Paul Mortfield - Speaking Engagements

 

Upcoming 2010

June                     RASC - Mississauga Centre, Ontario, "Remote Controlled Astronomy"

January                 Orillia, Ontario, "Remote Controlled Astronomy"

 

2009

October              Advanced Imaging Conference, California, “Data Mining Astronomical Images – II”

August                Starfest, Mt. Forest, Ontario, “The Sun & Spaceweather

June                    NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Webcast - "The LCROSS Mission to the Moon"

May                    Toronto Centre, RASC, Open House Keynote Speaker – “Remote Controlled Astronomy”

May                    TheTech Museum, San Jose California, Space Week “Galileo - How his telescope changed our view of the Universe”

March                 Sun-Earth Day Broadcast on NASA-TV, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland

March                 York University Department of Natural Science, Ontario, “The Sun & Spaceweather”

January               Hamilton Amateur Astronomers, Ontario, “A Remote Controlled Observatory”

 

2008

December           North York Astronomical Association, Ontario, “A Remote Controlled Observatory”

November           Foothill College Department of Astronomy, California, Guest Lecturer – “Hunting for Asteroids and Comets”

October              York University Astronomy Club, Ontario, “Remote Controlled Astronomy”

October              Kingston Centre RASC, Ontario, “Remote Controlled Astronomy”

June                   RASC General Assembly, York University, Ontario, “Constructing a Remote Observatory”

January              Toronto Centre RASC, Ontario, “Remote Controlled Astrophotography”

 

2007

July                    Stanford University Department of Physics, California, Guest Lecturer – “Astro-Photography”

June                   Country Living web portal – Seeing Stars in the Country

May                    Department of Defence R&D Canada, Toronto Lab, “The Sun & Spaceweather

May                   Durham Region Astronomical  Association, Ontario, “Backyard Astrophotography”

May                   CONTACT Photo Festival, Ontario Science Centre, “From Film to Pixels”

April                  Toronto Centre RASC, Ontario, “The Kitt Peak Advanced Observers Program”

February            York University Astronomy Club, Ontario, “Astrophotography from Light Polluted Locations”

 

2006

November          St. Clement School, Ontario, “Careers Day – Astronomy & Space Science”

November          Advanced Imaging Conference, California, “Data Mining Astronomical Images”

November          Peninsula Astronomical Society, California, “CCD Astrophotography”

August               Starfest, Mt. Forest, Ontario, “Astrophotography from Light Polluted Skies”

June                  Hamilton Amateur Astronomers, Ontario, “CCD Astrophotography”

May                   RASC General Assembly, Carleton University, Ontario, “Automating Remote Imaging & Photometry”

February           Toronto Centre RASC, Ontario, “The Sun & Spaceweather

 

2005

December            Kingston Centre RASC, Ontario, “The Sun & Spaceweather

October               York University Astronomy Club, Ontario, “CCD Astrophotography”

October               London Centre RASC, Ontario, “CCD Astrophotography”

October               Hands On the Sun Conference, Arizona, “How Amateurs can help Professionals Studying the Sun”

September          Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference, Arizona, “Passing the NASA Educational Product Review”

August                Canadian Space Agency, Quebec, “A Hitchhikers Guide to Our Galaxy”

July                     Mount Bachelor Star Party, Oregon, “The Sun & Spaceweather

June                    Hamilton Centre RASC, Ontario, “Advances in CCD Astrophotography”

May                    Toronto Centre RASC, Ontario, Keynote – “The Importance of Astronomy Clubs”

April                    Toronto Centre CCD Imaging Workshop, Ontario – “Photographic Equipment Choices”

February              Mississauga Centre RASC, Ontario – “The Sun & NASA’s SOHO Mission”

February             York University Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ontario, “Space Science Education and Outreach”

January               York University Astronomy Club, Ontario, “The Sun & NASA’s SOHO Mission”

 

2004

July                       Fremont Peak Observatory Association, California, “The Sun”

April                     The Tech Museum, California, Workshop – Viewing the Sun

March                    NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, California, NASA-TV Host “The Venus Transit 2004”

March                    Milpitas High School, California, Careers Day Keynote address - “Astronomy & Space Science”

January                  Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society, California, “Astrophotography”

 

2003

November              San Francisco Amateur Astronomers, California, “Astrophotography Adventures”

October                 Hands On the Sun, Arizona, NASA Solar Workshop

August                   Fremont Peak Observatory Association, California, “The Sun”

August                   Project Astro, California, Training Workshop – “Colors of the Sun”

August                   Mt. Bachelor Star Party, Oregon, “The Sun and NASA’s SOHO Mission”

March                    National Science Teachers Association Conference, Pennsylvania, NASA Solar Workshop

 

2002

October                 Hands On the Sun, Arizona, NASA Solar Workshop

September             Yosemite Fund, California, Keynote – “Astronomy from Yosemite”

March                    National Science Teachers Association Conference, California, NASA Solar Workshop

February                University of Arkansas, Arkansas, Science Day Keynote – “All About the Sun”

February                Milpitas High School, California, Careers Day – “Astronomy and Space Science”

 

2000

October                 San Francisco Amateur Astronomers, California, “Deep Sky Astrophotography”

August                   Project Astro, California, Training Workshop – “Colors of the Sun – Spectroscopy”

June                      NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland, Science Teacher Training – “Colors of the Sun”

April                      East Bay Astronomical Society, California, “Deep Sky Astrophotography”

January                 Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society, California, “Astrophotography”

 

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