NASS Meeting in Seattle 11-13 September 1998
The fourth annual meeting of the North American Sundial Society
(NASS) will be held for the first time on the West Coast. A group of
Seattle diallists promise to put on a great meeting in the beautiful
Pacific Northwest. The meeting will begin with an informal get-together on
the evening of Friday, 11 September, and continue with activities the
entire weekend of 12-13 September (the weekend after Labor Day). September
is a lovely month in Seattle, one of the three months that are *not* part
of the 9-month Seattle rain festival. The meeting will be held in the new
Physics/Astronomy Building of the University of Washington (check
http://www.washington.edu to set the scene and www.phys.washington.edu/
Department/tour/ for the building, including its large wall dial). The
University is on the shore of Lake Washington and about five miles from
downtown Seattle, five miles from Puget Sound, one hour from the ferry to
the beautiful San Juan Islands, and two hours' drive from the Olympic and
Cascade Mountains.
The meeting will include a Swap Meet and Show & Tell session, a bus
tour of ~10-12 dials in Seattle (for a list as of 1996 see
www.sundials.co.uk/~seattle.htm), a banquet overlooking Puget Sound with
live Renaissance music on the topic of time and sundials (!), and of
course talks on all aspects of gnomonics. A full schedule will be sent to
all registrants in August.
Proposals for papers are now being accepted, whether in oral or
display format. Topics may include any aspect of dialing - history, art,
science, culture, design, fabrication, and calculation. The final deadline
will be 10 August, but earlier expressions of interest will greatly aid in
planning. Along with your registration form, please send your title, a
brief summary (100 words max), proposed length of time (if oral) or
required display space, and any audio-visual needs other than an overhead
projector, VCR, or slide projector (all of which will be available). We
also plan on having a swap/sales session of gnomonica (dials, books,
gadgets) - please let us know if you plan to bring more than a small amount
to this session. We will try to accomodate all who wish to contribute, but
time constraints may mean that some proposed oral papers must become
"posters," and others will have to be shortened.
For those coming from overseas, there is the possibility that we
may be able to waive the registration fee of $110; please inquire if you
are interested in this possibility. For a registration form and further
information about the meeting, contact Tom Kreyche at 206-726-9838 or
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or 2602 E Aloha St, Seattle, WA 98112 USA, or Woody
Sullivan at 206-543-7773 (daytime) or 206-784-1052 (evenings) or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
This meeting is open to nonmembers, but we encourage you to join.
NASS was established in 1994, currently has several hundred members
(including many outside of North America), and publishes a quarterly
journal, "Compendium." For more information about NASS and membership,
contact: Sara Schechner Genuth (Secreatry), [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 1142 Loxford
Terrace, Silver Spring, MD 20901 USA.
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Participant Registration Fee: $110 before 10 August and $130 afterwards (3
Sept. is absolute latest allowed)
Includes: 2 lunches, banquet dinner, drinks at breaks, meeting souvenirs,
bus tour
Guest Registration Fee: $40 (includes only bus tour and banquet on
Saturday) ($50 after 10 August)
Program information to submit:
a) oral papers -- title, summary (max 100 words), suggested length
b) display papers -- title, summary (max 100 words), required space
c) display - required space for material to sell, or displays of books,
dials, photos, etc.,
d) Show & Tell session -- if you wish to have 5-10 minutes to describe your
current dial project or quest for help, please indicate so.
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Recommended Accomodations
(Please make your own arrangements; no blocks of rooms have been reserved.)
University Inn
4140 Roosevelt Way N.E.
Seattle, Washington 98105
1-800-733-3855 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
$85.00 single, $95.00 double. A motel in the American style. Rooms
non-smoking, may smoke on balconies. Cafe on site. About 1/4 mile from
meeting location.
College Inn
4000 University Way N.E.
Seattle, Washington 98105
206-633-4441 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.speakeasy.org/collegeinn
$49 single bed, $66 double bed, $78 double bed for two. A hospice in the
European style. Price includes Continental breakfast. Non-smoking, no
parking available, no TV, several flights of stairs. Cafe and pub in same
building. About 1/4 mile from meeting location.
The Edmond Meany
4507 Brooklyn Ave. N.E.
Seattle Washington 98105
206-634-2000 or 800-899-0251
$169 single or double; $99 AAA/AARP. The lap of luxury. Summer rates may
apply. Starbucks coffee house on the premises. About 1/2 mile from meeting
location.
Travelodge
4725 25th Ave. N.E.
Seattle, Washington 98105
1-800-578-7878 or 206-525-4612
$65 single, $75 double. A typical Travelodge. Smoking and non-smoking
rooms. Two rooms with extra length beds. About 1 mile from meeting
location.
Green Tortoise Guest House
1525 Second Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101
206-340-1222
$15/person in a shared room of 4-8 people in bunkbeds. Linen and blankets
for an extra $1. Also $40/person in single or double room. This is an
on-the-cheap (but clean) option in downtown Seattle near the famous Pike
Place Market . About 5 miles from the meeting location; good bus connection.
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Prof. Woodruff T. Sullivan, III [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dept. of Astronomy, Box 351580 tel. 206-543-7773
Univ. of Washington fax 206-685-0403
Seattle, WA 98195 USA
