2001 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference

July 30 - August 2, 2001

Hilton Quebec Hotel

Quebec City, Canada

CONFERENCE INFORMATION


Please note that the times and room locations of the conference events listed below are preliminary and subject to change.

REGISTRATION
The following registration fees will be in effect for this conference:
 

AAS or AIAA Members
$190
Non-members
$235
Students
$40

The registration desk in the Conference Pre-convene area will be open Sunday evening 4:00 - 7:00 PM, Monday 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Tuesday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, and Wednesday 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM. The registration desk will be clearly marked. 

Please note that credit cards cannot be accepted for payment of any conference fees. The preferred form of payment for the registration fee is a check payable to the "American Astronautical Society"

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
The proceedings will be available to attendees of the conference at an estimated pre-publication cost of $140 (subject to change). Orders for the conference proceedings will be accepted at the time of registration.  After the conference the proceedings will double in cost.

ACCOMMODATIONS
A block of rooms has been reserved for Sunday through Wednesday at the Quebec Hilton. We have 175 rooms guaranteed at the rate of $125 US (approximately) per night for both single and double occupancy. This does not include taxes. The US government rate for Quebec lodging is $134 US.  Extension of the rates to Thursday night are available on a limited basis.  Once the guaranteed rooms run out you may have to pay prevailing rate.   The cutoff date for making reservations at the conference rate is July 1, 2001. When making reservations, please be sure to mention that you are attending the 2001 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference.

Terms: Check-in after 4:00 PM, check-out by 12:00 noon, deposit required, major credit cards accepted, cancellation 48 hours prior to arrival, children under 12 free.
 

Hilton - Quebec Hilton
1100 Boul Rene Levesque E
Quebec, QC Canada G1R 5V2
Phone:(418) 647-2411
Fax: (418) 647-6488

Reservations:
from Canada - 1-800-447-2411
from the US - 1-800-445-8667

The hotel is situated on Parliament Hill, at the gates of the old walled city. The Quebec Hilton is directly linked to the new convention centre and caters for up to 7,500 guests. Moreover, the Hilton Quebec is also linked to the Government buildings via Place Quebec , a modern underground complex with several boutiques and restaurants. All guest rooms offer a panoramic view of one of the oldest cities of North America and of Laurentian Mountains.


MAP:
 


Nearby Airports:

Jean Lesage Int'l Airport (20 kilometers/20 minutes)
Turn right when exiting the airport road. Drive to the Charest East onramp and follow to St Sacrement. Turn right until Rene Levesque Boulevard where you will turn left. Follow it until you get to the hotel.

 

Transportation Options:
Bus (45 minutes, 9.00 CAD)
Taxi (20 minutes, 22.00 CAD)

Nearby Corporations:

Corporation Distance Transportation
Bank of Montreal 0 kilometers Walk
Provincial Government Buildings 0 kilometers Walk
Scotia Bank 0 kilometers Walk
Daishowa 3 kilometers Taxi
National Bank 1 kilometer Walk, Taxi
Bell Canada 2 kilometers Walk, Taxi
TD Bank 1 kilometer Walk, Taxi
Convention Center 0 kilometers Walk
Quebec City Hall 1 kilometer Walk, Taxi

QUEBEC CITY

Spread over Cap Diamant and the banks of the St Lawrence, QU...BEC CITY is Canada's most beautifully located and most historic city. Vieux-QuÈbec, surrounded by solid fortifications, is the only walled city in North America, a fact that prompted UNESCO to classify it as a World Heritage Treasure in 1985. In both parts of the Old City - Haute and Basse - the winding cobbled streets are flanked by seventeenth- and eighteenth-century stone houses and churches, graceful parks and squares, and countless monuments. Although some districts have been overly renovated to give the tourists as seductive an introduction to QuÈbec as possible, this is an authentically and profoundly French city: 96 percent of its 500,000 population are French-speaking, and it is often difficult to remember which continent you are in as you tuck into a croissant and a steaming bowl of coffee in a cafÈ full of the aromas and sounds of Paris. 

