Category: Meeting Minutes

President Don Ferren called the meeting to order at 6 PM.

We discussed the society’s new tax requirements.  Vice-president Jim Fisher has been researching the issue.  He will file forms to officially change our name with the Secretary of State, something we thought had been done many years ago. At the same time we will renew our tax exempt status. Once that is done, we can file our tax forms with the IRS.

We discussed starting an annual Space Camp scholarship for Carver Magnet School to help one of two students attend. Sandy will discuss with them first.

The Annual Meeting will be held at Thompson Library on December 14th at 6:30.

A motion was made for CAAS to join the IDA and it was passed.

President Don Ferren called the meeting to order at 7:30.  There were 20 members and visitors in attendance including several people from the Arkansas-Oklahoma Astronomical Society.

Upcoming Events:

• We have a star party at Woolly Hollow State Park on July 18.
• We have star parties at Pinnacle Mountain State Park on July 25, August 22, and September 19.
• There is a Boy Scout event at Petit Jean Mountain on October 23 at the Rockefeller Institute. Details to come later.
• The Red River Astronomy Club will be having a Burger Burn star party on the weekend of October 9 and 10.

A visitor, Dave, from the AOAS, presented Wade Van Arsdale and Jim Fisher with Certificates of Appreciation for coming to the Mulberry Mountain Star Party and giving a IDA presentation.

President Don Ferren called the meeting to order at 7:10.  There were 12 members and 4 guests in attendance.

Upcoming events:

• We’ve got star parties at Pinnacle Mountain State Park  coming up on June 20, July 25, August 22, and September 19.
• We’ve got a star party at Woolly Hollow State Park coming up on July 18 with the possibility of another in November.
• The Mulberry Mountain Star Party is coming up on June 19 and 20.

There is a Boy Scout camp starting Monday June 15. They contacted us but we’ve been unable to get in touch to find out what they might need of us.

A short demonstration of the software programs X Planet, Celestia, and Stellarium was given.