The 1999 Lake Arrowhead Symposium was sponsored by Apogee Instruments, Santa Barbara Instrument Group, Sky & Telescope, Software Bisque, and What in the World for the purposes of advancing the use of photometric and CCD imaging capabilities by both amateur and professional astronomers.
After resort check-in and registration Wednesday afternoon, the photometry workshop in the evening allowed everyone who participated to gain some "hands-on" experience with the latest computer-controlled telescope mount hardware, and pointing, imaging, and photometry software.
Many good discussions of the latest techniques and ideas went on into the late hours at the outdoor patio next to the What In The World Shop, just a short walk from the Resort. While back at the Resort, others kept lively discussions going throughout the evening in the I.A.P.P.P. Hospitality Suite.
Beginning Thursday morning, the 90 conference attendees heard talks on many subjects related to astronomical photometry and CCD imaging, including presentations by noted experts such as Richard Berry, Dr. Barrett Duff, Dr. Rick Fienberg, Douglas George, Alan Holmes, John Hoot, Tom Bisque, and others, all in the enjoyable surroundings of a comfortable resort.
Following an enjoyable mid-day luncheon with Alan Holmes from SBIG as the speaker, the talks resumed for the rest of the afternoon. Thursday evening, most of the conference participants heard Rick Fienberg, President of Sky & Telescope deliver an interesting lecture on the "Future History" of CCDs (with some notes on their past history) over an enjoyable dinner banquet. Following the dinner, door prize drawings were held, and lucky winners took home a new CCD camera and other items. The program was as follows:
Dr. Dave Kenyon: CCD Imaging: Process and Techniques
Douglas George: Optimizing Your CCD System
John Menke: Portable Remote Observatories
Dr. Barrett Duff: Bringing CCD Resolution Into Focus
Robert Denny: Automated CCD Astrometry With Portable Telescopes
Colleen Gino: Real Telescope Questions With Virtual Answers
Alan Holmes: The SBIG CCD Spectrograph
Dr. Scott Teare: Near-IR Imaging Near The Diffraction Limit With Meter-Class Telescopes
Dr. Weidong Li: The LOSS and the BAO SN Survey: Two Automated Supernovae Searches
John Hoot: CCD Photometric Determination of Asteroid Rotation Periods
Richard Berry: True-Color Tricolor CCD Imaging
Leroy Snyder: Binary Maker 2.0
Derald Nye: Some Photons Captured On CCDs At 30 FPS
Dr. Rick Fienberg: The History Of The CCD In The 21st Century