Howdy!

You are invited to Texas for ALConExpo 2006, the Astronomical League’s annual grand gathering of amateur astronomers!

ALConExpo 2006 will take place on August 4-5, 2006. The Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas is the host society for ALConExpo 2006.


 FREE Public Star Party on the Courtyard


Marni Berendsen
Star-B-Que Speaker


Fritz Benedict
Banquet Speaker

Convention activities will take place on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington, located in the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

Convention headquarters will be the E. H. Hereford University Center. The College of Science at UT Arlington is the on-campus sponsor.

The Friday Night Star-B-Que will feature Distinguished Lecturer Marni Berendsen from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific who will talk about the upcoming Transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006. An outdoor public star party will follow the Star-B-Que.

The traditional Saturday Night Awards Banquet will feature Keynote Speaker Dr. Fritz Benedict, Senior Research Scientist at McDonald Observatory, who will discuss the use of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope in the search for Extra-Solar Planets.

The Astronomical League’s Annual Council Meeting will be held in the University Center on August 3, 2006.

Location ...

  • UT Arlington’s University Center in Arlington, Texas, just off Interstate 30, in the Heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

  • Minutes from world-class museums, numerous entertainment facilities such as Six Flags Over Texas and 10 professional sports venues such as the American League Texas Rangers

  • Only 15 miles from D/FW International Airport.