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.

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 and Lunch: pricing to be set soon.

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
? HPR Model Trackers
? FVR's HPR Launch System
? More topics to come!

Rocket Display: ?People?s Choice? awards for maybe 3 categories yet to be determined.

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

Mark B. Bundick, President
Fox Valley Rocketeers, NAR Section #683
mbundick at comcast dot net

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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 admire you guys doing this.

Is video of sessions available from previous conferences?


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...

Nope. Come join us to see what the fun is all about!

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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 desperately want to make it this year. I?ll try to have my large scale MR8 finished for the peoples choice table.

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4 out of 3 people struggle with math.

Chemically, alcohol IS a solution.

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SAM# 0078

Mark,

Awesome! And free too?! I wish I lived closer. We have done road trips all over the USA, but weather could still be questionable. We used to drive home to Colorado from California in the 70s and 80s for Christmas, facing crazy driving conditions, but also a bit more adventurous then.

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Lee Reep
NAR 55948

Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B
In the Paint Shop:
Launch-Ready:KFD Mini Satellite Interceptor

As happy as I am when people show up for NIRCON, I can't honestly recommend long road trips to attend. It's only a one day event, and weather, even in March, can be crazy in the Chicago metro area.

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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

+1 to that. I?ve seen it snow here in May.

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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

That is why I asked whether you had video.

I have only been to Chicago twice.

Flew into O'Hare and took the train to McCormick once to attend Spring COMDEX/Windows World. Left with a good impression.

Drove a side trip on the way to NARAM at Muskegon to visit Al's in Addison. Al's was great; too bad it is gone. Portillo's is also great; we have a couple of them in D/FW now. However, traffic was horrible. Toll roads everywhere, even worse than D/FW. Swore I'll never go back...


Bill

__________________
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...

You'll have a bunch of WOOSH folks joining you. I'm looking forward to it!

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Paul
If we weren't all crazy, we would go insane - Jimmy Buffett
NAR #87246 www.wooshrocketry.org