http://www.britastro.org/news/items/2005008.html

"Saturday, 2005 September 3, Pippard Lecture Theatre, Cavendish Laboratory

09:30 David Graham, Saturn Section Director, BAA
Saturn observed from Earth

10:00 Prof. Carolyn Porco, Principal investigator, Cassini imaging system, Space Science Institute, Colorado.
Saturn and its moons observed by Cassini

11:00 Coffee

11:30 Prof. John Zarnecki, Principal investigator, Huygens surface science, The Open University
Titan observed by Huygens

12:30 Lunch and Posters

14:15 Ordinary Meeting and Martin Mobberley, BAA
Sky Notes

14:45 Dr. John Rogers, Jupiter Section Director
Jupiter and its moons observed from Earth

15:15 Dr. Richard Schmude, Jupiter & Remote Planets Sections Director, ALP
Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune observed from Earth

15:45 Tea

16:15 Jon Shanklin, Comet Section Director, BAA
Comets observed from Earth

16:45 Prof. Mike A'Hearn, Principal Investigator, Deep Impact, University of Maryland
Comets observed by Stardust and Deep Impact

17:45 Prof. Steven Squyres, Principal Investigator, Mars Exploration Rovers, Cornell University
Mars observed by Spirit and Opportunity

18:45 Transfer to College for dinner and bar"

Now - given that I would walk across hot coals for a lineup like that - I'm going to be going

Doug

I'd love to go ! What an impressive list !
I don't live in England, but this could be worth the trip !
In which city is it ? Can anyone just walk in there or do you need to be member of the society ?

Well - I'm not a member, but Helen ( my long suffering other half ) and I want to go. I gave a talk to the BAA not that long ago (two infact) and am due to give another one soon - so hopefully they'll let me go If I do - I'll see if I can do an interview with Steve, or at least get his paw-print on a copy of his book!

It's in Cambridge - about 80km N of London, or about 1hr from our house

Doug

Sounds like the time to present the trowel...

I was thinking more Golden-Hammer for the science team

Doug