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DISCOVER SASKATCHEWAN’SLIVING SKIES!Enjoy the magic of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park(CHIPP) and Dark-Sky Preserve in August 2009 anddo something never done before at an RASC GeneralAssembly: be armchair astronomers during the day and realastronomers at night! We are delighted that the 2009 RASCGA has been awarded to the Saskatoon Centre of the RASC.The GA will be held in conjunction with the SaskatchewanSummer Star Party (SSSP). 2009 is also the International Yearof Astronomy and a GA will be held, for the first time, at adark-sky site. It is our goal to provide an affordable, memorableGA where participants can observe under some of the darkestskies in Canada and still enjoy the traditional social & businessactivities of a GA.Featured Events• Special Pre-GA/SSSP Tour of the Canadian LightSource (Synchrotron) - For attendees who can arrive inSaskatoon on Tuesday, August 11, we have arranged a specialevening tour of Canada’s premier scientific facility.• BBQ - A traditional SSSP event held Thursday evening beforethe Ruth Northcott Lecture• Ruth Northcott Lecture - Presented by Alan Dyer. Alanis a planetarium show producer, co-author with TerenceDickinson of The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide, and acontributing editor to SkyNews and Sky and Telescope.• RASC National Awards and Friday Supper Social -Awards ceremony followed by a reception and informalmeal featuring a menu of beef brochettes, free-range chickenskewers, canapés, and refreshments.• Fr. Lucien Kemble Lecture - Presented by Dr. CarolynShoemaker, best known for her comet discoveries and herextensive studies of asteroid impact sites all over the world.• Saturday Banquet - Our banquet features Saskatchewandelicacies: Lake Diefenbaker Steel Head Trout, SaskatoonBerry Stuffed Pork Loin, Saskatchewan Wild Rice Pilaf, andwine from the Maple Creek Winery.• Tour of Fort Walsh and the Maple Creek Winery - OnSunday afternoon, join us for a tour of Fort Walsh and theMaple Creek Winery, finishing with supper at the Star Caféin Maple Creek.GA/SSSP 2009 Tentative Schedule of EventsThursday, August 13:• National Council Meeting• Sod Turning for Dark-Sky Campground and Observatory• BBQ• Song Contest and Sing-along• Ruth Northcott Lecture• ObservingFriday, August 14:• Paper Sessions• Solar Observing• First Nations Storytelling in the Park• RASC Awards Presentations• Supper Social• Park Public Presentations - Astro Interpretive Program• Observing Clinic 1• ObservingSaturday, August 15:• Swap Meet• Light Pollution Panel/Workshop• Fr. Lucien Kemble Lecture• Invitation to GA 2010• SSSP Awards and Door Prizes• Group Photo• Banquet• Walk-about Social in the Meadows• Observing Clinic 2• ObservingSunday, August 16:• Annual General Meeting• National Council Meeting• Tour of Fort Walsh and Maple Creek Winery• Potluck Supper for those not on the Tour• Observing88 Celebrating the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009)JRASC April / avril 2009