Come to the Northern Illinois Rocketry Conference 2024 (NIRCON 2024), Saturday, March 9, 2024!

Northern Illinois Rocketry Conference 2024 (NIRCON 2024), Saturday, March 9, 2024, 8:30 AM ? 5:00 PM

What: Northern Illinois Rocketry Conference 2024 (NIRCON 2024)

A one-day convention modeled on NAR?s national NARCON event with speakers, rocket display with ?People?s Choice? voting for best models, and a prize raffle, sponsored by the Fox Valley Rocketeers (FVR), NAR Section #683.

Pre-Registration: Definitely not required and no payments collected until you arrive. If you preregister, all you?ll have to do on arrival is pick up your name badge and pay. Visit: https://www.foxvalleyrocketeers.org...e-registration/

When: Saturday, March 9, 2024. Registration opens at 8:30 AM and conference activities begin at 9:00 AM.

Where: Woodstock North High School, Room D-187, 3000 Raffel Road, Woodstock, IL

Google Map Link: https://tinyurl.com/y8yfzq9q

Entry Fee: COMPLETELY FREE!

Raffle Tickets: Raffle Tickets $1 / Six for $5. We have TONS great prizes to give away including:
? Aerotech Mustang,
? Dremel Model 380 Moto-Tool
? Estes Photon Probe, Shuttle, Star Orbiter, Mega Mosquito and Mega Sizz
? Estes Pro Series Argent, Mammoth, Nike Smoke
? New Way Sky Fighter and Square in the Air
? Quest Future Launch Vehicle
? And more!

Lunch: $8 for Subway sandwich, chips and a drink OR $10 gets you lunch and 3 raffle tickets!

Workshops: (subject to change):
? Tips for Successful Flying, 10 Years of Learning and a Bit of Luck
? Extreme Exoplanets Part 2
? Renditions Builds: Simplified Scale Modeling
? Experiments in Vacuum forming
? Electronic Trackers
? FVR's HPR Launch System
? And more!

Rocket Display: ?People?s Choice? awards for three categories: ?People?s Choice?, ?Most Unique/Unusual Rocket? and ?Best Scratch Build?. There will be prizes for the winners this year!

Come join the Fox Valley Rocketeers for a day of sport rocketry fun!

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A dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets. But high above the quiet streets on the 12th floor of the Acme Building, one man is still trying to find the answers to life's persistent questions. Guy Noir, Private Eye.

Fox Valley Rocketeers: http://www.foxvalleyrocketeers.org

The NIRCON 2024 Speaker Schedule has been finalized:

Overview of Electronics for Sport Rocketry 101 - Ed Chess
Growing Up Wallops - Mark Bundick
Tips for Successful Flying, 10 Years of Learning and a Bit of Luck - Phil Nubel
Science Fiction Rocket Arts and Science - Walt Evans
Extreme Exoplanets Part 2 - Jim Kovac
Renditions Builds: Simplified Scale Modeling - Mike Moran
Experiments in Vacuum forming - John Cieslak
Where's My Rocket? A Review of Electronic Trackers - Doug Mihevic/ Carl Riley
FVR's HPR Launch System - Kurt Gunther

Also, don't forget that pre-registration closes March 1.

https://www.foxvalleyrocketeers.org...e-registration/

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A dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets. But high above the quiet streets on the 12th floor of the Acme Building, one man is still trying to find the answers to life's persistent questions. Guy Noir, Private Eye.

Fox Valley Rocketeers: http://www.foxvalleyrocketeers.org

That is a great presentation!

It has been a couple of dozen years since you gave it at our NARCON. Have you added any new information to it since?


Bill

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It is well past time to Drill, Baby, Drill!

If your June, July, August and September was like this, you might just hate summer too...

Please unload your question before you ask it unless you have a concealed harry permit.

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Give a man a rocket and he will fly for a day; teach him to build and he will spend the rest of his days sanding...

Only a small amount about current Wallops launches and activities.

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A dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets. But high above the quiet streets on the 12th floor of the Acme Building, one man is still trying to find the answers to life's persistent questions. Guy Noir, Private Eye.

Fox Valley Rocketeers: http://www.foxvalleyrocketeers.org

I just got home from the NIRCON 2024. Had a great time! My thanks to the WOOSH hosts and all the presenters.

VR, Jeff

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Never trust an atom. They make up everything.

4 out of 3 people struggle with math.

Chemically, alcohol IS a solution.

NAR# 94042
SAM# 0078

I thought that was hosted by Fox Valley Rocketeers...


Bill

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It is well past time to Drill, Baby, Drill!

If your June, July, August and September was like this, you might just hate summer too...

Please unload your question before you ask it unless you have a concealed harry permit.

: countdown begin cr dup . 1- ?dup 0= until cr ." Launch!" cr ;

Give a man a rocket and he will fly for a day; teach him to build and he will spend the rest of his days sanding...

Oops! I stand corrected.

__________________
Never trust an atom. They make up everything.

4 out of 3 people struggle with math.

Chemically, alcohol IS a solution.

NAR# 94042
SAM# 0078