
Chandra Calibration Workshop
Thursday, Oct 25, 1--6pm
Immediately following the Symposium, CCW guests are invited to a $10 lunch in Atlantis. Registration materials are available. Guests to Eight Years' event do not require new nametags.
The Workshop begins at 1:00 PM in Discovery. The Chandra Calibration Workshop (CCW) is held regularly for the dissemination and advancement of our understanding of the performance and capabilities of the Chandra satellite. It is intended to share the Chandra teams' knowledge of the detectors and mirrors with the community while encouraging participation and feedback in the process of calibrating the satellite.
Abstracts were solicited on various aspects of Chandra calibration and were displayed during the Eight Years of Science with Chandra Symposium. There is no registration fee for this workshop, but you must register to attend. Visit the CCW website for more information.
