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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-253.02

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* AMSAT 2021 Symposium and Annual Meeting Changes to Virtual Event

ANS-253.02 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin

To: All RADIO AMATEURS

From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation

712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002

DATE: 2021 Sep 10

AMSAT 2021 Symposium and Annual Meeting Changes to Virtual Event

Due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, AMSAT has announced
that its 39th Space Symposium scheduled for October 29-31, 2021 will now
take place as a virtual event. The Symposium was originally planned to be
held at the Crowne Plaza AiRE hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota.

AMSAT President, Robert Bankston, KE4AL, explained, "Our membership has
voiced its concern over the continued presence of the COVID-19 pandemic and
the risks associated with long distance travel and attendance at large
group gatherings. In the interest of everyone's comfort and safety, we
have made the difficult decision to return to a virtual meeting platform.
If there is any good news in this, we know that last year's virtual
Symposium event was well received and that we have the opportunity to
repeat its success this year."

The dates for the virtual symposium will remain the same as was originally announced. The schedule will be reviewed by Symposium organizers and
adjusted as needed to accommodate the virtual setting. Persons who have
already registered for the Symposium will automatically receive refunds in
the days ahead.

Please watch for further announcements as they become available. Questions regarding the Symposium should be addressed to info at amsat dot com.

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]

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This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org

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