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