Arriving from MontrÈal you're immediately struck by the differences between the province's two main cities. While Montreal is international and modern, Quebec City is very much traditional, a residue of the days when the city was the bastion of the Catholic Church in Canada. On the other hand, the Church can claim much of the credit for the creation and preservation of the finest buildings, from the quaint ...glise Notre-Dame-des-Victoires to the decadently opulent Basilique Notre-Dame de QuÈbec and the vast Seminary. In contrast, the austere defensive structures, dominated by the massive Citadelle, reveal the military pedigree of a city dubbed by Churchill as the "Gibraltar of North America", while the battlefield of the Plains of Abraham are now a national historic park. Of the city's rash of museums, two are essential visits - the modern MusÈe de la Civilisation, in Vieux-QuÈbec, expertly presenting all aspects of French-Canadian society, and the recently expanded MusÈe du QuÈbec, in the Haute-Ville, west of Vieux-QuÈbec, which has the finest art collection in the province.

Outside the city limits, the town of LÈvis and the Huron reservation, Wendake, make worthwhile excursions, whilst the churches and farmland of the CÙte-de- BeauprÈ and the ‘le d'OrlÈans hark back to the days of the seigneurs and habitants. The gigantic Basilique de Ste-Anne-de-BeauprÈ, attracting millions of pilgrims annually, is one of the most impressive sights in QuÈbec, and for equally absorbing natural sights there are the spectacular waterfalls at Montmorency and Sept-Chutes, and the wildlife reserve in the Laurentians.

Check out the YAHOO! local Quebec City guide found by visiting the web-site:  http://www.yahoo.com/ and searching under "Quebec City".

TRANSPORTATION

TBD

Important Note: Some form of official identification (birth certificate or passport) is required for US citizens to enter Canada.

SOCIAL EVENTS

Sunday:  For conference attendees arriving on Sunday, there will be an early bird reception at the hotel from 6:00 - 7:30 PM.

Monday:  Monday evening will be left free for enjoying the sights and nightlife of Quebec City.

Tuesday:  On Tuesday evening there will be a tour of the Quebec Parliament followed by a dinner in the building. The price for ths dinner will be $35 US.

Optional tours to Montmorency Falls and to Ste-Anne du Beaupre Cathedral are being arranged.


PRESENTATIONS
Morning technical sessions will start at 8:30 AM, and afternoon technical sessions will start at 1:30 PM each day. All presentations are scheduled for 25 minutes: 20 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for questions. This schedule will be strictly enforced so that attendees may schedule their time between parallel sessions. There will be a 20 minute break midway through each session. Please note that the NO PAPER/NO PODIUM rule will be strictly enforced - i.e., speakers will not be allowed to present their work if they have not provided 50 copies of their completed paper. Also, papers will be automatically withdrawn from the meeting and will not be eligible for inclusion in the proceedings if one of the stated authors is not in attendance to present the paper.

SPEAKERS' BRIEFINGS
Authors who are presenting papers and session chairs will meet for a short briefing each morning at 8:00 AM. Please attend only on the day of your presentation. A light breakfast will be served.

PAPER SALES
Authors are required to bring 50 copies of their paper to the meeting. The preprints will be on sale for $1.00 per paper in a designated room adjacent to the meeting rooms. Bound copies of the conference proceedings may be ordered at the registration desk.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
All committee meetings will be held according to the following schedule:
AIAA Astrodynamics Technical Committee Monday 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
AAS Space Flight Mechanics Technical Committee Tuesday 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
AIAA Astrodynamics Standards Committee Wednesday 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers are being sought to work at the registration desk and in the paper sales room. If you wish to volunteer, sign-up at the registration desk or speak to one of the conference chairs.

Please note that the times and room locations of the conference events listed above are preliminary and subject to change.
 

The General and Technical Chairs for this conference are listed below:
 

AAS General Chair

Arun K. Misra
Dept of Mechanical Eng.
McGill University
817 Sherbrooke St. West
Montreal, QC, H3A 2K6
Canada
514-398-6288
514-398-7365 (fax)
email: misra@mecheng.mcgill.ca

AIAA General Chair

Ronald J. Lisowski
Dept of Astronautics
US Air Force Academy
2354 Fairchild Drive, Suite 6J71
Colorado Springs, CO 80840
719-333-4110
719-333-3723 (fax)
email: Ron.Lisowski@usafa.af.mil

AAS Technical Chair

David B. Spencer
Dept of Aerospace Eng
Penn State University
233 Hammond Building
University Park, PA 16802-1401
814-865-4537
814-865-7092 (fax)
email: dbs9@psu.edu
AIAA Technical Chair

Calina C. Seybold
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mailstop 301-180
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109-8099
818-354-8685
818-393-9815 (fax)
email: calina.c.seybold@jpl.nasa.gov