[TangerineSDR] [HamSCI] In-Person HamSCI Workshop Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Concerns

Wed Mar 11 16:58:59 EDT 2020

Hi Art,

No fee. There is some capacity limit on the zoom connection (see my other e-mail), but we are working on a solution that will allow a larger participation.

73 de Nathaniel
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Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell, Ph.D., W2NAF
HamSCI Lead
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering
University of Scranton
(973) 787-4506

On Mar 11, 2020, at 4:44 PM, Art Mandelin <art.mandelin at gmail.com<mailto:art.mandelin at gmail.com>> wrote:

I came late to the party, just joined the group a few days ago, so I don't have the details about the original intended attendance protocol for the conference.
Is there a registration fee to be able to attend via Zoom?

73 DE N9THH

On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 3:42 PM Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell Ph.D. <nathaniel.frissell at scranton.edu<mailto:nathaniel.frissell at scranton.edu>> wrote:
Hi all,

Another update…

This decision is now completely out of my hands, as the University of Scranton is extending Spring Break an extra week to March 30th, and going to remote-only instruction from then until April 14th. This is in line with the response of other universities across the nation.

We are planning on holding all oral talks via Zoom as per the agenda already posted. We are working on a plan for converting the poster/demo session to an electronic format. Laura Brandt, the Aurorasaurus project manager, has some really good ideas on that and is working on typing up the instructions. More details on this over the next day or so.

73 de Nathaniel
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Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell, Ph.D., W2NAF
HamSCI Lead
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering
University of Scranton
(973) 787-4506

On Mar 11, 2020, at 4:30 PM, Breakall, James Kenneth <jkb1 at psu.edu<mailto:jkb1 at psu.edu>> wrote:

Hello Nathaniel,

This is of course disappointing that we cannot hold HamSCI as originally scheduled, but you are doing the right thing for sure to help protect everybody.  We all understand and know you and others have put a lot of time and effort into this, and this is really appreciated.  I am sure this will help to make it even better for next year.

By the way, Penn State just announced today that it is telling students not to come to class next Monday on, and everything will be online now.  They told all the students to stay home and not come back since we are on Spring Break this week.

I heard that many universities are taking the same actions all around the country.

We all know that HamSCI will even be better next year.

73  Jim  WA3FET

James K. Breakall
Professor, Electrical Engineering

225 Electrical Engineering East
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802

Cell Phone: 814-883-6521
Email: jimb at psu.edu<mailto:jimb at psu.edu>

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Subject: [HamSCI] In-Person HamSCI Workshop Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Concerns

Dear HamSCI Community,

I have some difficult news to share with you. As of March 11, 2020, we have continued to monitor the coronavirus situation and find that it is no longer feasible to hold an in-person HamSCI workshop this year. This has been a very difficult decision to make, as a tremendous amount of planning and effort by many people have gone into preparing for the workshop. We will refund all registrations for this event. Please take this time to cancel any travel arrangements you may have made to attend the workshop. If the University of Scranton has made arrangements for you, we will cancel them for you and be in touch with you regarding the situation.

The Science/Program Committee is discussing over the next few days the best alternative plans for the HamSCI workshop. This may mean a form all-electronic meeting using teleconference/webinar services. I will send out another e-mail over the next few days with updates on this. I will also be keeping hamsci.org/hamsci2020<http://hamsci.org/hamsci2020> up-to-date.

Thank you for all of your support! We will figure out the best way to keep everything going!

73 de Nathaniel W2NAF and the Organizing Committee

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Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell, Ph.D., W2NAF
HamSCI Lead
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering
University of Scranton
(973) 787-4506

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