SouthWest Regional AMATYC Conference

If you didn't make it to beautiful Flagstaff for the AMATYC Regional Conference and Standards Workshop, you missed a really great time!  About 170 people attended this four day conference at the NAU duBois Center.  Twenty-three states were represented, including Alaska and Hawaii.  We stayed in the dorms and enjoyed the cool Flagstaff evenings (though the days were a little warm).

Highlights of the conference included a talk on the chances of significant meteor impacts on the Earth by Dr. Ted Bowell of Lowell Observatory followed by a visit to the observatory.  There was a trip to the Grand 
Canyon that followed Dr. Richard Greenberg's talk on digital imaging.  The sessions were filled with hands-on explorations and real-world mathematics.

Many participants were heardto remark that this was the best conference that they'd been to in years. If you would like further details talk to Keith Worth or Teri Glaess (SCC); Helen Smith (SMCC); HowardSpeier (CGCC); Frank Rivera, Ted Corley or Mike Holtfrerich (GCC); Alan Sheffield, John Payne, John Seims or Patrick O'Brien (MCC); or Renaldo Rivera (EMCC).
 

Many folks from throughout Maricopa helped to make the conference a success.  Alan Jacobs (SCC) organized the exhibit hall, Sally Robertson and Carol Achs (MCC) handled registration, Ann Lindner (SMCC) and Mitzi Ferrell (PVCC) arranged hospitality,  John Grima (GCC) organized the dorms,  Melinda Rudibaugh (CGCC) paid the bills, and David Dudley, PC, put 
up with a year of craziness and was willing to do anything I asked of him as I orchestrated the conference.

My thanks to everyone!  Knowing I could count on each of you to do your part made my job a lot easier.

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