May 2016 Vol. 47, No. 5 The Warren Astronomical Society President: Diane Hall
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[email protected] President’s Field of View the Perfect Club” put on by John Goss, current president of the Astronomical League. We wanted pointers on how to keep the W.A.S. in good run- ning shape when it comes to recruitment, volun- teering, and administration. Over the course of the workshop, it became appar- ent that the W.A.S. is such a vibrant club and fun place to be because we— you— already have many “best practices” in place and as part of our club A Love Letter traditions. To be certain, we’ve had major successful projects: renovating Stargate On April 9th of this year, I was able to attend the and making the Kalinowski-Khula Telescope its Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF), the tremen- central gem, updating the by-laws and re- dous astronomy and space expo put on by the attaining 501[c]3 status, transitioning the Rockland Astronomy Club in New York State. W.A.S.P. from print to digital. But the social ritual NEAF is a must-do for any amateur astronomer of snack time matters. Greeting potential new with the means to get there, a fabulous place to members with handouts matters (thank you, Jon browse telescopes and eyepieces you’ll never take Blum!).