Chicago Society for Space Studies
2006 Activities
During 2006, the Chicago Society for Space Studies has either sponsored or participated in the following activities.
| Date | Activity | Description |
| 01/22/2006 | Board Meeting, Omega Restaurant, Niles IL | Discussion of future events and membership drive. |
| 01/26/2006 | Public Advocacy, Roving Mars, IMAX Theater, Navy Pier, Chicago IL | Advanced presentation to NSS members, local astronomy clubs and "Space In Chicago" group=330 people in attendance |
| 02/09/2006 | Public Advocacy, Imaging Martian Marvels and Mysteries, Adler Planetarium, Chicago IL | Jim Plaxco taught 2 hour class on image processing and Mars exploration. Attendance=18 |
| 02/23/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, Arlington Heights, IL | John Vittallo talk, Motorola, attendance=39 |
| 02/25/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, River Forest, IL | John Vittallo talk, Willard Elementary School, attendance=66 |
| 03/05/2006 | Field Trip, Fermi Lab, Batavia, IL | Free CSSS event with talk "Superstrings, Black Holes and Einstein" by Mark Jackson and tour of facilities. attendance=20 |
| 03/08/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, Lake Zurich, IL | John Vittallo talk , Ela Area Public Library, attendance=38 |
| 04/02/2006 | Board Meeting, Omega Restaurant, Niles IL | Discussion to start online newsletter, ISDC, bylaws and summer field trip |
| 04/04/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, Park Ridge, IL | John Vittallo talk, Park Ridge Public Library, attendance=65 |
| 04/26/2006 | Public Advocacy, Solar System In 3D, Schaumburg, IL | Jim Plaxco talk at the Campanelli School.Attendance=75 |
| 04/26/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, Hoffman Estates, IL | John Vittallo talk, Eisenhower Junior High School, attendance=170 |
| 05/05/2006 | Public Advocacy, Mars Science as Art using Subjective Image Processing, Los Angeles, CA | Jim Plaxco talk, ISDC, attendance=15 |
| 05/06/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, Schaumburg, IL | John Vittallo talk, Harper College Astronomy Day, attendance=35 |
| 05/13/2006 | Public Advocacy, Back to the Moon Alice, IL | Jim Plaxco on panel, To Be Continued Science Convention, attendance=8 |
| 05/14/2006 | Public Advocacy, 50 Ways to Leave your Planet, IL | Jim Plaxco, To Be Continued Science Convention, attendance=4 |
| 05/21/2006 | Board Meeting, Omega Restaurant, Niles IL | Discussion of upcoming field trip, membership brochure, and ISDC. |
| 06/08/2006 | Lunar Display, Jeske residence, Niles IL | Discuss next steps in design |
| 06/10/2006 | Public Advocacy, Mars Mission Image Processing, Naperville, IL | Jim Plaxco talk, Duckon Sci-Fi Convention, attendance=26 |
| 06/10/2006 | Public Advocacy, Mars Retrospective, Naperville, IL | Jim Plaxco talk, Duckon Sci-Fi Convention, attendance=14 |
| 06/11/2006 | Public Advocacy, Future of US Manned Missions, Naperville, IL | Jim Plaxco panel, Duckon Sci-Fi Convention, attendance=20 |
| 06/11/2006 | Public Advocacy, Solar Power from Space, Naperville, IL | Jim Plaxco talk, Duckon Sci-Fi Convention, attendance=32 |
| 06/11/2006 | Public Advocacy, Libertarian Paradise or a Totalitarian Hell, Naperville, IL | Jim Plaxco panel, Duckon Sci-Fi Convention, attendance=10 |
| 06/25/2006 | Lunar Display, Jeske residence, Niles IL | Completion of two additional display squares |
| 06/28/2006 | Public Advocacy, Space and the Future of Energy, Chicago, IL | Jim Plaxco class, Adler Planetarium, attendance=12 |
| 07/07/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, Hoffman Estates, IL | John Vittallo talk, Northwest Suburban Astronomers, attendance=45 |
| 07/22/2006 | Field Trip, Tripoli Rocket Group, Burlington, Wisconsin | Demonstration of high power model rockets, Attendance=13 |
| 09/08/2006 | Public Advocacy Universe in Images, Deerfield IL | Jim Kovac talk, Skokie Valley Astronomers, attendance=20 |
| 09/12/2006 | Public Advocacy, Mars-Missions and Mysteries, IL | Jim Kovac talk, Poplar Creek Library, attendance=25 |
| 09/19/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, Mt Prospect, IL | John Vittallo talk, Mt Prospect Public Library, attendance=60 |
| 10/04/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, Mundelein, IL | John Vittallo talk, Fremont Public Library, attendance=30 |
| 10/12/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, Skokie, IL | John Vittallo talk, Skokie Public Library, attendance=50 |
| 10/16/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, Elk Grove, IL | John Vittallo talk, Elk Grove Public Library, attendance=75 |
| 10/24/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, Bloomingdale, IL | Jim Kovac talk, Bloomingdale Library, attendance=15 |
| 10/30/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, Elgin, IL | Jim Kovac talk, Elgin Community College, attendance=60 |
| 11/05/2006 | Board Meeting, Omega Restaurant, Niles IL | Discussed Adler Planetarium affiliate program, CSSS Blog, Adler Field Trip |
| 11/10/2006 | Public Advocacy, Worlds of the Solar System, Elgin, IL | Jim Kovac talk, Antioch Upper Grade School, attendance=356 |
| 11/11/2006 | Public Advocacy, Defining the Drake Equation, Rosemont, IL | Jim Plaxco panel, Windycon Science Fiction Convention, attendance=38 |
| 11/11/2006 | Public Advocacy, The Year in Science, Rosemont, IL | Jim Plaxco panel, Windycon Science Fiction Convention, attendance=36 |
| 11/11/2006 | Public Advocacy, Designing a Spaceship, Rosemont, IL | Jim Plaxco panel, Windycon Science Fiction Convention, attendance=42 |
| 11/11/2006 | Public Advocacy, The Universe According to Monty Python, Rosemont, IL | Jim Plaxco panel, Windycon Science Fiction Convention, attendance=24 |
| 11/17/2006 | Public Advocacy, Space Year in Review, Deerfield, IL | Larry Boyle talk, Skokie Valley Astronomers, attendance=50 |
| 11/22/2006 | Public Advocacy, Worlds of the Solar System | Jim Kovac talk, Sunnydale Elementary School, attendance=23 |
| 11/29/2006 | Public Advocacy, Outer Solar System, Bartlett, IL | Jim Kovac talk, Bartlett Public Library, attendance=45 |
| 11/29/2006 | Education, Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL | Jim Plaxco taught a class about the Gemini program, done in conjunction with the Adler's new exhibit "Shoot for the Moon". |
| 12/03/2006 | Public Advocacy, Mars Mission and Mysteries, Batavia IL | Jim Kovac talk, Batavia Public Library, attendance=30 |
| 12/09/2006 | Field Trip, Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL | Explore new exhibit "Shoot for the Moon", Attendance=8 |
| 12/18/2006 | Public Advocacy, Cassini Mission to Saturn, Morton Grove, IL | John Vittallo talk, Morton Grove Public Library, attendance=25 |
| 12/19/2006 | Public Advocacy, Mars Mission Image Processing, Schaumburg, IL | Jim Plaxco talk, Pixel Camera Club, attendance=36 |
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