Events

 Next MAG Meeting & Event, April 28th, 2012

The 2nd quarterly meeting of the Meteorite Association of Georgia will be held at the Tellus Museum in Cartersville, GA. Our guest speaker will be MAG member Jerry Armstrong giving his presentation on collecting birthday meteorites.

We have also been invited to participate at the National Astronomy Day at Tellus. We will have a table set up in the main hall where Tellus visitors can come up and ask questions about meteorites and learn about our group. It is a great opportunity to spread the wonder of meteorites to the families that visit Tellus during this special event.

If you are going to attend the meeting, please arrive by 11:30 a.m. The meeting starts promptly at 12:00 p.m. during our lunch break and will be brief to accomodate Jerry's presentation and allow members to go back to the MAG table to educate and excite the visiting Tellus patrons.

MAG Members - Please bring your MAG name badge! All MAG members and family members will be admitted to Tellus for free on April 28th. If you are bringing a non-member, please let me know so that I can put them on our guest list.

MAG Volunteers - Please R.S.V.P. if you are able to help us greet and educate visitors during Tellus Family Night, please contact Sean Murray and schedule a time slot at the table. We will try to have the table during the entire even, which ranges from 10am to 10pm.

AGENDA:

  1. National Astronomy Day at Tellus: 10:00am - 10:00pm
  2. MAG Meeting, Call to Order: 12:00pm
  3. Reports:
    ◊  President's Report (Sean M.)
    ◊  Treasurer's Report (Wayne D.)
    ◊  Membership Status (Carl Z. / Dave G.)
    ◊  Member Reports Report (open to floor)
  4. Guest Speaker: 12:30pm
    Jerry Armstrong, Astronomer, collector and Meteorite Association of Georgia member.
    Topic: "Birthday meteorites"
    Don't miss a presentation from one of our MAG members, Jerry Armstrong. Since Jerry's birthday is in April, and he collects meteorites that fall on the same days as the birthdays of his family, he wanted to tell us about another aspect of collecting meteorites. He will have specimens on display and will give a presentation on their history and provenance.
    Don't forget to look up your own birthday meteorite! Bring any birthday specimens you have to the meeting to show other members!
  5. Observatory visit: 9:00pm - 11:00pm
    David Dundee, Tellus Astronomer, invites MAG members to join him in viewing the night sky at the Tellus observatory.


Please contact Sean with any questions, or to RSVP for the meeting.
Visit the Georgia Mineral Society Website for information about GMS.

Feel free to send us other agenda items and suggestions.

Sean T. Murray, President


 Scheduled Events for 2012:
  • April 28th: MAG Meeting & Event - Guest speaker Jerry Armstrong & National Astronomy Day at Tellus
  • May 11th - 13th: MAG Event - GMS Cobb County Civic Center Gem and Mineral Show
  • July 8th: MAG Meeting - Guest speaker To Be Announced
  • October 14th: MAG Meeting - Pot Luck & Annual Swap Meet
  • December 7th - 9th: MAG Event - The North Atlanta Gem, Mineral, Fossil, & Jewelry Show

 Previous Meetings / Events:

2012
2011
  • December 9th - 11th: MAG Event - The North Atlanta Gem, Mineral, Fossil, & Jewelry Show
  • October 9th: MAG Meeting - Pot Luck & 1st Annual Swap Meet
  • July 10th: MAG Meeting - Guest speaker R. Scott Harris
  • April 10th: MAG Meeting - Guest speaker Ross Gardner
  • March 17th: Tellus Museum Event - NASA fireball camera presentation
  • January 9th: MAG Meeting - Guest speaker Ginny Mauldin-Kinny
2010
  • December 10th - 12th: MAG Event - The North Atlanta Gem, Mineral, Fossil, & Jewelry Show
  • October 10th: MAG Meeting - "Picnic in the Park", Guest speaker Julian Gray
  • July 11th MAG Meeting - Tour of the Dave Gheesling's Falling Rocks Collection
  • April 11th: MAG Meeting - Guest speaker Thomas Bopp at Fernbank
  • January 10th: MAG Meeting - Guest speaker Jack Schrader
2009
  • December 11th - 13th: MAG Event - The North Atlanta Gem, Mineral, Fossil, & Jewelry Show
  • November 1st: MAG Meeting - Tour of the Dave Gheesling's Falling Rocks Collection
  • August 15th: MAG Event - The Annual Mineral Symposium - Meteorites!
  • July 26th: MAG Meeting - Tour of the David Hardy Skyrox collection
  • May 2nd: MAG Event - National Astronomy Day at the Tellus Museum
  • March 22nd: MAG Meeting - Guest speaker Dave Gheesling
  • January 25th: MAG Meeting - Guest speaker Susanna Widicus-Weaver
2008
  • December 12th - 14th: MAG Event - The North Atlanta Gem, Mineral, Fossil, & Jewelry Show
  • October 4th: MAG Meeting - Guest speaker Dr. Mike Reynolds
  • July 20th: MAG Meeting - Guest speaker Hal Povenmire & Tellus Museum Tour
  • April 26th: MAG Meeting - Lunch at the Floor Expo Board Room
  • January 12th: MAG Meeting - Tour of Anita Westlake's Mineral & Meteorite Collection.
2007
  • December 7th - 9th: MAG Event - The North Atlanta Gem, Mineral, Fossil, & Jewelry Show
  • October 6th: MAG Meeting - Tour of the Dave Gheesling's Falling Rocks Collection
  • July 14th: MAG Meeting - Our first MAG Meeting!


Please contact us if have any questions or updates. Thank you!

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