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The UK High Altitude Society Conference 2015
The 2015 UKHAS Conference was held on Saturday the 22nd of August 2015 at University College London:
Talks
| 09:30 | Assembly - Drinks & Biscuits |
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| 10:00 | Welcome & Introduction |
| 10:10 | 10 years of UKHAS - Steve Randall & Ed Moore |
| 10:30 | HF Pico - Andy Nguyen (Streamed) |
| 11:00 | Crossing the Karman Line - Laurence Blaxter |
| 11:30 | Break |
| 11:45 | B50 - Dhiren Kataria MSSL |
| 12:15 | Stratos School Habbing - Dave Green |
| 12:45 | A balloon-borne accelerometer technique for measuring atmospheric turbulence - Graeme Marlton |
| 13:15 | Lunch |
| 14:15 | A Short Guide to Parachutes - Ed Moore Graphic of Cross Form |
| 14:30 | Predictor - Adam Greig & Daniel Richman (Cancelled) |
| 14:45 | UKHASnet Weekend |
| 15:00 | Flexible timings: workshops, discussions etc |
| IQ Sampling and Software Defined Radio for Beginners - Adam Greig (**G06**) | |
| Eagle CAD Workshop - Anthony Stirk (G08) Eagle files: UKHAS2015_RoutingDemo-Master-V1.0.sch UKHAS2015_RoutingDemo-Master-V1.0.brd Workshop notes Eagle Library with HAB Bits in it |
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| UKHASnet node demo - James Coxon (Lobby) | |
| RSGB Exams (Upstairs) |
The full address is:
UCL Engineering Front Building
Torrington Place,
London,
WC1E 6BT
The location can be viewed at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/engineering-front-building (51.5227 -0.13216)
UCL is within easy walking distance of the following stations:
- Euston Square - Circle & Metropolitan
- Goodge Street - Northern
- Warren Street - Victoria & Northern
- Russell Square - Piccadilly
- Kings Cross St Pancras - National Rail, Northern (Bank Branch), Piccadilly, Victoria, Hammersmith & City, Circle, & Metropolitan
- Euston - National Rail, Northern (Both Branches) & Victoria
The entrance is at the side of the building pictured top right.
Live Stream
A YouTube live stream was available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7KujrsUB1w Theoretically you can ask questions via YouTube comments.
Tickets
Tickets cost £30 each (£20 concessionary for students*). Price included reception coffee/tea, lunch and admission.
Registration is now closed.
RSGB Foundation Exam
The last two years have seen seven people gain their RSGB Foundation Licenses. Following these successes, we are once again offering the option to complete the RSGB Foundation Practical Assessments and Exam at the conference.
Please contact Phil M0DNY (phildcrump@gmail.com or craag on IRC) if you are interested. - All places have been taken.
Overnight accommodation
There are a large number of hotels, student residences and hostels within close proximity to UCL.
Some nearby hotels include:
- Tavistock Hotel
- Arosfa Hotel
- Euston Square Hotel
- Premier Inn Euston
- Traveloge Euston
- St Giles Hotel
- Ibis Hotel
Rooms in UCL residences can be booked via http://www.ucl.ac.uk/residences/home-elements/booking/reservation
The closest are Ian Baker, Ramsay, Astor and Frances Gardner.
Rooms in LSE residences can be booked via http://www.lsevacations.co.uk/
The closest are Passfield and Carr-Saunders.
And finally, both YHA London St Pancras and YHA London Central youth hostels are just short walks away.
Attendees
This list will be automatically updated on receipt of payment, please don't add yourself!
James Coxon
Daniel Saul
Adrian Beckett
Matthew Beckett
Dave Akerman
Ben Firshman
Adam Greig
Chris Stubbs
Alain Verbrugge
Chris Foote
Anthony Stirk
Tim Hines
Philip Heron
Richard Meadows
Russ Garrett
Ian Leitch
Jerry Sandys
Gregory Tomlin
Sven Steudte
Richard Babbington
Will Duckworth
Ed Moore
Robert Basford
Robert Basford (2)
Ewan Parsons
Susan Parsons
Phil Crump
Matt Taylor
Rudy Norff
Laurence Blaxter
Jon Sowman
Daniel Richman
Thomas Krahn
Dhiren Kataria
Geoffrey Powell
Samantha Graham
Graeme Marlton
Maciej Jakimiec
David Brooke
Michael Cain
James Gibson
Timothy Treadwell
Andrew Garratt
Finlay Edridge
Geoff Mather
Matthew Brown
James Hutton
Jonathan Zheng
Oliver Cotton
Nicholas Powell
Scott Miller
Keith Ballinger
Jose Domingues
James Narey
Matt Brejza
Dave Green
Darren Bannister
Eddie Andress
Ben Oxley
Chris Frohmaier
Julien Fron
Maurice Henegan
Leo Bodnar
Steve Randall
Oliver de Peyer
Shon-Shon de Peyer
Alastair Wilson
Martin Lawrence
Samúel Guðjónsson
Total : 69