at the National Space Centre, Leicester

on Saturday, May 10, 2008

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GEO returns to the National Space Centre, Leicester for its 5th annual Symposium on Saturday, May 10, when our prime speaker will be Professor Grant Bigg, head of the geography department at Sheffield University.

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Dr John Remedios from Leicester University Space Research Centre will be giving a presentation relating to the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument currently in service on MSG satellites, and the data it is generating.

GERB data is not disseminated via the EUMETCast system, so it should prove interesting to learn about it..

(Dr Remedios heads the department in Leicester which has responsibility for the instrument and its data. It is anticipated that members will have the opportunity to talk to Dr Remedios over lunch.)


Antenna pointing workshop during Symposium 2005

The day will include talks, presentations and demonstrations, not only of live Meteosat-9 reception but of both NOAA and MetOp high-resolution imagery via EUMETCast.

 


Ferdinand Valk gives a talk on Tropical Storms and Cyclones
during Symposium 2006

The programme will also include time for the practical workshops and small group demonstrations that proved so popular last year.

Click here for details of the programme

Registration
If you wish to attend the GEO Symposium, please register in advance with Peter Green

• by e-mail: Here
• by post at: GEO, 'Hollowtree', Eggesford, Devon EX18 7QX.
• by telephone: ++44 (0) 1769 580 700

The day's events are open to all GEO members and their guests.

Please encourage non-members to attend as this does help to promote GEO.

The cost for the day will be £12.00 which also includes entry to the NSC exhibition area (normal cost £8.50 itself). You could hardly find a better value-for-money day.

Please pay at the registration desk on entry to the Symposium, where you can pick up your car-park pass and name badge.

For the sake of planning, do please register so that we know how many people to expect.


Storm Dunlop speaking during Symposium 2007

Information
For maps and details about the NSC please visit their web site at:

http://www.spacecentre.co.uk

The official start time is 10.00 am but setting up can begin at 9.00 am. We must finish by 6.00 pm. Our symposium rooms are below the NSC's offices and easy to find.

If you require overnight accommodation, GEO recommends the
Campanile Hotel
St Matthews Way, Bedford Street North
Leicester LE1 3JE
Tel. ++44 (0)116 261 6600
Fax: ++44 (0)116 261 6601

Web: http://www.a1tourism.com/uk/campanile.html, where you will find an e-mail link.

Click this box to view the day's programme

How to find the National Space Centre

The National Space Centre is located just off the A6, two miles north of Leicester City Centre, and midway between the city’s inner and outer ring roads.

Brown signs carrying a spaceship motif direct you from junctions 21, 21a and 22 on the M1 and all other arterial routes around Leicester. There is free parking for 400 vehicles at the Space Centre.

Midland Mainline and Central trains serve Leicester station. Bus route 54 serves Leicester Station, City Centre (Haymarket Bus Stop, stand 14), and Abbey Lane, the latter just 5 minutes walk from the Space Centre.

You can find more information about buses serving the Space Centre call Leicester Tourist Information Centre on
(0116) 299 8888.