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In Person in Ellis Hall Room 226 at Queen's University in Kingston Ontario and online zoom hydrid (if possible).
19:-00-21:00 Eastern Time (UTC -4 in summer, UTC-5 in winter)
On December 11th, at the regular monthly meeting we will begin by holding a special meeting for two pieces of new Centre business:
1. We will hold a vote asking you to approve an amended Letters Patent for the Centre
2. We will hold a by-election to elect a director.
Being a Director in this case has no added responsibilities other than to participate as a member of the Board of Directors of the Centre.
We welcome and encourage anyone with interest in the inner workings of the centre to consider this opportunity.
Nominations will be called for at the meeting. If you are interested, feel free to reach out to me directly with any question you may have.
A list of some of the Boards activities:
The Director will participate in Board discussions and meetings which are wide ranging.
For example, last year the Board was focused for much of the year on the new Centre By-Laws as mandated by ONCA.
This year we aim to tackle writing a Policy and Procedures Manual for all aspects of the activities and positions in the Centre.
We aim to review and take an inventory of the equipment in the Loan program.
We aim to review the observatory project.
The Board reviews and discusses budgets and spending.
keeps minutes of its meetings which are reviewed and approved.
Liaises with external organizations.
Establishes and fills unelected positions such as webmaster.
Through the National Council Rep engages with the RASC National organization and responds on behalf of the Centre to requests for input from that Committee.
ensures that all activities of the Centre abide by the by-laws.
Following the Special Meeting on the 11th, The regular meeting will begin and our presenter will be Alan Chan.
Alan is visiting Canada from Australia and reached out to the Centre in the summer offering to give a presentation.
He is a graduate student at Mount Stromlo Observatory and the Australian National University, Canberra.
His recent work includes studying Active Galactic Nuclei as new standard candles for cosmological distance measurement and exploring the implications of dark energy and gravitational waves in the evolution of the universe.
* what's up in the sky (Rick Wagner)
* Presentations from members from activities from the last month.