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The information on the 2010 Navigation Weekend is now live on the Mystic 
Seaport web site, copied below, so I'm making the "official public 
announcement" to NavList. Needless to say, you are all invited to attend. I 
am looking forward to hearing any and all proposals for presentations at this 
event!! I can't say they will all get approved, but we will try to make room 
for anything you can think up.

This event will be held at the Treworgy Planetarium at Mystic Seaport in 
Mystic, Connecticut 41d 21' 44.0"N, 71d 57' 49.8"W. The dates are Friday, 
June 4, 2010 starting at 1pm, through Sunday, June 6, 2010 ending around 3pm 
or later. I do apologize to any of you for whom these dates and location are 
inconvenient. There is a small attendance fee, as required by the management 
of the museum, of $10 for museum members (and anyone who has paid regular 
museum gate admission for the weekend) or $35 if you prefer not to pay 
admission to Mystic Seaport.

You'll note the mention of the "Frank Reed School of Navigation". I couldn't 
resist turning a little joke into reality. Details to follow. :-)

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HERE IS THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MYSTICSEAPORT.ORG:

"Navigation Weekend: Advanced Topics in Traditional Navigation"

R. M. "Max" Maxwell and Frank Reed, coordinators

A weekend gathering of navigators and navigation enthusiasts, "Navigation 
Weekend: Advanced Topics..." is devoted to the practice, history, and future 
of traditional navigation methods focusing on advanced and unusual techniques 
in celestial navigation. This program is sponsored by the NavList online 
community, as well as the Treworgy Planetarium at Mystic Seaport. Some 
support provided by Frank Reed, founder of the Frank Reed School of 
Navigation.

Scheduled to run from the afternoon of Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6, 
2010, this will be our third biennial gathering at Mystic Seaport (previously 
held in June, 2006 and 2008). Events will include multimedia presentations 
and lectures as well as practical sight-taking. Past topics have included 
longitude by lunar distance observations, mathematics of position fixes, 
practical techniques for testing sextants, navigation education at sea, 
navigation education at Harvard University, astronomical history, modern 
experiments in desert navigation, developments in navigational computer 
software, navigation by observations of artificial satellites, and more. In 
addition, the weekend will include some social events, including a Saturday 
dinner in Mystic with a special presentation (food and beverage is at the 
participant's expense). For information on past Navigation Weekends, visit 
www.fer3.com/Mystic2006 and www.fer3.com/Mystic2008.

The fee for attendance for the entire Navigation Weekend is $10 for Mystic 
Seaport Members and those who have paid full admission to the museum; $35 for 
those who are not members or have not paid admission. Presenters and members 
of the press are exempt from the attendance fee. Please email Frank Reed at 
FrankReed@HistoricalAtlas.com to confirm your attendance. Also note, we are 
still open for presentations for the Navigation Weekend. Please contact Frank 
Reed if you would like us to consider your topic for presentation.



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