RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes
25 June 2021
Co-chairperson Ann Murphy hosted the online meeting using the Zoom platform
35 participants
Indoor Meeting: “Cruising the Summer Milky Way: A Galactic Perspective” by RAC member Jim Michnowicz.
Business
Treasury Report. Reported by Treasurer Steve Izzo.
Membership – 339 total (239+2*50)
- 239 single memberships
- 50 family memberships
Balances
- $945.61 in business checking
- $18,217.19 in savings
- $331.98 in special purpose checking
Elections.
No new nominations were presented so the officers were elected by acclamation. Our officers for 2021-2022 are
Co-chair: Mike Keefe, Anastasia Vail, Ann Murphy
Treasurer: Steve Izzo
Secretary: Steve Blake
Observing Outreach. By Committee Chair Matt Lochansky.
A survey of outreach committee members has been distributed and the results are being processed.
You can join the outreach email list by
- Sending an empty message to [email protected]
- After you send a message to a group’s subscription email address, you will receive a confirmation request message from Groups.io. You must respond to that confirmation request to complete your subscription and join the group.
Upcoming Activities.
July 9: RACOBS – in-person. Please watch [email protected] for details
July 15: Virtual Imaging Meeting.
July 23: Virtual indoor meeting. “The Grand Tack Hypothesis: The Great Migration of Jupiter & Saturn in the Early Solar System” by RAC member Ronald Monti.
Aug 19-21: ALCON – the Astronomical League annual convention is free and online this year. Register at https://www.astroleague.org/content/register-alcon-21-virtual
