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Rob Wright can answer any questions you might have about presentation possibilities. Contact him at his EOSS email address, kb0uuo@eoss.org

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Thursday

Morning Session
Begin	End	Subject	Presenter	Description
08:30	10:30	Df Beacon Workshop	Doug Gentges - N0IX and Steve Meer -K0SCC	Build a DF Beacon Pt. 1
10:30	10:45	15 minute break
10:45	12:00	Df Beacon Workshop	Doug Gentges - N0IX and Steve Meer -K0SCC	Build a DF Beacon Pt. 2
12:00	13:00	Lunch		In the Atrium
Afternoon Session
13:00	13:30	Welcome to GPSL 2011	Rob Wright - KC0UUO	Introductions of planning and host groups. Introduction of attendees and some conference house keeping.
13:30	14:15	Dissertation Update	Paul Verhage KD4STH
14:15	15:00	Project Traveler	Zach Clobes - W0ZC
15:00	15:15	15 minute break
15:15	16:00	Pella Exploring Space PENS	Mike Morgan, N0MPM
16:00	16:45	Designing Reliability Into High _Altitude Balloon Experiments	Pat Kilroy, N8PK	A Discussion on what can go wrong and how to Avoid Failure. This of course, from the fight hardware (the payload) perspective.

Friday

Morning Session
Begin	End	Subject	Presenter	Description
08:30	09:15	Beacon Design and RF Checkup	Doug Gentges - N0IX and EOSS T&R Team	Check your beacon from previous day's workshop
09:15	10:00	Practial DF Techniques	EOSS T&R Team	A very brief overview of Direction Finding techniques
10:00	10:15	15 minute break
10:15	12:00	Transmitter Hunt (Fox Hunt)	EOSS T&R Team	Using workshop beacon and principles of DFing discussed in previous session, go out and find your hidden beacon.
12:00	13:00	Lunch		In the Atrium
Afternoon Session
13:00	13:45	Ionizing Radiation Exposure on EOSS-149	Jim Langsted, KC0RPS
13:45	14:15	HF Balloon Telemetry	Bill Brown - WB8ELK	How to get telemetry from distant payloads over the horizon.
14:15	14:30	15 minute break
14:30	15:15	Arizona Near Space Research (ANSR)	Jack Crabtree - W7JLC
15:15	16:00	Colorado Space Grant Consortium	Brian Sanders - AC0RY	An overview of Space Grant and how it assists students and Colleges.
16:00	17:30	Preflight Coordination and Updates	Briefing: Rob Wright, KC0UUO Launch Site Overview: Rob Wright KC0UUO Flight Track Prediction: Rick von Glahn, N0KKZ and Randy Collander NOAA Surface Wx: Russ Chadwick, KB0TVJ Communications: Mike Pappas, W9CN	Various topics concerning the multiple flight launchs on Saturday will be discussed including launch site logistics, track predictions, surface weather and communications. Flight frequency coordination is NOT a topic for this meeting and should be handled prior to arrival at GPSL.