UPDATE - Northern Illinois Rocketry Conference 2024 (NIRCON 2024)

[GuyNoir]

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/nircon-pre-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!

 

[GuyNoir]

The Speaker Schedule for NIRCON 2024 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

Don't forget that pre-registration closes March 1!

https://www.foxvalleyrocketeers.org/nircon-pre-registration/