Northern Illinois Rocketry Conference 2023 (NIRCON 2023), Saturday, March 4, 2023, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

[GuyNoir]

Northern Illinois Rocketry Conference 2023 (NIRCON 2023), Saturday, March 4, 2023, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

What: Northern Illinois Rocketry Conference 2023 (NIRCON 2023)

A one-day convention modeled on NAR’s national NARCON event with speakers, rocket display with “People’s Choice” voting for best model, 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. Visit: http://www.foxvalleyrocketeers.org/nircon-2023-pre-registration/

When: Saturday, March 4, 2023. 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.

Lunch: Subway sandwich, chips and a drink for $8 OR for $10 get lunch and three raffle tickets!

Workshops: (subject to change):

• Simple Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Hacks to Assist your Next Launch
• My Level 3 Project
• Recovery With Trackers or "Jungles, Lions, Tigers and Bears"
• Fantastic Space Discoveries: Theories of Solar System Formation
• Standard Sled Designs for Rocket Electronics
• Non-Pyro Chute Deployment
• Scale Modeling Tips and Ideas
• Refurbish Your Fleet
• Razor Plane: It's Not For Shaving

Rocket Display: “People’s Choice” awards for three categories: “People’s Choice”,“Most Unique/Unusual Rocket” and “Most Beat Up Rocket That Still Flies”. There will be prizes for the winners this year!

NIRCON Q&A:

• Cost? NIRCON is free!
• Raffle? Yes, we’ll be having a raffle! We have 48 great prizes to give away including: Estes Saturn V (#2001), Estes Pro Series Mega der Red Max. Estes Pro Series Partizon, Estes Space Shuttle, LOC Graduator, Rocket Warehouse Formula 54, Aerotech Initiator starter set, Jolly Logic Altimeter 3, MPC Martian Patrol, TopFlight 60” Chute and more!
• People’s Choice Model Display? Yep, we’ll be having a display of your great models!
• COVID? Well, yes there’s still COVID around. If you feel bad or have had any contact with anyone who’s sick with COVID in the previous week, please stay home.
• Cancellation? "You cancelled NIRCON for the past 3 years. Any chance that’ll happen this year?" Well, yes as that’s entirely up to COVID, but monitor our website (http://www.foxvalleyrocketeers.org) and our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/FoxValleyRocketeers) for announcements.

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

 

[StreuB1]

Very interesting!!

Equally as interesting is the AWESOME raffle prizes!!!! WOW!!! Lots of good stuff in there!!

Great workshop topics as well. I currently do all those things but for those thinking about or just getting into their L3, tracking, deployment, etc., this would be awesome!!


@jweger77 This might be a great extra-curricular event for your students? Not far for them to travel and its free. Plus $10 for lunch and raffle tickets is a great deal.

 

[jweger77]

Very interesting!!

Equally as interesting is the AWESOME raffle prizes!!!! WOW!!! Lots of good stuff in there!!

Great workshop topics as well. I currently do all those things but for those thinking about or just getting into their L3, tracking, deployment, etc., this would be awesome!!


@jweger77 This might be a great extra-curricular event for your students? Not far for them to travel and its free. Plus $10 for lunch and raffle tickets is a great deal.

Yes, I have told them about it for sure. I'm planning on being there and most likely will bring one of my printed rockets to share!

 

[jd2cylman]

Darn, I’ll be driving back from Florida with the GF. Bummer. sigh. Maybe next year.

 

[jweger77]

My son and I went and bought $30 worth of raffle tickets and got a ton of awesome stuff. I'm so thrilled and will be using everything (minus the Saturn V as we will be building that) for my Engineering class. Now that the better weather is around the corner we're starting work on our next rocketry project!

I will definitely be back again next year, great club, and great info. Even had a few offers of help with the National Rocketry Challenge competition from members as well. Too awesome, thanks for having us!